Elk Controlled Hunt Landowner Permission Required Extra Antlerless Season

Hunt Area 49-1X
Elk Controlled Hunt 2620 150 Tags

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

8/1/2023 - 10/31/2023

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

Private land ONLY. Landowner Permission Required see page 111 of the Big Game Seasons and Rules Booklet).

Surface Management

Game Units

Wilderness

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Hunt Area 49-1X: Private land within the following boundaries: All of Unit 49; that portion of Unit 52A within Blaine County within the Little Wood, Fish Creek, and Huff Creek drainages; that portion of Unit 48 south of the Warm Springs drainage and within the Big Wood River drainage; and that portion of Unit 50 within the Copper Creek drainage. Area Size: 568,549 acres

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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 48 49 52A

Controlled Hunt Harvest Statistics

Year	Hunt#	Area	Hunters	Harvest	Success%	Days	Antlered	Antlerless	%Spike	%6+Pts
2022	2182	49-1X	75	28	38	456		28
2022	2183	49-1X	58	41	70	344		41
2021	2182	49-1X	80	37	46	536		37
2021	2183	49-1X	59	20	33	425		20
2020	2186	49-1X	97	50	51	554	1	48	0	0
2020	2187	49-1X	60	29	48	468		29
2019	2186	49-1X	107	42	39	724		42
2019	2187	49-1X	36	22	62	200		22
2018	2215	49-1X	93	47	51	515		47
2018	2216	49-1X	40	26	65	171		26
2017	2215	49-1X	118	71	60	507		71
2017	2216	49-1X	34	23	68	188		23
2017	2218	52-1X	9	6	60	55		6

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

Drawing Odds for 1st & 2nd Choice Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information				1st Choice			2nd Choice			Total
Year	Hunt#	Area	Draw*	Applicants	Permits Awarded	Success%	Applicants	Permits Awarded	Success%	Total Awarded	Permit Quota
2020	2186	49-1X	1	0	0		0	0		0	200
2020	2187	49-1X	1	0	0		0	0		0	100

Source: Drawing Odds Database
* 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
Year	Hunt#	Area	Draw*	1st Choice Applicants	Permits Awarded	1st Choice Success%	1st Choice Applicants	Permits Awarded	1st Choice Success%	Total Awarded	Permit Quota
2020	2186	49-1X	1	0	0		0	0		0	200
2020	2187	49-1X	1	0	0		0	0		0	100

Source: Drawing Odds Database
* 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*

A valid hunting license is required for all hunting and trapping activities.

* Indicates this item is optional.

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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 204,669 acres 36%

U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 161,116 acres 28.3%

U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 138,790 acres 24.4%

State of Idaho 35,428 acres 6.2%

U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 27,699 acres 4.9%

State of Idaho 806 acres 0.1%

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 40 acres 0%

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