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

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
2024 Any Weapon 44 47 293 16 1172 47
2024 Any Weapon 45 126 409 31 1920 1 125 100 0
2024 Any Weapon 52 11 133 8 572 11
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 33 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 9286 280
2019 Any Weapon 52 90 667 13 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 1382 110 100 0
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*

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 49.82 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 852,185 acres   49.8%
Graph illustrating 37.21 percent Private 636,401 acres   37.2%
Graph illustrating 7.66 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 131,026 acres   7.7%
Graph illustrating 5.04 percent State of Idaho 86,173 acres   5%
Graph illustrating 0.21 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 3,655 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.06 percent Other 1,068 acres   0.1%

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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.