Elk General B Tag Season

Portion of Unit 54
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.

12/1/2019 - 12/15/2019

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
  • Outside National Forest Boundary ONLY: You may hunt only outside the National Forest System Boundary. The National Forest System Boundary is a legislatively set boundary -- it is not necessarily the boundary of Forest Service property. State, private, and other lands within the National Forest System Boundary are not open to hunting during this season. (Please refer to a U.S. Forest Service travel plan map for the location of this boundary.)

Unit 54 ONLY, outside the National Forest System Boundary.

Portion of Unit 54
Unit 54 outside National Forest System boundary Area Size: 564,782 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 54

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2022 Any Weapon 54 0 6 0 14
2021 Any Weapon 54 0 6 0 36
2020 Any Weapon 54 35 249 14 1259 35
2019 Any Weapon 54 16 318 4.9 1437 16
2018 Any Weapon 54 5 21 24.9 91 5
2017 Any Weapon 54 2 15 11.3 38 2
2016 Any Weapon 54 5 21 24.6 81 5
2015 Any Weapon 54 5 27 19 190 5
2014 Any Weapon 54 6 219 3 1410 6
2013 Any Weapon 54 0 0
2012 Any Weapon 54 10 196 5 1023 10
2011 Any Weapon 54 4 224 1.8 1388 4
2010 Any Weapon 54 4 188 2.3 1159 4 0 0
2009 Any Weapon 54 13 324 4 2467 13 0 0
2007 Any Weapon 54 0 0
2006 Any Weapon 54 0 0
2005 Any Weapon 54
2004 Any Weapon 54 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0
2003 Any Weapon 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 Any Weapon 54 4 4 0 67 0
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 61.83 percent Private 349,219 acres   61.8%
Graph illustrating 35.24 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 199,052 acres   35.2%
Graph illustrating 2.72 percent State of Idaho 15,345 acres   2.7%
Graph illustrating 0.14 percent State of Idaho 773 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.06 percent U.S. Military 319 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 66 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.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.