Elk Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader Season

Hunt Area 48
Elk Controlled Hunt 2142 50 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.
Muzzleloader
Muzzleloader ONLY.

Restrictions

No special restrictions.

Hunt Area 48
All of Unit 48. Area Size: 389,791 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 48

Controlled Hunt Harvest Statistics

Year Hunt# Area Hunters Harvest Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2022 2137 48 24 1 5 62 1
2021 2137 48 27 2 8 115 2
2020 2142 48 29 7 26 103 7
2019 2142 48 22 3 13 84 3
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Drawing Odds for 1st & 2nd Choice Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information 1st Choice 2nd Choice Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2022 2137 48 1 4 4 100 20 6 30 10 50
2022 2137 48 2 8 8 100 11 11 100 19 41
2021 2137 48 1 5 5 100 19 6 32 11 50
2021 2137 48 2 11 11 100 4 3 75 14 40
2020 2142 48 1 1 1 100 17 11 65 12 50
2020 2142 48 2 2 2 100 4 4 100 6 40
2019 2142 48 1 1 1 100 4 2 50 3 50
2019 2142 48 2 4 4 100 8 6 75 10 48
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Drawing Odds for Resident & NonResident Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information Resident NonResident Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2022 2137 48 1 3 3 100 1 1 100 10 50
2022 2137 48 2 8 8 100 0 0 19 41
2021 2137 48 1 3 3 100 2 2 100 11 50
2021 2137 48 2 11 11 100 0 0 14 40
2020 2142 48 1 1 1 100 0 0 12 50
2020 2142 48 2 2 2 100 0 0 0 6 40
2019 2142 48 1 1 1 100 0 0 3 50
2019 2142 48 2 4 4 100 0 0 10 48
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Elk Tag
  • Jr./Sr./DAV Elk Tag
  • Muzzleloader Permit
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Elk Tag
  • Adult Elk Tag
  • Muzzleloader Permit
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • 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 69.39 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 270,458 acres   69.4%
Graph illustrating 16.72 percent Private 65,162 acres   16.7%
Graph illustrating 11.81 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 46,034 acres   11.8%
Graph illustrating 2.08 percent State of Idaho 8,095 acres   2.1%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent State of Idaho 43 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.