Elk General B Tag Season

Unit 56
Elk B Tag - South Hills Zone 500 Tags

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

10/25/2025 - 11/15/2025

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
  • Motorized Hunting Rule (MHR): Motorized vehicle use by all big game hunters is restricted to established roadways legally open to travel by full-sized automobiles. The motorized hunting rule applies only to big game animals, including moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goats, in designated units from August 30 through December 31. Learn more about the Motorized hunting Rule at idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/access/motorized-vehicles

Unit 56 ONLY. Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Unit 56.

Unit 56
All of Unit 56. Area Size: 578,411 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 56

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2024 Any Weapon 56 0 2 0 5
2022 Any Weapon 56 0 3 0 10
2021 Any Weapon 56 0 2 0 4
2020 Any Weapon 56 0 11 0 47
2019 Any Weapon 56 0 6 0 22
2018 Any Weapon 56 0 2 0 3
2017 Any Weapon 56 0 3 0 12
2016 Any Weapon 56 28 92 30 432 28
2015 Any Weapon 56 49 141 35 743 2 47 100 0
2014 Any Weapon 56 168 754 22 5240 168
2013 Any Weapon 56 0 26 0 116
2012 Any Weapon 56 0 21 55
2011 Any Weapon 56 18 0 62
2010 Any Weapon 56 12 0 32 0 0 0 0
2009 Any Weapon 56 4 16 25.2 50 2 2 0 0
2008 Any Weapon 56 62 267
2007 Any Weapon 56 0 13 0 67
2006 Any Weapon 56 5 0 0
2005 Any Weapon 56 12 0 37 0 0 0
2004 Any Weapon 56 0 30 0 74 0 0 0 0
2003 Any Weapon 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 Any Weapon 56 25 8 17 67 22
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 51.21 percent Private 296,178 acres   51.2%
Graph illustrating 23.85 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 137,929 acres   23.8%
Graph illustrating 13.61 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 78,745 acres   13.6%
Graph illustrating 5.95 percent U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) 34,409 acres   5.9%
Graph illustrating 4.06 percent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 23,460 acres   4.1%
Graph illustrating 1.31 percent State of Idaho 7,572 acres   1.3%
Graph illustrating 0.02 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 113 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.