Special hunting permit applications due May 24

OLYMPIA — Hunters in Washington have through May 24 to apply for special permits this fall for deer, elk, mountain goat, bighorn sheep and turkey.

Permit winners are selected through a random drawing by the Department of Fish and Wildlife in June. Special permits allow hunters to hunt at times and places beyond those authorized by a general hunting license.

To apply for a special permit, hunters planning to hunt for deer or elk must purchase an application and hunting license for those species and submit the application with their preferred hunt choices.

Applications and license are available from license vendors statewide or online at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov. Applications must be submitted on the web site or by calling 1-877-945-3492.

Most special hunt permit applications cost $7.10 for residents, $110.50 for non-residents and $3.80 for youth age 15 and younger. The exception is the cost for residents purchasing applications for mountain goats, any bighorn sheep ram, any moose and “quality’’ categories for deer and elk. Those applications cost $13.70.

Additional information is available at http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/permits/faq.html.

Results of the special-permit drawing will be available online by the end of June at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov. Winners will be notified by mail or email by mid-July.