Bonus, Preference Points Now Available

Hunters who did not apply in 2026 for a license or permit can now purchase a preference point and/or bonus points.

As a reminder, preference points are used for drawing Nonresident Combination Licenses. Preference points move you ahead in line for the drawing. Hunters with the most preference points are drawn before hunters with fewer preference points.

However, 25 percent of Nonresident Combination Licenses are issued through a random drawing to applicants who have no preference points. Any accumulated preference points are lost when the hunter draws a Nonresident Combination License or if they do not apply in consecutive years.

Bonus points are used in other drawings. They oer additional chances of being drawn for a first-choice license or permit for a given species. Bonus points are only used in first-choice drawings.

Points and chances can be purchased online at FWP’s Online Licensing Service, at a License Ambassador location or at any FWP o_ce that oers license sales.

Most FWP o_ces with license sales are open Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.