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Elk General A Tag Season
Units 21, 21A, 36B
Elk A Tag - Salmon Zone Unlimited Tags
Non-resident tag quota of 12,815 total elk tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.
8/30/2024 - 9/30/2024
- Species
- Elk (Cervus canadensis)
- Antlerless or Antlered Elk
- Either sex may be taken.
- Archery
- Archery ONLY.
- Restrictions
Units 21, 21A & 36B ONLY.
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Units 21, 21A, 36B
- Units 21, 21A, 36B. Area Size: 859,831 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics
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Year | Take Method | Unit | Harvest | Hunters | Success% | Days | Antlered | Antlerless | %Spike | %6+Pts |
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| 2024 | Archery | 21 | 22 | 130 | 17 | 1026 | 19 | 2 | 31 | 29 |
| 2024 | Archery | 21A | 22 | 113 | 19 | 926 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 26 |
| 2024 | Archery | 36B | 17 | 110 | 15 | 858 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 47 |
| 2023 | Archery | 21 | 20 | 103 | 19 | 1026 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 50 |
| 2023 | Archery | 21A | 11 | 106 | 11 | 922 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| 2023 | Archery | 36B | 13 | 100 | 13 | 789 | 13 | 0 | 42 | |
| 2022 | Archery | 21 | 19 | 103 | 18 | 765 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 37 |
| 2022 | Archery | 21A | 12 | 99 | 12 | 806 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 38 |
| 2022 | Archery | 36B | 21 | 99 | 21 | 747 | 19 | 2 | 22 | 56 |
| 2021 | Archery | 21 | 21 | 98 | 21 | 674 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 58 |
| 2021 | Archery | 21A | 21 | 131 | 16 | 1138 | 19 | 3 | 34 | 40 |
| 2021 | Archery | 36B | 12 | 117 | 10 | 1120 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 2020 | Archery | 21 | 28 | 211 | 13 | 2120 | 25 | 3 | 42 | 14 |
| 2020 | Archery | 21A | 27 | 253 | 11 | 2039 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 27 |
| 2020 | Archery | 36B | 6 | 209 | 3 | 1822 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 2019 | Archery | 21 | 29 | 195 | 15 | 1576 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 45 |
| 2019 | Archery | 21A | 14 | 178 | 8 | 1321 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 70 |
| 2019 | Archery | 36B | 39 | 195 | 20 | 1666 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 32 |
| 2018 | Archery | 21 | 26 | 156 | 17 | 1257 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 79 |
| 2018 | Archery | 21A | 19 | 155 | 12 | 1224 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 61 |
| 2018 | Archery | 36B | 34 | 180 | 19 | 1387 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 36 |
| 2017 | Archery | 21 | 17 | 105 | 16 | 817 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| 2017 | Archery | 21A | 13 | 128 | 10 | 934 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| 2017 | Archery | 36B | 22 | 115 | 19 | 960 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 77 |
| 2016 | Archery | 21 | 21 | 93 | 23 | 716 | 21 | 33 | 13 | |
| 2016 | Archery | 21A | 15 | 102 | 15 | 598 | 15 | 84 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Archery | 36B | 20 | 104 | 19 | 815 | 20 | 17 | 14 | |
| 2015 | Archery | 21 | 21 | 71 | 30 | 472 | 17 | 4 | 11.1 | 66.7 |
| 2015 | Archery | 21A | 23 | 89 | 26 | 691 | 17 | 6 | 11.1 | 11.1 |
| 2015 | Archery | 36B | 21 | 104 | 20 | 772 | 12 | 10 | 33.3 | 33.3 |
| 2014 | Archery | 21 | 9 | 50 | 18 | 341 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Archery | 21A | 18 | 68 | 27 | 379 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Archery | 36B | 9 | 86 | 11 | 628 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100 |
| 2013 | Archery | 21 | 4 | 48 | 8.3 | 406 | 4 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Archery | 21A | 2 | 53 | 3.8 | 303 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 |
| 2013 | Archery | 36B | 7 | 55 | 12.7 | 325 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 25 |
| 2012 | Archery | 21 | 0 | 10 | 72 | |||||
| 2012 | Archery | 21A | 6 | 35 | 16.7 | 244 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 50 |
| 2012 | Archery | 36B | 14 | 53 | 25.8 | 429 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | Archery | 21 | 3 | 42 | 7.2 | 372 | 3 | 66.7 | 33.3 | |
| 2011 | Archery | 21A | 4 | 76 | 5.2 | 500 | 1 | 3 | 100 | 0 |
| 2011 | Archery | 36B | 16 | 78 | 19.9 | 588 | 15 | 1 | 22.1 | 27.9 |
| 2010 | Archery | 21 | 3 | 72 | 4.2 | 553 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 2010 | Archery | 21A | 3 | 54 | 5.6 | 411 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| 2010 | Archery | 36B | 28 | 86 | 32 | 737 | 18 | 10 | 30.2 | 17 |
| 2009 | Archery | 21 | 6 | 64 | 9.3 | 532 | 3 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 |
| 2009 | Archery | 21A | 5 | 77 | 6.5 | 606 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 |
| 2009 | Archery | 36B | 33 | 59 | 56.1 | 348 | 21 | 12 | 18.9 | 23.7 |
| 2008 | Archery | 21 | 15 | 96 | 15.9 | 969 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Archery | 21A | 20 | 111 | 18.4 | 880 | 19 | 1 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 2008 | Archery | 36B | 10 | 74 | 13.5 | 568 | 6 | 4 | 16.7 | 66.7 |
| 2007 | Archery | 21 | 9 | 100 | 9 | 778 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 60 |
| 2007 | Archery | 21A | 8 | 88 | 9.1 | 716 | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 28.6 |
| 2007 | Archery | 36B | 13 | 98 | 13.2 | 703 | 6 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 |
| 2006 | Archery | 21 | 13 | 62 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 16.7 | 16.7 | |
| 2006 | Archery | 21A | 7 | 48 | 14.6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 50 | |
| 2006 | Archery | 36B | 9 | 81 | 11.1 | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | 12.5 | |
| 2005 | Archery | 21 | 15 | 60 | 25 | 472 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2005 | Archery | 21A | 8 | 56 | 14.3 | 469 | 6 | 2 | 16.7 | 50 |
| 2005 | Archery | 36B | 10 | 64 | 15.6 | 468 | 7 | 3 | 14.3 | 28.6 |
| 2004 | Archery | 21 | 5 | 84 | 6 | 706 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 |
| 2004 | Archery | 21A | 5 | 59 | 8.5 | 494 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2004 | Archery | 36B | 8 | 81 | 9.9 | 680 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
| 2003 | Archery | 21 | 9 | 68 | 13 | 582 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 57 |
| 2003 | Archery | 21A | 5 | 47 | 11 | 373 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 33 |
| 2003 | Archery | 36B | 7 | 62 | 11 | 491 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 20 |
| 2002 | Archery | 21 | 10 | 84 | 12 | 807 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
| 2002 | Archery | 21A | 6 | 56 | 11 | 429 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 20 |
| 2002 | Archery | 36B | 6 | 61 | 10 | 547 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | Archery | 21 | 6 | 65 | 10 | 568 | 5 | 1 | 75 | 0 |
| 2001 | Archery | 21A | 10 | 27 | 35 | 206 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| 2001 | Archery | 36B | 12 | 42 | 28 | 330 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 2000 | Archery | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 2000 | Archery | 21A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 23 | |||
| 2000 | Archery | 36B | 9 | 9 | 0 | 43 | 10 |
* 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
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.
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 667,211 acres 77.6%
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U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 139,547 acres 16.2%
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Private 47,519 acres 5.5%
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State of Idaho 3,321 acres 0.4%
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Other 1,633 acres 0.2%
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Land management via Inside Idaho
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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas
No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.
- Frank Church - River of No Return Wilderness 71,638 acres 8.3% of hunt