The deadline for submitting applications is 2 p.m. on Oct. 11, 2005.

Each year, a number of nonprofit organizations vie for the opportunity to auction off these tags in order to attract bidders to their fund-raising events, thereby increasing the revenue raised for their organizations. In the last auction, a total of three bighorn sheep, two pronghorn antelope, three elk, and 10 deer tags sold at auctions held by nonprofit organizations, raising a record high of $408,050 for research and management of these wildlife species.

This year, the DFG is implementing a web-based application process and all required forms are available online. Application announcement letters were sent to organizations which have previously applied and to organizations expressing an interest in future opportunities to sell these tags.