Elk Controlled Hunt Youth Only Season

Hunt Area 4
Elk Controlled Hunt 2143 25 Tags

Non-resident tag quota of 12,815 total elk tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.

8/30/2024 - 9/30/2024

Species
Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Antlerless Elk
Only elk without antlers or with antlers shorter than 6 inches may be taken in any season which is open for antlerless elk only.
Archery
Archery ONLY.

Restrictions

Archery only

Hunt Area 4
All of Unit 4. Area Size: 787,906 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 4

Controlled Hunt Harvest Statistics

Year Hunt# Area Hunters Harvest Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2022 2148 4 25 16 64 159 16
2021 2148 4 25 19 74 145 19
2020 2153 4 25 19 76 170 19
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Drawing Odds for 1st & 2nd Choice Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information 1st Choice 2nd Choice Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2024 2143 4 1 90 25 28 28 0 0 25 25
2024 2143 4 2 42 4 10 11 0 0 4 4
2022 2148 4 1 75 25 33 26 0 0 25 25
2021 2148 4 1 54 25 46 29 0 0 25 25
2020 2153 4 1 70 25 36 35 0 0 25 25
2019 2153 4 1 73 25 34 29 0 0 25 25
2019 2153 4 2 16 2 12 3 0 0 2 2
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Drawing Odds for Resident & NonResident Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information Resident NonResident Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2024 2143 4 1 89 24 27 1 1 100 25 25
2024 2143 4 2 40 4 10 2 0 0 4 4
2022 2148 4 1 72 25 35 3 0 0 25 25
2021 2148 4 1 53 24 45 1 1 100 25 25
2020 2153 4 1 65 23 35 5 2 40 25 25
2019 2153 4 1 71 23 32 2 2 100 25 25
2019 2153 4 2 15 1 7 1 1 100 2 2
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Elk Tag
  • Jr./Sr./DAV Elk Tag
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Elk Tag
  • Adult Elk Tag
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

A valid hunting license is required for all hunting and trapping activities.
* Indicates this item is optional.

Where to purchase

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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 68.99 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 543,602 acres   69%
Graph illustrating 20.02 percent Private 157,763 acres   20%
Graph illustrating 6.55 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 51,590 acres   6.5%
Graph illustrating 3.76 percent State of Idaho 29,649 acres   3.8%
Graph illustrating 0.47 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 3,697 acres   0.5%
Graph illustrating 0.18 percent Other 1,382 acres   0.2%

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Land management via 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 this hunt area.
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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.