Elk General A Tag Season

Portion of Unit 50
Elk A Tag - Pioneer Zone Unlimited Tags

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

8/1/2024 - 8/29/2024

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

Unit 50 ONLY, on or within 1 mile of private agricultural lands outside the National Forest System Boundary.

Surface Management

Game Units

Wilderness

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Portion of Unit 50: On or within 1 mile of private agricultural lands in Unit 50 outside National Forest System boundary. "Private agricultural lands" are defined as privately-owned lands that are used for growing or storing plants for profit, in the form of pasture or stored feed for animal production, croplands, nurseries, vineyards, or orchards, but which do not include private timberlands. Area Size: 515,428 acres

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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 50

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year	Take Method	Unit	Harvest	Hunters	Success%	Days	Antlered	Antlerless	%Spike	%6+Pts
2023	Any Weapon	50	57	306	19	1381	1	56	0	0
2022	Any Weapon	50	336	928	36	4012		336
2021	Any Weapon	50	341	1045	33	4867		341
2020	Any Weapon	50	472	1040	45	4838	14	459	63.6	36.4
2019	Any Weapon	50	299	1069	28	5246	10	290	46.8	53.2
2018	Any Weapon	50	19	84	22.3	341		19
2017	Any Weapon	50	19	74	26	416		19
2016	Any Weapon	50	122	246	49.8	1417		122
2015	Any Weapon	50	112	191	59	793		112
2014	Any Weapon	50	5	11	50	48		5
2013	Any Weapon	50	0	5	0	33
2012	Any Weapon	50	0	12		80
2011	Any Weapon	50
2010	Any Weapon	50		1	0	2	0	0	0	0
2009	Any Weapon	50	2	17	11.8	70	1	1	0	100
2008	Any Weapon	50	46	530	8.7	2211	44	2	100
2007	Any Weapon	50	25	169	14.6	514	21	3	100	0
2006	Any Weapon	50	31	179	17.3		30		96.4	3.6
2005	Any Weapon	50	20	182	11	543	16	4	100	0
2004	Any Weapon	50	78	357	21.8	1398	63	15	96.8	0
2003	Any Weapon	50	70	300	23	1201	48	20	100	0
2002	Any Weapon	50	84	421	20	1866	44	40	90	0
2001	Any Weapon	50	92	392	23	1307	47	45	98	0
2000	Any Weapon	50	112				68	44	67	14

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.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 309,365 acres 60%

Private 180,901 acres 35.1%

State of Idaho 14,776 acres 2.9%

U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 10,284 acres 2%

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 64 acres 0%

U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 38 acres 0%

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