Elk General A Tag Season

Portion of Unit 51
Elk A Tag - Lemhi Zone Unlimited Tags

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

8/1/2024 - 8/29/2024

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

Unit 51 ONLY on or within 1 mile of private agricultural lands outside National Forest System Boundary.

Surface Management

Game Units

Wilderness

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Portion of Unit 51: On or within 1 mile of private agricultural lands in Unit 51 outside National Forest System boundary. "Private agricultural lands" are defined as privately-owned lands that are used for growing or storing plants for profit, in the form of pasture or stored feed for animal production, croplands, nurseries, vineyards, or orchards, but which do not include private timberlands. Area Size: 334,752 acres

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General Season Harvest Statistics

Year	Take Method	Unit	Harvest	Hunters	Success%	Days	Antlered	Antlerless	%Spike	%6+Pts
2023	Any Weapon	51	1	19	8	64		1
2022	Any Weapon	51	11	52	21	249		11
2021	Any Weapon	51	38	58	66	226	5	34	0	0
2020	Any Weapon	51	3	42	7	276		3
2019	Any Weapon	51	23	71	32	308		23
2018	Any Weapon	51	7	47	14.9	181		7
2017	Any Weapon	51	17	109	15.5	524		17
2016	Any Weapon	51	87	323	27	1226	26	61	100
2015	Any Weapon	51	102	309	33	1361	33	69	100	0
2014	Any Weapon	51	86	322	27	1166	25	61	100	0
2013	Any Weapon	51	40	265	15.1	884	26	14	100	0
2012	Any Weapon	51	23	181	12.8	703	22	1	100	0
2011	Any Weapon	51	23	184	12.3	577	23		100	0
2010	Any Weapon	51	15	134	11.1	442	15		100	0
2009	Any Weapon	51	15	142	10.3	595	15		100	0
2008	Any Weapon	51	6	514	1.2	2652	6		83.3	16.7
2007	Any Weapon	51	8	115	7	410	8		100	0
2006	Any Weapon	51	14	125	11.2		11	2	100	0
2005	Any Weapon	51	12	99	12.1	301	12	0	100	0
2004	Any Weapon	51	20	155	12.9	729	14	6	92.9	7.1
2003	Any Weapon	51	29	188	15	843	13	16	100	0
2002	Any Weapon	51	41	207	20	926	17	24	94	6
2001	Any Weapon	51	45	215	21	761	22	23	100	0
2000	Any Weapon	51	60				26	34	67	12

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.

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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) 270,438 acres 80.8%

Private 48,634 acres 14.5%

State of Idaho 13,446 acres 4%

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 1,839 acres 0.5%

U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 395 acres 0.1%

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