Hunt Area

All of Units 52A and 68. (Caution: Craters of the Moon National Park is CLOSED)

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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this area: 52A 52A 68 68

Recent Hunts in this Area

Year Tag Open Close Take Method Game Area
2024 Elk B Tag - Big Desert Zone 11/1/2024 11/30/24 Any Weapon Elk Units 52A and 68
2024 Elk Controlled Hunt 2033 10/1/2024 11/30/24 Any Weapon Elk Area 52A-1
2024 Elk A Tag - Big Desert Zone 8/30/2024 9/30/24 Archery Elk Units 52A and 68

Surface Management

For government land, these data show the managing agency of the land, which may or not be the same as the owning agency.

Graph illustrating 55 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 55%
Graph illustrating 19.85 percent U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 19.85%
Graph illustrating 19.57 percent Private 19.57%
Graph illustrating 3.15 percent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 3.15%
Graph illustrating 2.1 percent State of Idaho 2.1%
Graph illustrating 0.2 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.11 percent Other 0.11%
Graph illustrating 0.02 percent U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 0.02%

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Ownership data source: Inside Idaho

Access Yes! Properties

Access Yes! is Fish and Game program designed to improve hunting and fishing access to private land or through private land to public land by compensating willing landowners who provide access.

No properties are currently available in .
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Forest Service Land

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No National Forest lands fall within .

Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in .

Land Use/Land Cover

Graph illustrating 64.25% Rangeland 64.25 %
Graph illustrating 19.52% Rock 19.52 %
Graph illustrating 14.1% Irrigated-Sprinkler 14.1 %
Graph illustrating 1.68% Irrigated-Gravity Flow 1.68 %
Graph illustrating 0.38% Dryland Agriculture 0.38 %
Graph illustrating 0.04% Water 0.04 %
Graph illustrating 0.01% Urban 0.01 %
Graph illustrating 0.01% Riparian 0.01 %

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Land Use data source: IDWR

Towns in this Hunt Area

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