Elk General B Tag Season

Hunt Area Big Desert B Tag
Elk B Tag - Big Desert Zone 500 Tags

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

11/1/2021 - 11/30/2021

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

Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Unit 52A.

Surface Management

Game Units

Wilderness

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Hunt Area Big Desert B Tag: All of Units 52A and 68. (Caution: Craters of the Moon National Park is CLOSED) Area Size: 2,273,856 acres

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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 52A 68

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year	Take Method	Unit	Harvest	Hunters	Success%	Days	Antlered	Antlerless	%Spike	%6+Pts
2023	Any Weapon	52A	51	137	37	880	1	50	100	0
2023	Any Weapon	68	52	126	42	673		52
2022	Any Weapon	52A	74	235	31	1108		74
2022	Any Weapon	68	96	237	41	1248		96
2021	Any Weapon	52A	43	250	17	1373		43
2021	Any Weapon	68	51	235	22	1171		51
2020	Any Weapon	52A	117	429	27	2580		117
2020	Any Weapon	68	0	7	0	72
2019	Any Weapon	52A	110	432	25.5	2337		110
2019	Any Weapon	68	0	2	0	10
2018	Any Weapon	52A	1	10	11	108	1		0	100
2018	Any Weapon	68	0	6	0	40
2017	Any Weapon	52A	0	5	0	34
2017	Any Weapon	68	2	3	51.7	17	2		0	100
2016	Any Weapon	52A	0	3	0	9
2016	Any Weapon	68	5	11	43.6	60	5		64.3	35.7
2015	Any Weapon	52A
2015	Any Weapon	68
2014	Any Weapon	52A	0	1	0	17
2013	Any Weapon	52A	0	5	0	23
2013	Any Weapon	68	0	0
2011	Any Weapon	52A	1	6	18	14		1
2011	Any Weapon	68
2010	Any Weapon	52A					0	0	0	0
2010	Any Weapon	68		5	0	12	0	0	0	0
2009	Any Weapon	52A	0	5	0	24	0	0	0	0
2009	Any Weapon	68	0	2	0	13	0	0	0	0
2008	Any Weapon	52A		181		1477
2008	Any Weapon	68		41		290
2007	Any Weapon	52A	0	0
2007	Any Weapon	68	0	0
2006	Any Weapon	52A							0	0
2006	Any Weapon	68							0	0
2005	Any Weapon	52A
2005	Any Weapon	68
2004	Any Weapon	52A	1	2	50	9	1	0	0	0
2004	Any Weapon	68	1	6	16.7	24	0	1	0	0
2003	Any Weapon	52A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	Any Weapon	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	Any Weapon	52A	0				0	0	0	0
2000	Any Weapon	68	6				3	3	33	0

Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Resident Tags and Permits

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Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

Junior Mentored Elk Tag
Adult Elk Tag
Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

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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.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 1,250,725 acres 55%

U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 451,374 acres 19.9%

Private 444,943 acres 19.6%

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 71,649 acres 3.2%

State of Idaho 46,329 acres 2%

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 4,558 acres 0.2%

Other 2,469 acres 0.1%

State of Idaho 718 acres 0%

State of Idaho 683 acres 0%

U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 408 acres 0%

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