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Elk Controlled Hunt Antlerless Season
Hunt Area 23-3
Elk Controlled Hunt 2066 25 Tags
Non-resident tag quota of 12,815 total elk tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.
12/1/2024 - 12/31/2024
- 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.
- Any Weapon
- Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.
- Restrictions
- Very limited access due to private property.
Very limited access
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- Hunt Area 23-3
- That portion of Unit 23 east of U.S. 95 which drains into the Little Salmon River downstream of and including the Hazard Creek Drainage, and that portion of Unit 23 which drains into the main Salmon River. Area Size: 206,308 acres
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Controlled Hunt Harvest Statistics
Year | Hunt# | Area | Hunters | Harvest | Success% | Days | Antlered | Antlerless | %Spike | %6+Pts |
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2023 | 2065 | 23-3 | 33 | 12 | 35 | 197 | 12 | |||
2023 | 2066 | 23-3 | 25 | 17 | 66 | 109 | 17 | |||
2022 | 2070 | 23-3 | 36 | 10 | 28 | 218 | 10 | |||
2022 | 2071 | 23-3 | 24 | 17 | 73 | 73 | 17 | |||
2021 | 2070 | 23-3 | 29 | 11 | 37 | 179 | 11 | |||
2021 | 2071 | 23-3 | 24 | 13 | 56 | 62 | 13 | |||
2020 | 2070 | 23-3 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 243 | 2 | |||
2020 | 2071 | 23-3 | 24 | 16 | 66 | 104 | 2 | 14 | 100 | 0 |
2019 | 2070 | 23-3 | 35 | 11 | 31 | 195 | 11 | |||
2019 | 2071 | 23-3 | 22 | 8 | 36 | 64 | 8 |
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.
Drawing Odds for 1st & 2nd Choice Applicants (controlled hunts only)
Hunt Information | 1st Choice | 2nd Choice | Total | ||||||||||
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Year | Hunt# | Area | Draw* | Applicants | Permits Awarded | Success% | Applicants | Permits Awarded | Success% | Total Awarded | Permit Quota | ||
2024 | 2065 | 23-3 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 100 | 39 | 17 | 44 | 40 | 40 | ||
2024 | 2066 | 23-3 | 1 | 75 | 25 | 33 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | ||
2023 | 2065 | 23-3 | 1 | 34 | 33 | 97 | 45 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 40 | ||
2023 | 2065 | 23-3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
2023 | 2066 | 23-3 | 1 | 86 | 25 | 29 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | ||
2023 | 2066 | 23-3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
2022 | 2070 | 23-3 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 100 | 21 | 12 | 57 | 36 | 40 | ||
2022 | 2070 | 23-3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | ||
2022 | 2071 | 23-3 | 1 | 76 | 25 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | ||
2022 | 2071 | 23-3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
2021 | 2070 | 23-3 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 100 | 32 | 20 | 62 | 40 | 40 | ||
2021 | 2070 | 23-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 2 | 4 | ||
2021 | 2071 | 23-3 | 1 | 83 | 25 | 30 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | ||
2020 | 2070 | 23-3 | 1 | 41 | 40 | 98 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | ||
2020 | 2070 | 23-3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
2020 | 2071 | 23-3 | 1 | 106 | 25 | 24 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | ||
2020 | 2071 | 23-3 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
2019 | 2070 | 23-3 | 1 | 46 | 40 | 87 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | ||
2019 | 2070 | 23-3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
2019 | 2071 | 23-3 | 1 | 84 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
* 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 | ||||||||
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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 | 2065 | 23-3 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 40 | 40 |
2024 | 2066 | 23-3 | 1 | 75 | 25 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | |
2023 | 2065 | 23-3 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 100 | 5 | 4 | 80 | 40 | 40 |
2023 | 2065 | 23-3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
2023 | 2066 | 23-3 | 1 | 86 | 25 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | |
2023 | 2066 | 23-3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
2022 | 2070 | 23-3 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 36 | 40 |
2022 | 2070 | 23-3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 12 | 12 |
2022 | 2071 | 23-3 | 1 | 75 | 24 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 25 | 25 |
2022 | 2071 | 23-3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
2021 | 2070 | 23-3 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
2021 | 2070 | 23-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
2021 | 2071 | 23-3 | 1 | 83 | 25 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
2020 | 2070 | 23-3 | 1 | 41 | 40 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | |
2020 | 2070 | 23-3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
2020 | 2071 | 23-3 | 1 | 105 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 25 | 25 |
2020 | 2071 | 23-3 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
2019 | 2070 | 23-3 | 1 | 45 | 39 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 40 | 40 |
2019 | 2070 | 23-3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
2019 | 2071 | 23-3 | 1 | 84 | 25 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
* 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*
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.
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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.