Elk Controlled Hunt Landowner Permission Required Extra Antlerless Season

Portions of Units 56 and 57
Elk Controlled Hunt 2189 30 Tags

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

8/1/2022 - 12/31/2022

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

On or within 1 mile of private land ONLY. Landowner Permission Required see page 111 of the Big Game Seasons and Rules Booklet).

Portions of Units 56 and 57
Those portions of Units 56 and 57 on or within 1 mile of private land. Area Size: 806,532 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 56 57

Controlled Hunt Harvest Statistics

Year Hunt# Area Hunters Harvest Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2024 2627 56-1X 19 8 44 62 8
2023 2627 56-1X 17 7 44 90 7
2022 2189 56-1X 19 16 84 118 16
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
  • 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 45.31 percent Private 365,420 acres   45.3%
Graph illustrating 23.8 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 191,927 acres   23.8%
Graph illustrating 18.35 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 148,019 acres   18.4%
Graph illustrating 7.76 percent U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) 62,569 acres   7.8%
Graph illustrating 3.47 percent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 27,987 acres   3.5%
Graph illustrating 1.29 percent State of Idaho 10,417 acres   1.3%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 114 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.