Start with the application guide for your state, then compare the draw rules with the hunt you want. Keep residency, species and permit type together: deadlines and point systems are not interchangeable across the West.
Detailed application guides
Wyoming applications
Application dates, license choices and a practical submission checklist.
Utah applications and points
The current application process and the difference between bonus and preference points.
Idaho applications and draw
Nonresident general-season tag drawing, controlled hunts and what changed in 2026.
Application information for other states
- Colorado applications and deadlines
- Montana applications and deadlines
- Nevada applications and deadlines
- New Mexico applications and deadlines
- Arizona applications and deadlines
- Alaska applications and deadlines
Before submitting
Check the agency’s current deadline, required license and fees; verify that each hunt choice is one you can actually use. Retain your application confirmation and any point-purchase receipt. A previous year’s drawing result is context, not a guarantee.