Elk General A Tag Season

Hunt Area Palouse A Tag
Elk A Tag - Palouse Zone Unlimited Tags

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

12/2/2024 - 12/5/2024

Species: Elk (Cervus canadensis)

Antlerless or Spike Elk: Only elk without antlers or elk with no branching on either antler may be taken in any season which is open to spike or antlerless elk only. In antlered or spike-only seasons, antlers must accompany the carcass while in transit.

Muzzleloader: Muzzleloader ONLY.

Restrictions

Surface Management

Game Units

Wilderness

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Hunt Area Palouse A Tag: All of Units 8, 8A and 11A. Area Size: 1,486,932 acres

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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 8 8A 11A

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year	Take Method	Unit	Harvest	Hunters	Success%	Days	Antlered	Antlerless	%Spike	%6+Pts
2023	Muzzleloader	8	16	90	17	323		16
2023	Muzzleloader	8A	12	260	4	924		12
2023	Muzzleloader	11A	0	5	0	16
2022	Muzzleloader	8	15	93	16	311	5	10	100	0
2022	Muzzleloader	8A	30	254	12	842		30
2022	Muzzleloader	11A	0	20	0	64
2021	Muzzleloader	8	28	81	35	267	5	23	100	0
2021	Muzzleloader	8A	49	318	16	1172	12	38	100	0
2021	Muzzleloader	11A	0	5	0	5
2020	Muzzleloader	8	6	86	7	495	6		100	0
2020	Muzzleloader	8A	37	364	10	1562	6	31	100	0
2019	Muzzleloader	8	12	132	8.8	598	2	10	100	0
2019	Muzzleloader	8A	13	364	3.5	1593		13
2019	Muzzleloader	11A	0	1	0	5
2018	Muzzleloader	8	0	22	0	49
2018	Muzzleloader	8A	48	435	11	2096	1	47	100
2018	Muzzleloader	11A	0	1	0	5
2017	Muzzleloader	8	0	11	0	19
2017	Muzzleloader	8A	30	375	8	1845	21	9	100
2016	Muzzleloader	8	0	28	0	106
2016	Muzzleloader	8A	42	346	12	1512		42
2015	Muzzleloader	8	3	21	17	125		3
2015	Muzzleloader	8A	63	380	16	1781	10	52	100	0
2015	Muzzleloader	11A
2014	Muzzleloader	8	0	5	0	5
2014	Muzzleloader	8A	28	375	7	1910	6	22	100	0
2014	Muzzleloader	11A	6	6	100	17		6
2013	Muzzleloader	8	1	23	4.3	116		1
2013	Muzzleloader	8A	49	336	14.6	1233	3	46	100	0
2013	Muzzleloader	11A	0	0
2012	Muzzleloader	8	0	23		75
2012	Muzzleloader	8A	74	412	18.1	1540	8	66	87.8	0
2012	Muzzleloader	11A	0	3		16
2011	Muzzleloader	8	1	14	7.1	43	1		100	0
2011	Muzzleloader	8A	32	331	9.8	1144	4	28	100	0
2011	Muzzleloader	11A		2	0	6
2010	Muzzleloader	8	1	12	8.3	30		1	0	0
2010	Muzzleloader	8A	68	271	25.1	888	11	57	100	0
2010	Muzzleloader	11A					0	0	0	0
2009	Muzzleloader	8	0	3	0	13	0	0	0	0
2009	Muzzleloader	8A	39	258	15	952	8	30	100	0
2009	Muzzleloader	11A	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0
2008	Muzzleloader	8	0	11	0	78	0	0
2008	Muzzleloader	8A	22	290	7.8	1227	2	20	100	0
2008	Muzzleloader	11A	0	1	0	1	0	0
2007	Muzzleloader	8	0	12	0	58
2007	Muzzleloader	8A	22	244	9.2	871	4	18	100	0
2007	Muzzleloader	11A	6	6	100	28		6
2006	Muzzleloader	8		12					0	0
2006	Muzzleloader	8A	61	265	23		10	50	100	0
2006	Muzzleloader	11A		3					0	0
2005	Muzzleloader	8	2	10	20	30		2	0	0
2005	Muzzleloader	8A	49	261	18.8	933	5	44	100	0
2005	Muzzleloader	11A		2	0	5		0	0	0
2004	Muzzleloader	8	0	34	0	103	0	0	0	0
2004	Muzzleloader	8A	30	287	10.5	986	2	28	0	0
2004	Muzzleloader	11A	0	4	0	8	0	0	0	0
2003	Muzzleloader	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	Muzzleloader	8A	30	258	12	890	2	28	0	0
2003	Muzzleloader	11A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	Muzzleloader	8A	19	262	7	1117	4	15	75	0
2001	Muzzleloader	8A	48	181	27	642	10	38	100	0
2000	Muzzleloader	8	0				0	0	48	8
2000	Muzzleloader	8A	25				20	5	38	17
2000	Muzzleloader	11A	0				0	0	32	8

Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

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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.

Private 1,189,437 acres 80%

U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 126,979 acres 8.5%

Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 94,780 acres 6.4%

State of Idaho 65,800 acres 4.4%

Other 4,389 acres 0.3%

U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 2,975 acres 0.2%

U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 2,412 acres 0.2%

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