WDFW to award surplus multi-season tags this month
By Terry Murry on Thursday, August 11th, 2022 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
OLYMPIA — Hunters who bought a multi-season permit application from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for elk or deer earlier this year, but were not selected in the April drawing, may be one of the additional people who will be selected for surplus elk or deer multi-season tags. Unlike past years, deer tags will be offered to the next-in-line hunters, instead of being sold over the counter.
“Just like last year, we’ll offer eligible hunters a leftover multi-season elk tag by selecting hunters sequentially from the April draw list, and we will use the same process for deer this year,” said WDFW licensing division manager Peter Vernie.
The remaining 125 elk and 2,413 deer multi-season tag winners will receive an email from WDFW notifying them that they are eligible to buy a multi-season elk tag. Hunters will have 10 days to buy a tag if they are selected.
“Because winners will be notified by email, we advise you to make sure your email address is correct in the WILD System,” Vernie said.
Multi-season deer tags are $139.10, and multi-season elk tags are $182.00. Tag costs are the same for residents and non-residents. Hunters who purchase a second-chance multi-season tag do not use points in their multi-season deer or elk special hunt application categories. Hunters with multi-season tags can hunt all three weapon choices (modern firearm, muzzleloader, archery), season permitting.
