2017 Tentative Hunt Application Deadlines for Western Big Game

The December issue of Epic Outdoors is out! Now that most of the hunts are over for the year, it’s time to look forward to hunt application season. Nowadays quality big game tags with high trophy potential are hard to come by. In order to experience a quality hunt each year, serious hunters apply for tags in multiple states. To get quality tags it’s important to develop your personal application strategy and apply for great tags in as many states as makes sense for you. Here are the tentative 2017 application dates for each western state. Our magazine will update this list with exact dates as they are released by each state’s fish and game.

Table Key: A=Antelope, B=Bison, D=Deer, E=Elk, G=Goat, M=Moose, S=Sheep

State	Nonresident Application Deadlines by Month	Month Covered in Epic Outdoors Mag
Alaska	December 15, 2016	December (S)
Arizona	Mid February (E,A) & Mid June (S,D,B) & October (2nd Bison)	January (E,A) & May (S,D,B)
California	Early June	May
Colorado	Early April (All)	March
Idaho	April 30 (S,M,G) & June 5 (D,E,A)	March (S,M,G) & May (D,E,A)
Iowa	Early June	May
Kansas	Late April	April
Montana	March 15 (D,E) & May 1 (S,M,G) & June 1 (A)	February (D,E) & April (M,S,G,A)
Nevada	Mid April	April
New Mexico	Late March	February
Oregon	Mid May	April
Utah	Early March	February
Washington	Late May	May
Wyoming	Jan 31 (E) & Feb 28 (S,G,M,B) & May 31 (D,A)	January (E,M,S,G,B) & May (D,A)

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