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Elk General A Tag Season
Unit 63
Elk A Tag - Snake River Zone Unlimited Tags
Non-resident tag quota of 12,815 total elk tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.
8/1/2016 - 8/31/2016
- Species
- Elk (Cervus canadensis)
- Either-sex Elk
- Either sex may be taken.
- Any Weapon
- Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.
- Restrictions
- Short-range Weapons ONLY in a portion of this hunt, see note for details.
Unit 63A ONLY, Short-range weapons ONLY on Mud Lake WMA.
- Unit 63
- All of Unit 63. Area Size: 1,285,490 acres
General Season Harvest Statistics
Year | Take Method | Unit | Harvest | Hunters | Success% | Days | Antlered | Antlerless | %Spike | %6+Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Any Weapon | 63 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25 | ||||
2022 | Any Weapon | 63 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 11 | 2 | |||
2021 | Any Weapon | 63 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 33 | ||||
2020 | Any Weapon | 63 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | ||||
2019 | Any Weapon | 63 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 46 | ||||
2018 | Any Weapon | 63 | 234 | 1033 | 22.7 | 8468 | 66 | 168 | 27.2 | 27.2 |
2017 | Any Weapon | 63 | 261 | 1080 | 24.2 | 9420 | 167 | 95 | 16.5 | 29.6 |
2016 | Any Weapon | 63 | 339 | 1084 | 31.3 | 8989 | 123 | 216 | 0 | 58.6 |
2015 | Any Weapon | 63 | 355 | 1101 | 32 | 8210 | 106 | 249 | 18.4 | 28.9 |
2014 | Any Weapon | 63 | 223 | 989 | 23 | 10431 | 49 | 174 | 21.1 | 68.4 |
2013 | Any Weapon | 63 | 162 | 1011 | 16 | 7615 | 42 | 119 | 2.4 | 43.9 |
2012 | Any Weapon | 63 | 195 | 787 | 24.8 | 6229 | 44 | 151 | 4.5 | 36.3 |
2011 | Any Weapon | 63 | 70 | 684 | 10.3 | 6728 | 27 | 43 | 7.4 | 14.7 |
2010 | Any Weapon | 63 | 257 | 755 | 34 | 4888 | 58 | 199 | 19 | 29.8 |
2009 | Any Weapon | 63 | 138 | 603 | 22.9 | 5435 | 39 | 99 | 18 | 38.4 |
2008 | Any Weapon | 63 | 155 | 598 | 25.9 | 5365 | 37 | 118 | 5.4 | 16.2 |
2007 | Any Weapon | 63 | 112 | 496 | 22.7 | 3111 | 47 | 65 | 15.4 | 62.5 |
2006 | Any Weapon | 63 | 112 | 327 | 34.3 | 22 | 85 | 20 | 40 | |
2005 | Any Weapon | 63 | 79 | 331 | 23.9 | 1833 | 31 | 48 | 22.6 | 32.3 |
2004 | Any Weapon | 63 | 116 | 457 | 25.4 | 3583 | 61 | 54 | 6.6 | 44.3 |
2003 | Any Weapon | 63 | 109 | 554 | 20 | 4142 | 64 | 43 | 10 | 45 |
2002 | Any Weapon | 63 | 90 | 602 | 15 | 5398 | 63 | 27 | 19 | 21 |
2001 | Any Weapon | 63 | 206 | 440 | 47 | 2906 | 56 | 150 | 12 | 47 |
2000 | Any Weapon | 63 | 103 | 44 | 59 | 13 | 35 |
* 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*
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.
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 457,663 acres 35.6% |
Private 457,387 acres 35.6% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 268,477 acres 20.9% |
State of Idaho 87,829 acres 6.8% |
State of Idaho 8,551 acres 0.7% |
Other 2,471 acres 0.2% |
U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 2,036 acres 0.2% |
U.S. Military 1,078 acres 0.1% |
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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.