Licenses and permits may be made available for purchase after the drawing if the department receives fewer applications than the number of licenses available for the department to issue. These licenses are called surplus licenses.

To purchase a surplus license, you must first sign up for the Surplus License List during the sign-up dates shown in the table below. The dates are dependent upon the date each drawing is held and are subject to change from year to year.

Resident and nonresident hunters can sign up through the MyFWP portal. Payment of the license fee is not required at the time you sign up on the Surplus License List.

Once the sign-up period is closed, the list will be randomized and hunters at the top of the list will be contacted via email with instructions to finalize their purchase. Hunters must keep their email address current in their ALS record. Hunters must finalize the purchase of the license/permit within the timeframe specified in the email (typically a five day window), otherwise, your opportunity will be offered to the next hunter on the randomized list. Obtaining a license from this list has no effect on your existing bonus points.

After the surplus purchase dates listed in the table shown above have closed, remaining unsold surplus licenses may be made available to purchase over-the-counter at any license sale providers.

License limits per hunter:

• The total number of Deer B licenses a RESIDENT hunter may hold each year (through a combination of licenses acquired through drawings, purchased over the counter and through surplus sales) is a total of seven. Hunters electing Deer B license opportunities will have the option to purchase two through the Surplus List.

• The total number of Deer B licenses a NONRESIDENT hunter may hold each year is dependent on if they hold a nonresident general combination. Nonresidents who hold a combination license can hold a maximum of two Deer B licenses in addition to their combination license. Nonresidents without a combination license can only hold a maximum of one Deer B license.

• For Elk and Elk B licenses, a hunter may hold a maximum of three each year. Only one of the three can be a general elk license, and two could be Elk B licenses through various sources such as the original drawing, game damage, or surplus. If you do not hold a general Elk license, you could obtain up to three Elk B licenses. Hunters electing Elk B license opportunities through the Surplus License List may only purchase one. However, additional opportunities up to your maximum of three may be made available through over the counter or damage hunt sales.

For more information, contact the FWP licensing office at 406-444-2950.