Application period for fall 2024 swan controlled hunt opens May 1

The application period is May 1 through June 5 for the fall 2024 swan controlled hunt in the Panhandle Region. Successful controlled hunt applicants will be notified by July 10.

Hunters with a valid 2024 Idaho hunting license may apply for controlled hunts online with a credit card at gooutdoorsidaho.com, at any Fish and Game office or license vendor, or by calling 1-800-554-8685. 

A total of 50 swan tags were added to the controlled hunt application process following a Fish and Game Commission decision in July 2021, and opportunities are limited to Benewah, Bonner, Boundary and Kootenai counties. 

The daily and season bag limit is one swan; any hunter killing a swan must, within three days of the date of kill, present the swan carcass for measurement and identification to a conservation officer, regional office or check station and complete the relevant harvest report.

— Idaho Department of Fish and Game