Elk Permit Refund?

[drthornton]

Can anyone give me a quick list of states that allow you to give up a drawn Elk tag for a refund if you can't go? Also if you can keep your pref points if you do so.

My limited search turned up Utah and Wyoming.

Thanks

 

[JohnCushman]

Colorado you can only get a refund if you have a medical issue that causes you not to be able to go. Once you draw a tag you've lost your points here.

That's my understanding of how it works...I might be wrong

 

[Khunter]

not true for Colorado, John.

You can return any tag for any reason and:
A) get a refund but lose your points, or
B) refuse a refund and have your points reinstated to what they were BEFORE the draw. No point earned for current year.

There is a basic form you can fill out explaining the situation but a simple note saying "can't go and do not want a refund" gets it done.

 

[mdhunter]

You can turn the tag back in Utah.

 

[Oak]

Wyoming's refund policy is pretty strict.

Colorado and Utah are the only two states with unconditional return policies, that I am aware of.

 

[orion23]

as stated earlier... CO you will lose your points if you get the refund.

 

[drthornton]

Thanks...Colorado was my concern

 

[A-con]

Does Montana still let you send your tag back for an 80% refund ?

 

[schmalts]

Does Montana still let you send your tag back for an 80% refund ?

yes before sometime in August, and then it goes down to 60% after that IIRC

 

[JohnCushman]

Sorry....lol

I was partially right....to get a refund AFTER a season starts, it has to be a medical reason...I just went and read it

 

[drthornton]

I am planning my 2011 Archery Elk hunt already and have a CO limited draw unit that should be an easy 2nd choice draw.(won't burn points). I am also entering the WY, NM, AZ and UT draws and I guess you could call the CO hunt my "backup hunt" even though the long odds in the other states really aren't conducive to calling it that.

So Colorado has a refund policy which basically says you either get you money or points....but what if I drew the tag as a second choice, thus not utilizing points? It seems logical that I could recieve a monetary refund and not burn points but I want to make sure. Thought I would run this past you guys first.

Thanks

 

[Scott40]

Nevada lets you from what I understand, but you lose your preference points. The reason I know this is a friend did just that 2 years ago and that's what he told me.

 

[chasendeer]

The good news is that you will know about WY before anyother money is due.
'Jay