August 16, 2012
By Niels Nokkentved, IDFG
It's not too late to apply for a second chance at
the hunt of a lifetime.
Entries in the second Super Hunt drawing must be
received at the Fish and Game headquarters by Aug. 11 with the drawing set for
mid-August.
One winner will be drawn for a super hunt
combination, Super Hunt Combo" and one for moose. In addition, two entries each
for elk, deer and pronghorn hunts will be drawn. The entry period for the second
drawing runs through Aug. 11.
So what's a Super Hunt?
A Super Hunt is a fundraising drawing for 40 big
game tags. The tags are handed out to winners in two drawings. Entries are drawn
for elk, deer, and pronghorn and moose tags. Winners can participate in any open
hunt in the state for deer, elk, pronghorn or moose. That includes general hunts
and controlled hunts.
Hunters can take an animal or animals on their
Super Hunt or Super Hunt Combo tags in addition to any general season or
controlled hunt tags they also hold. All other rules of individual hunts apply.
The special drawings began in 2004 as a way to
raise money for the Access Yes! program, which helps assure hunter and angler
access to and across private lands by compensating willing landowners.
The first entry costs $6; additional entries for
the same species cost $4 each when purchased at the same time. Super Hunt Combo
entries cost $20 for one; additional entries are $16 when purchased at the same
time.
Enter at license vendors, all Fish and Game
offices, or online at
www.fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/hunt/?getPage=22,
and on the phone at
Fill out entry order forms and mail them to: Fish and Game
License Section, P.O. Box 25, Boise, ID 83707.