Elk General A Tag Season

Hunt Area Weiser River A Tag
Elk A Tag - Weiser River Zone 1900 Tags

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

8/30/2017 - 9/30/2017

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

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
  • CAUTION - Archers: "Any weapon" antlerless elk hunts or muzzleloader controlled hunts will be open, on or within 1 mile of private fields on which cultivated crops are currently growing, in all or parts of this zone.

Motorized Hunting Rule applies in Units 32 and 32A.

Hunt Area Weiser River A Tag
All of Units 22, 32 and 32A. Area Size: 1,852,903 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 22 32 32A

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2022 Archery 22 123 954 13 7751 91 32 20.9 23.5
2022 Archery 32 24 244 10 1727 13 11 18.8 9.4
2022 Archery 32A 66 642 10 5119 54 12 62.4 31
2021 Archery 22 176 891 20 8691 139 37 24.6 18.5
2021 Archery 32 17 200 9 1371 12 5 0 9.7
2021 Archery 32A 101 768 13 5987 72 28 38.9 22.2
2020 Archery 22 121 785 15 5867 95 26 37 26.8
2020 Archery 32 11 237 5 1465 11 21.5 32.9
2020 Archery 32A 98 820 12 6363 72 26 19.7 26.4
2019 Archery 22 92 910 10.2 7578 69 23 27.9 52.2
2019 Archery 32 10 164 6.3 1215 10 24.8 12.4
2019 Archery 32A 89 814 10.9 5740 84 5 21.6 22.9
2018 Archery 22 139 966 14.3 8035 109 30 23.1 29.6
2018 Archery 32 26 248 10.5 1570 16 10 0 33.3
2018 Archery 32A 87 740 11.8 5344 62 25 16.7 16.7
2017 Archery 22 88 429 20.5 3520 65 23 9.9 35.5
2017 Archery 32 22 128 17 705 22 47 23.5
2017 Archery 32A 81 342 23.7 2909 66 15 22.6 25.3
2016 Archery 22 139 641 21.7 5718 129 10 16 33.4
2016 Archery 32 31 162 19.3 841 24 8 21.9 12.2
2016 Archery 32A 91 535 16.9 4182 60 31 17.3 13
2015 Archery 22 169 778 22 6380 122 48 30.4 39.1
2015 Archery 32 48 259 18 1677 37 11 28.6 28.6
2015 Archery 32A 111 630 18 4725 90 21 29.4 23.5
2014 Archery 22 144 708 20 5888 81 63 11.1 66.7
2014 Archery 32 9 153 6 952 9 0 0
2014 Archery 32A 99 707 14 5796 63 36 14.3 42.9
2013 Archery 22 76 571 13.4 4734 49 27 32.7 34.7
2013 Archery 32 18 221 8 1577 14 4 41.8 21.8
2013 Archery 32A 97 640 15.1 4534 73 23 38.9 12.3
2012 Archery 22 103 615 16.8 4816 75 28 13.3 35.3
2012 Archery 32 29 201 14.4 1200 17 12 26.4 38.2
2012 Archery 32A 95 474 20 3685 71 23 15.4 14.7
2011 Archery 22 93 577 16.1 4697 61 32 31.4 39.8
2011 Archery 32 17 186 9.4 1247 9 8 47.2 21.1
2011 Archery 32A 56 443 12.6 3189 39 17 29.8 5.4
2010 Archery 22 82 557 14.7 4790 56 26 25 19.6
2010 Archery 32 13 156 8.3 1080 10 3 10 40
2010 Archery 32A 108 495 21.9 3641 81 27 37.1 22.2
2009 Archery 22 111 500 22.3 4098 95 16 26.6 41.6
2009 Archery 32 9 121 7.5 929 8 1 25 0
2009 Archery 32A 73 372 19.5 2900 60 13 35.8 34.1
2008 Archery 22 92 477 19.3 4068 73 18 25.4 34.9
2008 Archery 32 9 232 3.9 1626 4 5 50 25
2008 Archery 32A 64 422 15 3152 44 20 42.6 27.6
2007 Archery 22 72 447 16.1 3612 52 20 27.3 22.7
2007 Archery 32 11 173 6.3 993 10 1 11.1 44.4
2007 Archery 32A 59 367 16.1 2567 44 15 16.7 35.7
2006 Archery 22 93 420 22.1 69 23 24.6 16.9
2006 Archery 32 39 130 30 20 18 5.3 5.3
2006 Archery 32A 58 436 13.3 44 13 45.2 19
2005 Archery 22 47 308 15.3 2719 38 9 21.1 26.3
2005 Archery 32 17 152 11.2 1128 15 2 33.3 13.3
2005 Archery 32A 38 301 12.6 2351 28 10 25 32.1
2004 Archery 22 39 383 10.2 3075 27 12 14.8 40.7
2004 Archery 32 21 171 12.3 1221 20 1 5 20
2004 Archery 32A 36 307 11.7 2332 28 8 28.6 28.6
2003 Archery 22 61 370 16 2846 48 13 29 26
2003 Archery 32 10 133 8 927 9 1 11 67
2003 Archery 32A 50 264 19 1983 39 10 39 15
2002 Archery 22 47 357 13 3149 35 12 20 37
2002 Archery 32 12 141 9 1038 8 4 29 57
2002 Archery 32A 45 304 15 2507 36 9 55 12
2001 Archery 22 50 324 15 2325 33 17 25 25
2001 Archery 32 9 287 3 1173 5 4 0 80
2001 Archery 32A 39 267 15 1735 24 15 5 23
2000 Archery 22 41 32 9 41 17
2000 Archery 32 4 4 0 33 18
2000 Archery 32A 48 44 4 43 15
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 48.95 percent Private 907,004 acres   49%
Graph illustrating 28.5 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 528,016 acres   28.5%
Graph illustrating 15.33 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 284,116 acres   15.3%
Graph illustrating 6.33 percent State of Idaho 117,359 acres   6.3%
Graph illustrating 0.31 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 5,795 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0.22 percent State of Idaho 4,150 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.21 percent Other 3,950 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 115 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.

Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.