Elk General A Tag Season

Hunt Area Island Park
Unlimited Tags

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

8/30/2012 - 9/30/2012

Species
Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Either-sex Elk
Either sex may be taken.
Archery
Archery ONLY.

Restrictions

No special restrictions.

Grizzly Bear Caution!
Grizzlies may be found in all or parts of this area. Be prepared. Hunting in grizzly bear country can be very safe and rewarding. Visit our Grizzly Bear Page to learn more.

Hunt Area Island Park
All of Units 60, 60A, 61 and 62A. Area Size: 1,532,266 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 60 60A 61 62A

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2023 Archery 60 99 582 17 5783 74 25 5 30
2023 Archery 60A 24 166 15 1439 17 7 33 40
2023 Archery 61 150 952 16 9054 108 42 9 29
2023 Archery 62A 20 146 14 1482 19 1 0 18
2022 Archery 60 59 532 11 5292 50 9 32.5 37.7
2022 Archery 60A 20 222 9 1808 15 5 0 40.7
2022 Archery 61 162 1000 16 9051 117 45 23.7 39.1
2022 Archery 62A 19 177 11 1646 14 5 0 55.3
2021 Archery 60 66 436 15 4030 47 20 34.7 37.5
2021 Archery 60A 43 183 24 1565 36 7 19.5 23.6
2021 Archery 61 154 981 16 8936 96 58 29.7 23.1
2021 Archery 62A 18 161 11 1477 18 0 54.3
2020 Archery 60 119 587 20 5006 98 21 26.9 39.4
2020 Archery 60A 12 227 5 1686 10 3 0 85
2020 Archery 61 203 1135 18 10883 145 58 3.7 55.4
2020 Archery 62A 21 119 18 781 15 6 0 91.3
2019 Archery 60 60 513 11.6 4871 42 18 12.6 40.7
2019 Archery 60A 19 205 9.1 1802 16 3 40.8 43.1
2019 Archery 61 107 1017 10.5 8499 75 32 17.4 27.3
2019 Archery 62A 17 185 9.1 1380 17 38.5 61.5
2018 Archery 60 77 503 15.3 4441 54 23 14.2 36
2018 Archery 60A 32 149 21.1 969 26 6 23.4 11.7
2018 Archery 61 173 953 18.1 7960 120 53 18.7 37.6
2018 Archery 62A 9 183 4.9 1455 9 16.7 66.6
2017 Archery 60 85 539 15.7 4209 62 22 15.6 58.7
2017 Archery 60A 29 144 19.9 765 22 6 0 64.2
2017 Archery 61 169 882 19.1 7188 135 34 8.4 40.3
2017 Archery 62A 18 90 19.6 793 10 8 0 82.8
2016 Archery 60 77 468 16.5 3931 74 3 13.2 53.6
2016 Archery 60A 15 115 12.8 780 9 6 0 63.2
2016 Archery 61 104 757 13.8 6415 71 33 28.7 16.8
2016 Archery 62A 0 76 0 646
2015 Archery 60 63 434 15 3307 38 25 22.2 44.4
2015 Archery 60A 25 135 19 949 21 4 0 60
2015 Archery 61 173 928 19 8183 139 34 9.1 60.6
2015 Archery 62A 13 80 16 696 8 4 50 0
2014 Archery 60 64 374 17 2797 55 10 11.8 35.3
2014 Archery 60A 10 103 9 696 6 3 100 0
2014 Archery 61 142 793 18 7005 122 19 10.5 34.2
2014 Archery 62A 19 100 19 577 13 6 0 25
2013 Archery 60 29 377 7.6 2992 21 8 4.8 38.5
2013 Archery 60A 3 125 2.4 851 2 1 50 0
2013 Archery 61 126 764 16.4 6443 85 41 16 26.8
2013 Archery 62A 16 111 14.8 935 13 3 64.2 28.3
2012 Archery 60 39 309 12.7 2459 35 4 26.4 30.2
2012 Archery 60A 10 100 9.7 693 5 5 20 20
2012 Archery 61 120 660 18.2 5422 79 41 8.4 29.4
2012 Archery 62A 7 98 7.1 834 6 1 16.7 50
2011 Archery 60 51 317 16.2 2418 40 12 28.6 19.3
2011 Archery 60A 13 109 11.7 764 12 1 8.6 17.1
2011 Archery 61 69 555 12.4 4996 59 10 34.1 19.8
2011 Archery 62A 2 116 1.7 776 2 0 50
2010 Archery 60 34 275 12.2 2240 29 5 10.5 51.8
2010 Archery 60A 16 121 13 880 11 5 45.4 18.6
2010 Archery 61 84 513 16.4 4250 64 20 4.7 44.5
2010 Archery 62A 7 94 7.3 745 2 5 0 0
2009 Archery 60 43 283 15.1 2366 24 19 16.9 21.2
2009 Archery 60A 3 100 3 721 2 1 100 0
2009 Archery 61 63 541 11.7 4967 43 21 41.3 39.9
2009 Archery 62A 11 152 7.2 1130 10 1 0 50
2008 Archery 60 50 248 20 2311 31 19 3.2 46.2
2008 Archery 60A 33 145 22.5 1044 26 7 3.9 80.7
2008 Archery 61 60 551 11 4514 45 13 11 49.2
2008 Archery 62A 8 125 6.4 1032 4 4 0 0
2007 Archery 60 53 308 17.2 2939 31 21 13.2 46.7
2007 Archery 60A 13 94 14 771 12 1 0 24.6
2007 Archery 61 75 625 12 5472 63 12 24.8 32.6
2007 Archery 62A 6 98 6.1 803 6 0 50
2006 Archery 60 39 307 12.7 34 5 46.2 20.9
2006 Archery 60A 5 77 6.5 3 2 33.3 33.3
2006 Archery 61 49 717 6.8 33 15 18.2 33.3
2006 Archery 62A 5 166 3 2 3 0 100
2005 Archery 60 43 345 12.4 2865 30 13 43.3 46.6
2005 Archery 60A 11 67 16.3 534 1 10 0 0
2005 Archery 61 108 648 16.7 6096 67 42 6 38.8
2005 Archery 62A 24 133 17.9 1079 21 3 38 52.4
2004 Archery 60 72 394 18.3 3658 69 3 7.2 53.6
2004 Archery 60A 7 78 9 499 7 0 14.3 0
2004 Archery 61 113 797 14.2 6224 82 31 20.7 29.3
2004 Archery 62A 40 169 23.7 1682 37 3 2.7 48.6
2003 Archery 60 37 314 12 2627 29 7 24 40
2003 Archery 60A 4 71 6 512 3 1 33 33
2003 Archery 61 73 625 12 5133 51 21 9 49
2003 Archery 62A 18 155 12 1102 14 4 0 83
2002 Archery 60 35 381 9 3086 24 11 29 19
2002 Archery 60A 2 84 2 759 2 0 50 0
2002 Archery 61 87 703 12 5777 65 22 21 26
2002 Archery 62A 7 100 7 837 7 0 0 33
2001 Archery 60 38 332 12 2423 29 9 38 35
2001 Archery 60A 2 64 3 450 1 1 0 0
2001 Archery 61 71 626 11 4797 47 24 10 22
2001 Archery 62A 11 83 13 475 11 0 10 40
2000 Archery 60 26 25 1 69 18
2000 Archery 60A 7 6 1 69 6
2000 Archery 61 65 39 26 43 18
2000 Archery 62A 4 4 0 73 9
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

Learn more about IDFG Licenses, Tags & Permits
 

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 39 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 597,649 acres   39%
Graph illustrating 29.22 percent Private 447,679 acres   29.2%
Graph illustrating 17.26 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 264,542 acres   17.3%
Graph illustrating 10.11 percent State of Idaho 154,845 acres   10.1%
Graph illustrating 1.67 percent Other 25,545 acres   1.7%
Graph illustrating 1.24 percent State of Idaho 18,992 acres   1.2%
Graph illustrating 0.73 percent State of Idaho 11,200 acres   0.7%
Graph illustrating 0.44 percent Other 6,767 acres   0.4%
Graph illustrating 0.29 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 4,396 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0 percent U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 68 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0 percent U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 0 acres   0%

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Land management via Inside Idaho

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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.