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Leftover & OTC Licenses

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More on Big Game Licenses

To read more about the different types of big game licenses and purchasing options, please visit the Big Game Licenses Options page. If you have any questions, please contact CPW at 303-297-1192.

 

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​Big Game Hunting Brochure

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Know Before You Go

Closures of areas can change quickly and your hunting destination or access route may be affected. Prior to license purchase, learn about closures and plan alternative routes and areas to hunt.

For more information, please visit the Road Closures and Alerts page.

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Turkey Leftover & Reissued Spring Turkey Licenses, as well as Spring Over-the-Counter Turkey Licenses​

Leftover limited turkey licenses ​went on sale 9 a.m MT on March 19 online, by phone at 1-800-244-5613 or at CPW locations and authorized sales agents. 

If available, returned limited turkey licenses appeared on the leftover list. Reissued licenses went on sale March 26. For more information on the reissue of licenses, see the License Refund, Reissue and Exchange page. 

Spring Over-the-Counter (OTC) turkey licenses are unlimited in number and available over the counter. For more information, please view the Spring OTC turkey map. OTC licenses are available online, by phone at 1-800-244-5613 or at CPW locations and authorized sales agents.​​​​​​​​​

For more information on the 2019 season, rules and regulations, see the Turkey Hunting Brochure.​

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Leftover Big Game and Fall Turkey Limited Licenses, Reissued Big Game Licenses and Over-the-Counter Fall Turkey Licenses

​These licenses have gone through the draw process and still have quota remaining. For example, if there were 1000 licenses for a certain elk hunt code, and only 100 people applied in the draws for that hunt code, there would be 900 leftover limited licenses remaining. ​FLOAT = Hunt code is part of a float group. Refer to first hunt code in group for quota.​​

The 2019 leftover list should be available end of July. Leftover licenses go on sale August 6 at 9am MT.

Reissued Licenses

The reissue of big game limited licenses begins ​August 13, 2019. For more information, please see the License Refund & Reissue page.
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Black bear Over-the-counter Big Game with Caps Bear Licenses 

Licenses are limited in number and only available first-come, first-served starting August 8 at 9am MT. 

Please note that OTC with caps rifle bear licenses season participation rules. Rules can be found in the big game brochure.

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Cow Elk Over-the-Counter Big Game Unlimited Licenses 

These licenses are unlimited in number and available in a range of units and seasons.There are unlimited OTC licenses for cow and either-sex archery elk, bull elk in the 2nd and 3rd rifle seasons, either -sex elk in the plains, either-sex archery pronghorn, and doe and either-sex whitetail deer. They are restricted to certain units and manners of take.

Big game OTC licenses go on sale August 8 at 9am MT.

For game management units and dates, refer to the "Over the Counter License Availability" section in the Maps page and the big game brochure.

Note: These licenses are listed in the online system without a hunt code or you can ask for the specific OTC license by phone or in person. OTC whitetail deer licenses are only available at CPW offices. ​​

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More Information

To read more about the different types of big game licenses and purchasing options, please visit the Big Game Licenses Options page. If you have any questions, please contact CPW at 303.297.1192.
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