The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife began auctioning big game permits in 1994. The first auction permit was a single bighorn sheep permit and the auction was conducted by a local conservation organization. Three years later, in 1997, the first raffle tags were sold for a permit to hunt big game. Raffles were conducted for deer, elk, bighorn sheep, and moose.
Learn more about the auction and raffle programs.
2023 Auction dates and locations
Permit | Organization | Date | Location |
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California Bighorn Sheep | Wild Sheep Foundation | Jan. 13, 2023 | Online |
Mule Deer | Mule Deer Foundation | February 3, 2023 | Online |
Three Deer | Mule Deer Foundation | February 4, 2023 | Online |
Mountain Goat | Seattle Sportsmen's Conservation Foundation | March 4, 2023 | |
Black-tailed Deer | Safari Club International, Southwest Washington Chapter | March 4, 2023 | Portland |
White-tailed Deer | Safari Club International, Southwest Washington Chapter | March 3, 2023 | Portland |
Eastside Elk | Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation | April 4 - 6, 2023 | |
Westside Elk | Safari Club International, Northwest Chapter | May 6, 2023 | Tacoma/Online |
Moose | Washington Wild Sheep Foundation | March 11, 2023 | Tacoma |