Elk General A Tag Season

Portion of Units 8, 8A, 11A
Elk A Tag - Palouse Zone Unlimited Tags

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

8/1/2024 - 9/15/2024

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

On or within 1 mile of private agricultural lands

Surface Management

Game Units

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Portion of Units 8, 8A, 11A: On or within 1 mile of private agricultural lands in Units 8, 8A and 11A. "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: 1,486,932 acres

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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 8 8A 11A

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year	Take Method	Unit	Harvest	Hunters	Success%	Days	Antlered	Antlerless	%Spike	%6+Pts
2023	Any Weapon	8	214	668	32	3469	130	84	36	22
2023	Any Weapon	8A	313	1662	19	9400	248	65	23	20
2023	Any Weapon	11A	38	211	18	995	28	10	38	25
2022	Any Weapon	8	141	671	21	3476	82	59	40.7	15.6
2022	Any Weapon	8A	238	1559	15	9295	196	42	33.6	12.5
2022	Any Weapon	11A	47	182	26	1156	39	8	26.4	43.7
2021	Any Weapon	8	197	827	24	4406	111	86	28.7	11.6
2021	Any Weapon	8A	273	1517	18	8608	228	45	31	16.7
2021	Any Weapon	11A	49	209	23	1116	35	14	14.2	45.5
2020	Any Weapon	8	194	851	23	4695	99	95	19.6	15
2020	Any Weapon	8A	257	1618	16	9948	195	62	19	18.2
2020	Any Weapon	11A	57	198	29	1250	39	18	0	44.3
2019	Any Weapon	8	183	810	22.7	4009	114	70	32.8	32.8
2019	Any Weapon	8A	238	1468	16.2	8862	203	35	25.2	12.6
2019	Any Weapon	11A	60	164	36.3	821	46	13	3	51.4
2018	Any Weapon	8	194	775	25	3707	127	67	16.8	35.6
2018	Any Weapon	8A	273	1454	18.8	8611	200	74	35.7	22.2
2018	Any Weapon	11A	34	186	18.2	982	26	8	0	72.6
2017	Any Weapon	8	173	782	22.1	3903	68	105	32.7	12.8
2017	Any Weapon	8A	227	1591	14.3	9178	179	48	28.9	15.1
2017	Any Weapon	11A	38	228	16.6	1356	25	13	3.9	65.4
2016	Any Weapon	8	228	824	27.6	4147	116	111	12.3	11.5
2016	Any Weapon	8A	309	1487	20.8	8620	204	105	21	29.6
2016	Any Weapon	11A	26	229	11.3	1204	17	9	61.5	19.2
2015	Any Weapon	8	178	790	23	3930	128	46	12.5	25
2015	Any Weapon	8A	306	1746	17	10011	212	93	34	22.7
2015	Any Weapon	11A	31	193	16	864	24	7	0	33.3
2014	Any Weapon	8	149	871	17	3994	90	59	17.6	29.4
2014	Any Weapon	8A	255	1740	15	9099	179	76	32.4	20.6
2014	Any Weapon	11A	70	293	24	1483	32	38	0	0
2013	Any Weapon	8	202	946	21.3	5005	102	99	21.4	16.4
2013	Any Weapon	8A	264	1583	16.6	9253	172	92	30.7	23.2
2013	Any Weapon	11A	67	254	26.3	1288	35	32	16.4	49.2
2012	Any Weapon	8	153	775	19.7	3778	82	71	28.9	21.8
2012	Any Weapon	8A	261	1390	18.8	8485	175	86	28.7	25.3
2012	Any Weapon	11A	85	283	30.1	1441	54	27	18.3	32.6
2011	Any Weapon	8	159	652	24.4	3368	94	66	23.8	11.6
2011	Any Weapon	8A	194	1338	14.5	7424	133	61	39.7	21.3
2011	Any Weapon	11A	53	337	15.6	1573	47	6	8.6	28.8
2010	Any Weapon	8	188	739	25.4	3778	106	82	34.5	12.2
2010	Any Weapon	8A	281	1348	20.9	7512	204	77	33.5	18.9
2010	Any Weapon	11A	47	299	15.7	1604	25	22	4	20.2
2009	Any Weapon	8	103	596	17.3	2799	54	49	35.1	13.1
2009	Any Weapon	8A	203	1339	15.2	7735	150	52	26.5	12
2009	Any Weapon	11A	50	320	15.7	1895	32	18	6.2	43.8
2008	Any Weapon	8	108	714	15.1	4035	61	47	39.3	9.8
2008	Any Weapon	8A	208	1535	13.6	9132	161	47	37.3	13.7
2008	Any Weapon	11A	51	505	10.1	3271	34	17	2.9	35.3
2007	Any Weapon	8	149	495	30	2386	90	56	14.7	33.1
2007	Any Weapon	8A	242	1246	19.4	6846	194	44	37.4	11.3
2007	Any Weapon	11A	127	388	32.8	1935	94	34	9.8	39.8
2006	Any Weapon	8	141	556	25.4		96	39	39	10.5
2006	Any Weapon	8A	207	1300	15.9		145	50	33.8	13.7
2006	Any Weapon	11A	77	318	24.2		45	29	13.3	28.9
2005	Any Weapon	8	160	578	27.6	2863	80	80	30.1	7.5
2005	Any Weapon	8A	243	1263	19.2	7541	181	62	34.6	12.2
2005	Any Weapon	11A	66	271	24.4	1293	39	27	17.9	33.3
2004	Any Weapon	8	132	608	21.7	3326	68	63	38.2	8.8
2004	Any Weapon	8A	261	1422	18.4	9338	197	63	34	12.2
2004	Any Weapon	11A	88	335	26.3	1524	62	26	6.5	17.7
2003	Any Weapon	8	79	551	14	3195	76	2	39	10
2003	Any Weapon	8A	206	1413	15	9213	205	0	32	19
2003	Any Weapon	11A	37	212	17	898	35	0	18	21
2002	Any Weapon	8	61	497	12	2899	57	4	36	6
2002	Any Weapon	8A	162	1260	13	8519	162	0	36	14
2002	Any Weapon	11A	28	176	16	925	28	0	19	23
2001	Any Weapon	8	74	391	19	2094	60	14	25	14
2001	Any Weapon	8A	173	908	19	6146	160	13	34	13
2001	Any Weapon	11A	26	120	21	523	24	2	32	23
2000	Any Weapon	8	41				38	3	48	8
2000	Any Weapon	8A	123				99	24	38	17
2000	Any Weapon	11A	24				23	1	32	8

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*

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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.

Private 1,189,437 acres 80%

U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 126,979 acres 8.5%

Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 94,780 acres 6.4%

State of Idaho 65,800 acres 4.4%

Other 4,389 acres 0.3%

U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 2,975 acres 0.2%

U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 2,412 acres 0.2%

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