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Elk General A Tag Season
Unit 68
Elk A Tag - Big Desert Zone Unlimited Tags
Non-resident tag quota of 12,815 total elk tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.
8/1/2024 - 8/30/2024
- Species
- Elk (Cervus canadensis)
- Antlerless or Antlered Elk
- Either sex may be taken.
- Archery
- Archery ONLY.
- Restrictions
Unit 68 ONLY
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Unit 68
- All of Unit 68. (Caution: Craters of the Moon National Park is CLOSED) Area Size: 1,162,497 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics
Year | Take Method | Unit | Harvest | Hunters | Success% | Days | Antlered | Antlerless | %Spike | %6+Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Archery | 68 | 50 | 158 | 32 | 1423 | 48 | 1 | 14 | 50 |
2023 | Archery | 68 | 50 | 158 | 32 | 1423 | 48 | 1 | 14 | 50 |
2022 | Archery | 68 | 26 | 122 | 21 | 1099 | 24 | 1 | 5.4 | 58.6 |
2022 | Archery | 68 | 26 | 122 | 21 | 1099 | 24 | 1 | 5.4 | 58.6 |
2021 | Archery | 68 | 27 | 121 | 22 | 1246 | 27 | 9 | 43.6 | |
2021 | Archery | 68 | 27 | 121 | 22 | 1246 | 27 | 9 | 43.6 | |
2020 | Archery | 68 | 33 | 101 | 33 | 874 | 30 | 3 | 18.8 | 43 |
2020 | Archery | 68 | 33 | 101 | 33 | 874 | 30 | 3 | 18.8 | 43 |
2019 | Archery | 68 | 19 | 82 | 22.8 | 630 | 17 | 2 | 25.4 | 49.3 |
2019 | Archery | 68 | 19 | 82 | 22.8 | 630 | 17 | 2 | 25.4 | 49.3 |
2018 | Archery | 68 | 16 | 83 | 18.6 | 701 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 44.1 |
2018 | Archery | 68 | 16 | 83 | 18.6 | 701 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 44.1 |
2017 | Archery | 68 | 17 | 79 | 21.5 | 605 | 13 | 4 | 10.3 | 66.2 |
2017 | Archery | 68 | 17 | 79 | 21.5 | 605 | 13 | 4 | 10.3 | 66.2 |
2016 | Archery | 68 | 12 | 90 | 13.7 | 610 | 12 | 0 | 50 | |
2016 | Archery | 68 | 12 | 90 | 13.7 | 610 | 12 | 0 | 50 | |
2015 | Archery | 68 | 17 | 85 | 20 | 539 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 100 |
2015 | Archery | 68 | 17 | 85 | 20 | 539 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 100 |
2014 | Archery | 68 | 16 | 61 | 27 | 381 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 40 |
2014 | Archery | 68 | 16 | 61 | 27 | 381 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 40 |
2013 | Archery | 68 | 11 | 90 | 12.6 | 731 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 64.1 |
2013 | Archery | 68 | 11 | 90 | 12.6 | 731 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 64.1 |
2012 | Archery | 68 | 7 | 46 | 14.2 | 282 | 7 | 54.6 | 30.3 | |
2012 | Archery | 68 | 7 | 46 | 14.2 | 282 | 7 | 54.6 | 30.3 | |
2011 | Archery | 68 | 8 | 52 | 14.6 | 388 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 84.8 |
2011 | Archery | 68 | 8 | 52 | 14.6 | 388 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 84.8 |
2010 | Archery | 68 | 7 | 74 | 9.5 | 437 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 50 |
2010 | Archery | 68 | 7 | 74 | 9.5 | 437 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 50 |
2009 | Archery | 68 | 3 | 24 | 12.5 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 33.3 | |
2009 | Archery | 68 | 3 | 24 | 12.5 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 33.3 | |
2008 | Archery | 68 | 6 | 34 | 17.6 | 196 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 75 |
2008 | Archery | 68 | 6 | 34 | 17.6 | 196 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 75 |
2007 | Archery | 68 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2007 | Archery | 68 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2006 | Archery | 68 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2006 | Archery | 68 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2005 | Archery | 68 | ||||||||
2005 | Archery | 68 | ||||||||
2004 | Archery | 68 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | Archery | 68 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | Archery | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | Archery | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | Archery | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
2000 | Archery | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.
Resident Tags and Permits
- Adult Elk Tag
- Jr./Sr./DAV Elk Tag
- Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
NonResident Tags and Permits
- Junior Mentored Elk Tag
- Adult Elk Tag
- Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
A valid hunting license is required for all hunting and trapping activities.
* Indicates this item is optional.
Where to purchase
Learn more about IDFG Licenses, Tags & Permits
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.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 634,297 acres 54.6% |
Private 346,673 acres 29.8% |
U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 78,108 acres 6.7% |
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 71,649 acres 6.2% |
State of Idaho 24,811 acres 2.1% |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 4,083 acres 0.4% |
Other 2,469 acres 0.2% |
U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 408 acres 0% |
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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.