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Elk Controlled Hunt Landowner Permission Required Extra Antlerless Season
Hunt Area 31-3X
Elk Controlled Hunt 2260 25 Tags
Non-resident tag quota of 12,815 total elk tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.
1/1/2020 - 2/28/2020
- 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
- Landowner Permission Hunt. Written permission from landowner who owns more than 159 acres in the hunt area is required to apply for this hunt. Landowner Permission Hunt Permits will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis at the Nampa, McCall and headquarters IDFG offices starting July 15. Do not apply for this hunt during the controlled hunt application period.
- Short-range Weapons ONLY in a portion of this hunt, see note for details.
Private land ONLY. Short range weapons only in a portion of this hunt. This is a 2020 hunt. Hunters must purchase a 2020 hunting license before they may pick up a tag. Hunting license for 2020 will go on sale December 1, 2019.
Landowner Permission Required see page 111 of the Big Game Seasons and Rules Booklet).
- Hunt Area 31-3X
- Private lands only within that portion of Unit 31 that drains into the Weiser River downstream of and including that portion of the Pine Creek drainage south of Mill Creek, and that portion of Unit 31 that drains into the Snake River, upstream from and including the Grouse Creek drainage to the US Hwy 95 bridge in Weiser. EXCEPT short range weapons only south of the following boundary: beginning at the Unit 31 boundary where Indianhead Road intersects US Hwy 95, then west on Indianhead Road to Henkins Creek Road, then north on Henkins Creek Road to Olds Ferry Road, then west on Olds Ferry Road to the Galloway Canal, then north and west on the Galloway Canal to the Snake River which is the Unit 31 boundary. Area Size: 10,382 acres
Controlled Hunt Harvest Statistics
Year | Hunt# | Area | Hunters | Harvest | Success% | Days | Antlered | Antlerless | %Spike | %6+Pts |
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2023 | 2607 | 31-1X | 94 | 36 | 38 | 769 | 36 | |||
2023 | 2608 | 31-2X | 63 | 32 | 51 | 281 | 32 | |||
2022 | 2170 | 31-1X | 114 | 66 | 58 | 524 | 66 | |||
2022 | 2171 | 31-2X | 61 | 39 | 64 | 274 | 39 | |||
2022 | 2259 | 31-3X | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
2021 | 2170 | 31-1X | 108 | 52 | 49 | 697 | 2 | 51 | 100 | 0 |
2021 | 2171 | 31-2X | 61 | 34 | 56 | 287 | 34 | |||
2020 | 2173 | 31-1X | 93 | 43 | 47 | 498 | 43 | |||
2020 | 2174 | 31-2X | 52 | 32 | 61 | 246 | 32 | |||
2020 | 2290 | 31-3X | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
2019 | 2173 | 31-1X | 94 | 36 | 38 | 578 | 36 | |||
2019 | 2174 | 31-2X | 49 | 25 | 51 | 202 | 25 | |||
2018 | 2204 | 31-1X | 92 | 53 | 57 | 461 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 2205 | 31-2X | 50 | 30 | 60 | 233 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 100 |
2017 | 2204 | 31-1X | 74 | 29 | 39 | 458 | 29 | |||
2017 | 2205 | 31-2X | 44 | 12 | 28 | 277 | 12 | |||
2010 | 2239 | 31-1X | 32 | 14 | 44 | 14 |
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.
Drawing Odds for 1st & 2nd Choice Applicants (controlled hunts only)
Hunt Information | 1st Choice | 2nd Choice | Total | ||||||||||
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Year | Hunt# | Area | Draw* | Applicants | Permits Awarded | Success% | Applicants | Permits Awarded | Success% | Total Awarded | Permit Quota | ||
2020 | 2173 | 31-1X | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | ||||
2020 | 2174 | 31-2X | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
* 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 | ||||||||
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Year | Hunt# | Area | Draw* | 1st Choice Applicants | Permits Awarded | 1st Choice Success% | 1st Choice Applicants | Permits Awarded | 1st Choice Success% | Total Awarded | Permit Quota |
2020 | 2173 | 31-1X | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | ||
2020 | 2174 | 31-2X | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.
Resident Tags and Permits
- Adult Elk Tag
- Jr./Sr./DAV Elk Tag
- Controlled Hunt Application Fee
- Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
NonResident Tags and Permits
- Junior Mentored Elk Tag
- Adult Elk Tag
- Controlled Hunt Application Fee
- 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.
Private 150,894 acres 1453.4% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 54,593 acres 525.8% |
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 40,432 acres 389.4% |
State of Idaho 4,228 acres 40.7% |
U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 88 acres 0.8% |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 80 acres 0.8% |
State of Idaho 69 acres 0.7% |
Make your own map of Hunt Area 31-3X Elk Controlled Hunt 2260
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.