Elk General B Tag Season

Units 44, 45 and 52
Elk B Tag - Smoky-Bennett Zone 700 Tags

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

11/10/2024 - 11/24/2024

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

Units 44, 45 & 52 ONLY

Surface Management

Game Units

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Units 44, 45 and 52: All of Units 44, 45 and 52. Area Size: 1,710,508 acres

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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 44 45 52

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year	Take Method	Unit	Harvest	Hunters	Success%	Days	Antlered	Antlerless	%Spike	%6+Pts
2023	Any Weapon	44	49	258	19	1026		49
2023	Any Weapon	45	45	423	11	2114		45
2023	Any Weapon	52	10	153	6	711		10
2022	Any Weapon	44	49	207	24	809		49
2022	Any Weapon	45	146	437	34	2574		146
2022	Any Weapon	52	32	135	24	521		32
2021	Any Weapon	44	56	240	23	1072		56
2021	Any Weapon	45	45	446	10	2832		45
2021	Any Weapon	52	23	163	14	937		23
2020	Any Weapon	44	5	18	28	88		5
2020	Any Weapon	45	664	1609	41	10072	5	660	0	0
2020	Any Weapon	52	201	568	35	2652		201
2019	Any Weapon	44	0	47	0	292
2019	Any Weapon	45	280	1638	17.1	9286		280
2019	Any Weapon	52	90	667	13.5	3289		90
2018	Any Weapon	44	0	1	0	1
2018	Any Weapon	45	0	3	0	10
2018	Any Weapon	52	0	1	0	1
2017	Any Weapon	45	0	7	0	45
2017	Any Weapon	52	0	2	0	2
2016	Any Weapon	44	110	422	26	1372	110		100
2016	Any Weapon	45	0	10	0	31
2016	Any Weapon	52	0	5	0	5
2015	Any Weapon	44	67	353	19	1156	61	6	100	0
2015	Any Weapon	45		6	0	64
2015	Any Weapon	52		3	0	3
2014	Any Weapon	44	25	144	18	504	24	1	100	0
2014	Any Weapon	45	0	1	0	2
2014	Any Weapon	52	1	3	52	6		1
2013	Any Weapon	44	33	144	22.8	429	33		100	0
2013	Any Weapon	45	0	7	0	27
2013	Any Weapon	52	0	1	0	6
2012	Any Weapon	44	27	144	19.1	444	27		100	0
2012	Any Weapon	45	0	1		2
2011	Any Weapon	44	27	101	26.7	310	27		100	0
2011	Any Weapon	45
2011	Any Weapon	52
2010	Any Weapon	44	13	76	16.5	285	12	1	100	0
2010	Any Weapon	45					0	0	0	0
2010	Any Weapon	52					0	0	0	0
2009	Any Weapon	44	15	165	9.1	542	15		100	0
2009	Any Weapon	45	0	16	0	62	0	0	0	0
2009	Any Weapon	52	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
2008	Any Weapon	44	25	629	4	2766	25		100
2008	Any Weapon	45		334		1545
2008	Any Weapon	52		40		164
2007	Any Weapon	44	15	81	18.5	274	15		100	0
2007	Any Weapon	45	44	303	14.5	939	41	3	97.6	0
2007	Any Weapon	52	5	63	7.9	185	5		100	0
2006	Any Weapon	44	15	89	16.9		11	3	100	0
2006	Any Weapon	45	45	267	16.9		38		100	0
2006	Any Weapon	52	5	40	12.5		5		100	0
2005	Any Weapon	44	18	116	15.7	301	16	2	43.2	0
2005	Any Weapon	45	24	171	14	662	20	4	100	0
2005	Any Weapon	52	3	35	8.6	90	1	2	100	0
2004	Any Weapon	44	26	142	18.3	494	25	1	96	4
2004	Any Weapon	45	28	114	24.6	450	27	0	100	0
2004	Any Weapon	52	3	39	7.7	94	2	1	100	0
2003	Any Weapon	44	6	123	5	391	6	0	67	0
2003	Any Weapon	45	25	176	14	864	24	1	100	0
2003	Any Weapon	52	7	73	10	297	6	1	100	0
2002	Any Weapon	44	5	117	4	347	5	0	100	0
2002	Any Weapon	45	23	172	13	846	22	1	100	0
2002	Any Weapon	52	3	75	4	407	3	0	67	0
2001	Any Weapon	44	10	80	12	154	5	5	100	0
2001	Any Weapon	45	30	127	23	595	22	8	100	0
2001	Any Weapon	52	6	59	11	263	4	2	100	0
2000	Any Weapon	44	6				5	1	71	0
2000	Any Weapon	45	28				26	2	93	0
2000	Any Weapon	52	7				6	1	100	0

Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* 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*

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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.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 852,185 acres 49.8%

Private 636,401 acres 37.2%

U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 131,026 acres 7.7%

State of Idaho 86,173 acres 5%

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 3,655 acres 0.2%

Other 1,068 acres 0.1%

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