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WTA Purchases Cabela’s Outdoor Adventures and TAGS Service

WTA Team
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Worldwide Trophy Adventures has acquired Cabela’s Outdoor Adventures and Cabela’s TAGS. WTA TAGS is the only full-service licensing program available. All TAGS inquiries that go through Cabela’s website will be forwarded to WTA TAGS at this time.

What does the acquisition of Cabela’s Outdoor Adventures & TAGS by WTA mean for you?

All Cabela’s OA & TAGS accounts are now owned and managed by WTA. WTA ensures you get your application submitted before the deadline and handles everything for you.

About WTA TAGS

We focus on the TAGS business so you can focus on your hunt. Since we also work with many outfitters and also have Travel Services, we handle every aspect of your TAGS application, including floating the fee, which enables you to apply for more TAGS without the cost of numerous applications coming out of your pocket—for just a small administrative fee.

WTA TAGS (http://worldwidetrophyadventures.com/tags) floats your TAGS application fee, handles all of the necessary paperwork, and ensures you are in position to get the tag draw you are looking for. As the preferred partner of Cabela’s, WTA TAGS offers a full-service one-stop shop for all things related to North American TAGS applications. All of the deadlines for each state and species are listed on our website with the deadline to get your information to WTA in order to have your application submitted prior to the state deadline. WTA TAGS is the only full-service licensing program available today.

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