Elk Controlled Hunt Either Sex Season

Hunt Area 52
Elk Controlled Hunt 2150 25 Tags

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

12/1/2017 - 12/31/2017

Species
Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Either-sex Elk
Either sex may be taken.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

Restrictions
  • Motorized Hunting Rule (MHR): Motorized vehicle use by all big game hunters is restricted to established roadways legally open to travel by full-sized automobiles. The motorized hunting rule applies only to big game animals, including moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goats, in designated units from August 30 through December 31. Learn more about the Motorized hunting Rule at idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/access/motorized-vehicles

Hunt Area 52
All of Unit 52. Area Size: 525,276 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 52

Controlled Hunt Harvest Statistics

Year Hunt# Area Hunters Harvest Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2023 2110 52 21 14 63 166 14 0 50
2022 2116 52 26 16 60 137 12 3 8 47.8
2021 2116 52 20 12 63 140 9 4 25.7 59
2020 2121 52 25 20 80 107 15 5 10.3 35.9
2019 2121 52 25 17 69 172 13 4 32 38
2018 2150 52 22 20 90 149 20 0 57.7
2017 2150 52 23 17 74 72 15 2 0 67.4
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Drawing Odds for 1st & 2nd Choice Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information 1st Choice 2nd Choice Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2023 2110 52 1 311 25 8 155 0 0 25 25
2022 2116 52 1 260 25 10 214 0 0 25 25
2021 2116 52 1 343 25 7 145 0 0 25 25
2020 2121 52 1 273 25 9 188 0 0 25 25
2020 2121 52 2 131 1 1 21 0 0 1 1
2019 2121 52 1 258 25 10 244 0 0 25 25
2018 2150 52 1 417 25 6 142 0 0 25 25
2017 2150 52 1 150 25 17 118 0 0 25 25
2017 2150 52 2 210 3 1 23 0 0 3 3
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Drawing Odds for Resident & NonResident Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information Resident NonResident Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2023 2110 52 1 272 25 9 39 0 0 25 25
2022 2116 52 1 221 23 10 39 2 5 25 25
2021 2116 52 1 275 23 8 68 2 3 25 25
2020 2121 52 1 213 23 11 60 2 3 25 25
2020 2121 52 2 75 1 1 56 0 0 1 1
2019 2121 52 1 212 23 11 46 2 4 25 25
2018 2150 52 1 318 23 7 99 2 2 25 25
2017 2150 52 1 120 23 19 30 2 7 25 25
2017 2150 52 2 169 3 2 41 0 0 3 3
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Elk Tag
  • Jr./Sr./DAV Elk Tag
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Elk Tag
  • Adult Elk Tag
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • 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.

Graph illustrating 65.08 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 341,832 acres   65.1%
Graph illustrating 31.66 percent Private 166,300 acres   31.7%
Graph illustrating 3.19 percent State of Idaho 16,772 acres   3.2%
Graph illustrating 0.06 percent State of Idaho 296 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent State of Idaho 57 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 19 acres   0%

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Land management via Inside Idaho

Access Yes! Properties

Access Yes! is Fish and Game program designed to improve hunting and fishing access to private land or through private land to public land by compensating willing landowners who provide access.

Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.