Replace faded licenses and avoid attaching carcass tags directly to meat

From Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Tag holders who have not checked their license and carcass tags in a while should do so well in advance of their hunting trip to ensure they haven’t faded.

Hunters and anglers with faded licenses can have them replaced at no cost at their regional Fish, Wildlife and Parks office. Replacement at a FWP office for faded licenses does not count against the number of replacements an individual is allowed. Faded licenses can also be mailed to FWP for replacement: P.O. Box 200701, Helena, MT 59620-0701, or to your regional FWP office.

Also, between Sept. 20 and Oct. 24, hunters and anglers can have faded licenses replaced at no cost at their local license provider. License providers now have new license paper that will not fade. The new paper rolls are white.

After Oct. 24, the cost will be $5 for each license replaced at a license provider. However, FWP will reimburse the cost to hunters and anglers who mail in a receipt along with their faded license and tags. These can be mailed to the address above. Anyone who has already paid to have their license replaced can submit their receipt to FWP for reimbursement.

Another option for replacing a license is to go to http://fwp.mt.gov, login to MyFWP and request a digital version of the license to print at home or download to a smart phone. Digital licenses are good for everything but a carcass tag.

In addition to having license and carcass tags replaced if they are faded, FWP recommends not attaching the carcass tag directly to the harvested animal’s meat. A few successful archery hunters have reported to FWP that the yellow coloring on the tag can bleed onto the meat. 

If a tag needs to be attached to the meat, consider putting it into a small plastic bag first. For hunters who have meat that has turned yellow from the tag, FWP recommends not eating that portion of the meat.