Elk General A Tag Season

Hunt Area Palouse A Tag
Elk A Tag - Palouse Zone Unlimited Tags

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

8/30/2024 - 9/30/2024

Species
Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Antlerless or Antlered Elk
Either sex may be taken.
Archery
Archery ONLY.

Restrictions
  • CAUTION - Archers and Muzzleloaders: "Any weapon" elk hunts will be open during the archery or muzzleloader season in all or parts of this hunt. Please use appropriate caution.

Any weapon hunts will be open during the archery or muzzleloader season.

Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
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Hunt Area Palouse A Tag
All of Units 8, 8A and 11A. 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

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Year
Take Method
Unit
Harvest
Hunters
Success%
Days
Antlered
Antlerless
%Spike
%6+Pts
2024Archery8341682011423311950
2024Archery8A140572245122115251738
2024Archery11A236834278221547
2023Archery81815112166812590
2023Archery8A10465616602486185620
2023Archery11A843182478014
2022Archery823156151590815180
2022Archery8A10863617586479292725
2022Archery11A010044
2021Archery81917411115919280
2021Archery8A7755414556266111325
2021Archery11A13284618413883
2020Archery851144102232570
2020Archery8A815871459907654722
2020Archery11A1303154100
2019Archery81816611141818140
2019Archery8A545661050594783625
2019Archery11A639152026077
2018Archery819151131102135399
2018Archery8A7258812478960111614
2018Archery11A15423619815300
2017Archery8151261268996011
2017Archery8A7246316366343292219
2017Archery11A232622720100
2016Archery81814512956153039
2016Archery8A7846017391759182527
2016Archery11A3329220300
2015Archery824149169872428.628.6
2015Archery8A6944316367756142531.3
2015Archery11A728251607050
2014Archery8613741048600
2014Archery8A11651822461794224117.7
2014Archery11A63317171600
2013Archery82016812.11278812023.7
2013Archery8A6945415.23816462320.721.6
2013Archery11A3408.626531000
2012Archery82413817.210542223413.7
2012Archery8A9248918.9409248441319.7
2012Archery11A2464.436020100
2011Archery81514510.194712325.648.8
2011Archery8A5341712.7351544919.817.5
2011Archery11A73320.41927014.9
2010Archery82612421986121441.716.7
2010Archery8A6347713.24054412224.426.8
2010Archery11A63517.12306083.3
2009Archery81711714.7886143510
2009Archery8A9041821.6366174169.430.3
2009Archery11A134628.626213092.5
2008Archery81110810.1938825025
2008Archery8A5640214391147928.410.5
2008Archery11A176327404170044.1
2007Archery887610.54587114.342.9
2007Archery8A5032015.5293529202525
2007Archery11A53514.227152040
2006Archery887710.4534020
2006Archery8A5028917.3391130.828.2
2006Archery11A7818.66050
2005Archery8259326.964922313.60
2005Archery8A253177.9253618727.838.9
2005Archery11A42814.317131033.3
2004Archery865311.33583300
2004Archery8A323608.9288324820.820.8
2004Archery11A52817.916950060
2003Archery811871343364170
2003Archery8A482991623554262624
2003Archery11A5351417741050
2002Archery81193125211013322
2002Archery8A383081225043082914
2002Archery11A2268157110100
2001Archery87809436705729
2001Archery8A3022313178820103737
2001Archery11A4192211940050
2000Archery8770488
2000Archery8A252053817
2000Archery11A550328
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.

Graph illustrating 79.99 percent Private 1,189,437 acres   80%
Graph illustrating 8.54 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 126,979 acres   8.5%
Graph illustrating 6.37 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 94,780 acres   6.4%
Graph illustrating 4.43 percent State of Idaho 65,800 acres   4.4%
Graph illustrating 0.3 percent Other 4,389 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0.2 percent U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 2,975 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.16 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 2,412 acres   0.2%

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Access Yes! Properties

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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.