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Antelope

Availability: Special Drawing

Application Dates: Applications open online on March 1, 2026, at 5 am MST. The deadline to submit your application is June 1, 2026, at 11:45 pm MST.


Drawing Dates:

  • Special — Early August

  • SuperTag — Early July

Bighorn Sheep

Availability:

  • Limited bighorn sheep license Special Drawing 

  • Unlimited bighorn sheep license — No limit on the number of licenses sold but there is a limit of one per hunter. These licenses may be available from License Providers, including FWP Online Licensing System, or the hunter has the option of applying by the May 1 deadline through the drawing process.


Application Dates: Applications open online on March 1, 2026, at 5 am MST. The deadline to submit your application is May 1, 2026, at 11:45 pm MST.

Drawing Dates:

  • Special — Mid-May

  • SuperTag — Early July

Bison

Availability: Special Drawing

Application Dates: Applications open online on March 1, 2026, at 5 am MST. The deadline to submit your application is May 1, 2026, at 11:45 pm MST.

Drawing Dates:

  • Special — Mid-May

  • SuperTag — Early July


Successful either-sex bison license applicants will receive a letter with instructions to view online bison hunter orientation.

Nonresident Hound

Black Bear

Availability: Special Drawing 

Application Dates: Applications open online on March 1, 2026, at 5 am MST. The deadline to submit your application is April 1, 2026, at 11:45 pm MST.


Mountain Lion 

Availability: Special Drawing 

Application Deadline: TBD

Deer

Deer B — Drawing (resident and nonresident)

Availability: Special Drawing

Application Dates: Applications open online on March 1, 2026, at 5 am MST. The deadline to submit your application is June 1, 2026, at 11:45 pm MST.

Drawing Date: Mid-June

 

Deer Combination — General (nonresident)

Availability: Special Drawing

Application Dates: Applications open online on March 1, 2026, at 5 am MST. The deadline to submit your application is April 1, 2026, at 11:45 pm MST.

Drawing Date: Mid-April

 

Deer Combination — Landowner Sponsored (nonresident)

Availability: Special Drawing

Application Dates: Applications open online on March 1, 2026, at 5 am MST. The deadline to submit your application is April 1, 2026, at 11:45 pm MST.

Drawing Date: Mid-April

 

Deer Permit (resident and nonresident)

Availability: Special Drawing

Application Dates: Applications open online on March 1, 2026, at 5 am MST. The deadline to submit your application is April 1, 2026, at 11:45 pm MST.

Drawing Date: Mid-April

 

Come Home to Hunt - Big Game Combination (nonresident)

Availability: Special Drawing

Application Dates: Applications open online on March 1, 2026, at 5 am MST. The deadline to submit your application is April 1, 2026, at 11:45 pm MST.

Drawing Date: Mid-April

 

Come Home to Hunt - Deer Combination (nonresident)

Availability: Special Drawing

Application Dates: Applications open online on March 1, 2026, at 5 am MST. The deadline to submit your application is April 1, 2026, at 11:45 pm MST.

Drawing Date: Mid-April

 

Nonresident Native Deer Combination (nonresident) 

Availability: Over the counter - UNL Quota

Application Dates: *If you are applying for a special deer permit in addition to a Native Combination license, you must complete your Nonresident Native application by April 1 at 11:45 pm MST. We strongly recommend completing your Nonresident Native purchase and submitting your permit application at the same time to avoid processing delays of your Nonresident Native license that could prevent you from meeting your permit application deadline.

Applications open online March 1, 2026, at 5:00 am MST.

Drawing Date: Mid-April 

 

Nonresident Native Big Game Combination (nonresident) 

Availability: Over the counter - UNL Quota

Application Dates: *If you are applying for a special elk or deer permit in addition to a Combination license, you must complete your Nonresident Native application by April 1 at 11:45 pm MST. We strongly recommend completing your Nonresident Native purchase and submitting your permit application at the same time to avoid processing delays of your Nonresident Native license that could prevent you from meeting your permit application deadline.

Applications open online March 1, 2026, at 5:00 am MST.

Drawing Date: Mid-April 

Elk

Elk B — Drawing (resident and nonresident)

Availability: Special Drawing

Application Dates: Applications open online on March 1, 2026, at 5 am MST. The deadline to submit your application is June 1, 2026, at 11:45 pm MST.

Drawing Date: Mid-June

 

Elk Combination — General (nonresident)

Availability: Special Drawing

Application Dates: Applications open online on March 1, 2026, at 5 am MST. The deadline to submit your application is April 1, 2026, at 11:45 pm MST.

Drawing Date: Mid-April

 

Elk Permits (resident and nonresident)

Availability: Special Drawing

Application Dates: Applications open online on March 1, 2026, at 5 am MST. The deadline to submit your application is April 1, 2026, at 11:45 pm MST.

Drawing Date: Mid-April

 

Come Home to Hunt - Big Game Combination (nonresident)

Availability: Special Drawing

Application Dates: Applications open online on March 1, 2026, at 5 am MST. The deadline to submit your application is April 1, 2026, at 11:45 pm MST.

Drawing Date: Mid-April

 

Come Home to Hunt - Elk Combination (nonresident)

Availability: Special Drawing

Application Dates: Applications open online on March 1, 2026, at 5 am MST. The deadline to submit your application is April 1, 2026, at 11:45 pm MST.

Drawing Date: Mid-April

 

Nonresident Native Elk Combination (nonresident) 

Availability: Over the counter - UNL Quota

Application Dates: *If you are applying for a special elk permit in addition to a Combination license, you must complete your Nonresident Native application by April 1 at 11:45 pm MST. We strongly recommend completing your Nonresident Native purchase and submitting your permit application at the same time to avoid processing delays of your Nonresident Native license that could prevent you from meeting your permit application deadline.

Applications open online March 1, 2026, at 5:00 am MST.

Drawing Date: Mid-April 

 

Nonresident Native Big Game Combination (nonresident) 

Availability: Over the counter - UNL Quota

Application Dates: *If you are applying for a special elk or deer permit in addition to a Combination license, you must complete your Nonresident Native application by April 1 at 11:45 pm MST. We strongly recommend completing your Nonresident Native purchase and submitting your permit application at the same time to avoid processing delays of your Nonresident Native license that could prevent you from meeting your permit application deadline.

Applications open online March 1, 2026, at 5:00 am MST.

Drawing date: Mid-April 

Moose

Availability: Special Drawing

Application Dates: Applications open online on March 1, 2026, at 5 am MST. The deadline to submit your application is May 1, 2026, at 11:45 pm MST.

Drawing Dates:

  • Special — Mid-May

  • SuperTag — Early July

Mountain Goat

Availability: Special Drawing

Application Dates: Applications open online on March 1, 2026, at 5 am MST. The deadline to submit your application is May 1, 2026, at 11:45 pm MST.

Drawing Dates:

  • Special — Mid-May

  • SuperTag — Early July

Mountain Lion - Limited License

Availability: Special Drawing. Applications open June 30.

Deadline: July 22 at 11:45 p.m. MST

Drawing Dates:

  • Special — Mid-August

  • SuperTag — Early July

Sandhill Crane

Availability: Special Drawing. 

Application Dates: Applications open online on May 1, 2026, at 5 am MST. The deadline to submit your application is June 1, 2026, at 11:45 pm MST.

Drawing Date: Middle of June

Swan

Availability: Special Drawing. 

Application Dates: Applications open online on May 1, 2026, at 5 am MST. The deadline to submit your application is June 1, 2026, at 11:45 pm MST.

Drawing Date: Middle of June