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Elk General A Tag Season
Portion of Units 1,2,3,4,4A,5 and 6
Elk A Tag - Panhandle Zone Unlimited Tags
Non-resident tag quota of 12,815 total elk tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.
9/15/2018 - 9/21/2018
- Species
- Elk (Cervus canadensis)
- Either-sex Elk
- Either sex may be taken.
- Archery
- Archery ONLY.
- Restrictions
Open only within 1 mile of private land.
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Portion of Units 1,2,3,4,4A,5 and 6
- Within 1 mile of private land in the following Units: 1, 2, 3, portion of 4, 4A, 5, and 6 only. That portion of Unit 4 within the following boundary: starting at the junction of State Highway 97 and State Highway 3 near Harrison, then north on State Highway 3 to Interstate 90, then East on Interstate 90 to Kingston, then north and east on Forest Service Road 9 (CDA River Road) to the Montana border, and then follow the unit 4 boundary south and west to the point of beginning. Area Size: 4,046,793 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics
Year | Take Method | Unit | Harvest | Hunters | Success% | Days | Antlered | Antlerless | %Spike | %6+Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Archery | 1 | 91 | 921 | 10 | 6970 | 89 | 2 | 43 | 12 |
2023 | Archery | 2 | 18 | 340 | 5 | 2424 | 18 | 0 | 8 | |
2023 | Archery | 3 | 57 | 732 | 8 | 5035 | 54 | 3 | 19 | 19 |
2023 | Archery | 4 | 116 | 1444 | 8 | 11576 | 116 | 19 | 17 | |
2023 | Archery | 4A | 31 | 201 | 15 | 1395 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 0 |
2023 | Archery | 5 | 66 | 503 | 13 | 3908 | 58 | 8 | 13 | 16 |
2023 | Archery | 6 | 142 | 1074 | 13 | 8983 | 134 | 8 | 11 | 28 |
2022 | Archery | 1 | 83 | 916 | 9 | 6492 | 82 | 2 | 8.9 | 42.5 |
2022 | Archery | 2 | 22 | 307 | 7 | 2034 | 20 | 2 | 28.1 | 7.8 |
2022 | Archery | 3 | 72 | 683 | 10 | 5236 | 66 | 6 | 21.1 | 10.4 |
2022 | Archery | 4 | 124 | 1489 | 8 | 12345 | 120 | 4 | 16.7 | 12.8 |
2022 | Archery | 4A | 21 | 202 | 10 | 1523 | 21 | 34.5 | 32.8 | |
2022 | Archery | 5 | 36 | 395 | 9 | 3640 | 36 | 12.3 | 19.2 | |
2022 | Archery | 6 | 132 | 946 | 14 | 8261 | 123 | 8 | 12.5 | 17.3 |
2021 | Archery | 1 | 63 | 972 | 6 | 7449 | 63 | 18.2 | 25.7 | |
2021 | Archery | 2 | 9 | 300 | 3 | 2104 | 7 | 2 | 20.9 | 0 |
2021 | Archery | 3 | 65 | 765 | 8 | 5279 | 63 | 2 | 13.6 | 10.9 |
2021 | Archery | 4 | 133 | 1316 | 10 | 10855 | 124 | 9 | 20.3 | 18 |
2021 | Archery | 4A | 12 | 185 | 7 | 1226 | 12 | 9.8 | 9.8 | |
2021 | Archery | 5 | 61 | 477 | 13 | 4288 | 61 | 42.1 | 11.8 | |
2021 | Archery | 6 | 100 | 895 | 11 | 7578 | 98 | 2 | 29.9 | 27.9 |
2020 | Archery | 1 | 71 | 920 | 8 | 6360 | 71 | 2.6 | 52.6 | |
2020 | Archery | 2 | 58 | 322 | 18 | 2282 | 39 | 20 | 0 | 59 |
2020 | Archery | 3 | 73 | 786 | 9 | 5269 | 70 | 3 | 13.9 | 11.9 |
2020 | Archery | 4 | 141 | 1556 | 9 | 10982 | 132 | 10 | 27 | 31.3 |
2020 | Archery | 4A | 6 | 224 | 3 | 1674 | 6 | 0 | 53.5 | |
2020 | Archery | 5 | 54 | 516 | 10 | 3869 | 54 | 32.1 | 14.8 | |
2020 | Archery | 6 | 94 | 826 | 11 | 6722 | 90 | 3 | 13.3 | 32 |
2019 | Archery | 1 | 52 | 793 | 6.5 | 5646 | 52 | 14.3 | 69.1 | |
2019 | Archery | 2 | 1 | 343 | 0.4 | 1939 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |
2019 | Archery | 3 | 66 | 794 | 8.3 | 4675 | 60 | 6 | 14.4 | 44.1 |
2019 | Archery | 4 | 149 | 1749 | 8.5 | 12491 | 136 | 13 | 12.6 | 38.1 |
2019 | Archery | 4A | 3 | 239 | 1.1 | 1620 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | Archery | 5 | 59 | 479 | 12.3 | 3347 | 44 | 14 | 58.5 | 0 |
2019 | Archery | 6 | 74 | 851 | 8.7 | 6583 | 68 | 6 | 2 | 22.5 |
2018 | Archery | 1 | 64 | 834 | 7.7 | 5852 | 52 | 12 | 14.2 | 51.6 |
2018 | Archery | 2 | 30 | 324 | 9.1 | 2391 | 18 | 12 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
2018 | Archery | 3 | 58 | 786 | 7.3 | 5326 | 56 | 2 | 47.7 | 13.3 |
2018 | Archery | 4 | 129 | 1510 | 8.6 | 10462 | 123 | 6 | 18.1 | 32.4 |
2018 | Archery | 4A | 8 | 275 | 2.9 | 1672 | 8 | 0 | 59.1 | |
2018 | Archery | 5 | 36 | 425 | 8.5 | 3126 | 30 | 6 | 19.4 | 24.3 |
2018 | Archery | 6 | 98 | 772 | 12.8 | 5681 | 95 | 3 | 14.1 | 17.3 |
2017 | Archery | 1 | 99 | 780 | 12.7 | 5368 | 99 | 24 | 22.3 | |
2017 | Archery | 2 | 30 | 301 | 10 | 1623 | 30 | 0 | 56 | |
2017 | Archery | 3 | 93 | 786 | 11.9 | 4595 | 91 | 2 | 29.9 | 12.8 |
2017 | Archery | 4 | 172 | 1558 | 11 | 10347 | 155 | 17 | 14.3 | 46.7 |
2017 | Archery | 4A | 13 | 178 | 7.4 | 1160 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 28.2 |
2017 | Archery | 5 | 18 | 370 | 4.9 | 1998 | 17 | 2 | 41.1 | 0 |
2017 | Archery | 6 | 61 | 741 | 8.2 | 5004 | 59 | 2 | 11.5 | 31.5 |
2016 | Archery | 1 | 63 | 710 | 8.8 | 4919 | 63 | 21.7 | 16.7 | |
2016 | Archery | 2 | 15 | 266 | 5.6 | 1436 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | Archery | 3 | 54 | 782 | 6.9 | 4723 | 54 | 25.3 | 5.8 | |
2016 | Archery | 4 | 142 | 1494 | 9.5 | 10177 | 142 | 15.4 | 46.2 | |
2016 | Archery | 4A | 3 | 159 | 2 | 1077 | 3 | 0 | 100 | |
2016 | Archery | 5 | 40 | 358 | 11.2 | 2262 | 40 | 20.7 | 3.3 | |
2016 | Archery | 6 | 104 | 612 | 17.1 | 4633 | 104 | 5 | 11.4 | |
2015 | Archery | 1 | 94 | 781 | 12 | 5607 | 94 | 16.7 | 66.7 | |
2015 | Archery | 2 | 16 | 267 | 6 | 1348 | 16 | 100 | 0 | |
2015 | Archery | 3 | 94 | 834 | 11 | 5091 | 94 | 33.3 | 16.7 | |
2015 | Archery | 4 | 226 | 1380 | 16 | 9654 | 226 | 23.7 | 48.6 | |
2015 | Archery | 4A | 16 | 157 | 10 | 894 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
2015 | Archery | 5 | 31 | 342 | 9 | 2453 | 31 | 100 | 0 | |
2015 | Archery | 6 | 110 | 671 | 16 | 5317 | 110 | 28.6 | 14.3 | |
2014 | Archery | 1 | 150 | 690 | 22 | 5592 | 150 | 66.7 | 16.7 | |
2014 | Archery | 2 | 47 | 314 | 15 | 2207 | 47 | 0 | 53.3 | |
2014 | Archery | 3 | 0 | 690 | 0 | 3856 | ||||
2014 | Archery | 4 | 150 | 1445 | 10 | 9054 | 150 | 33.3 | 33.3 | |
2014 | Archery | 4A | 25 | 176 | 14 | 1003 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | Archery | 5 | 75 | 423 | 18 | 2125 | 75 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | Archery | 6 | 125 | 643 | 20 | 5423 | 125 | 40 | 20 | |
2013 | Archery | 1 | 50 | 735 | 6.8 | 5508 | 50 | 16 | 35 | |
2013 | Archery | 2 | 19 | 299 | 6.5 | 1994 | 19 | 25.7 | 5.1 | |
2013 | Archery | 3 | 37 | 784 | 4.7 | 5191 | 37 | 38.7 | 27.9 | |
2013 | Archery | 4 | 111 | 1606 | 6.9 | 10809 | 111 | 15.8 | 56 | |
2013 | Archery | 4A | 11 | 154 | 7.3 | 977 | 11 | 8.9 | 46.6 | |
2013 | Archery | 5 | 44 | 333 | 13.1 | 2181 | 44 | 33.2 | 19.4 | |
2013 | Archery | 6 | 62 | 532 | 11.6 | 4000 | 62 | 1.6 | 17.8 | |
2012 | Archery | 1 | 79 | 724 | 11 | 4891 | 79 | 19.9 | 37.8 | |
2012 | Archery | 2 | 18 | 266 | 6.7 | 1630 | 18 | 38.6 | 27.7 | |
2012 | Archery | 3 | 61 | 662 | 9.2 | 4149 | 61 | 14.8 | 34.1 | |
2012 | Archery | 4 | 105 | 1606 | 6.5 | 11812 | 105 | 15 | 37.8 | |
2012 | Archery | 4A | 18 | 181 | 9.9 | 1082 | 18 | 5.6 | 77.5 | |
2012 | Archery | 5 | 55 | 295 | 18.6 | 1886 | 55 | 32.2 | 7.3 | |
2012 | Archery | 6 | 65 | 475 | 13.6 | 3689 | 65 | 15.2 | 28.1 | |
2011 | Archery | 1 | 96 | 955 | 10.1 | 7243 | 55 | 41 | 16.1 | 42.3 |
2011 | Archery | 2 | 19 | 271 | 6.9 | 1764 | 12 | 7 | 9.3 | 18.5 |
2011 | Archery | 3 | 76 | 787 | 9.7 | 5291 | 42 | 34 | 23.6 | 16.5 |
2011 | Archery | 4 | 192 | 1915 | 10 | 14320 | 111 | 80 | 22.5 | 33.8 |
2011 | Archery | 4A | 25 | 225 | 11.3 | 1504 | 21 | 5 | 4.9 | 29.1 |
2011 | Archery | 5 | 43 | 382 | 11.3 | 2719 | 23 | 21 | 34.5 | 0 |
2011 | Archery | 6 | 87 | 541 | 16.1 | 4247 | 76 | 11 | 17.8 | 33.3 |
2010 | Archery | 1 | 103 | 824 | 12.5 | 5678 | 68 | 35 | 18.4 | 51.5 |
2010 | Archery | 2 | 28 | 265 | 10.6 | 1452 | 22 | 7 | 25.6 | 18.5 |
2010 | Archery | 3 | 78 | 706 | 11 | 4564 | 64 | 14 | 27.4 | 25.1 |
2010 | Archery | 4 | 149 | 1871 | 8 | 13391 | 107 | 42 | 26.8 | 37.1 |
2010 | Archery | 4A | 26 | 222 | 11.5 | 1496 | 16 | 10 | 12.5 | 50 |
2010 | Archery | 5 | 56 | 310 | 18 | 1937 | 32 | 24 | 20.3 | 9.3 |
2010 | Archery | 6 | 85 | 589 | 14.4 | 4334 | 76 | 9 | 29.2 | 34.4 |
2009 | Archery | 1 | 103 | 909 | 11.4 | 6852 | 91 | 11 | 25.3 | 49.5 |
2009 | Archery | 2 | 17 | 247 | 6.9 | 1460 | 13 | 4 | 7.7 | 0 |
2009 | Archery | 3 | 66 | 650 | 10.2 | 4323 | 52 | 14 | 25 | 34.5 |
2009 | Archery | 4 | 131 | 1694 | 7.7 | 12693 | 114 | 17 | 12.3 | 36.8 |
2009 | Archery | 4A | 21 | 143 | 14.7 | 866 | 17 | 4 | 11.7 | 23.5 |
2009 | Archery | 5 | 31 | 260 | 11.9 | 1727 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
2009 | Archery | 6 | 67 | 509 | 13.2 | 4187 | 45 | 22 | 13.3 | 31.1 |
2008 | Archery | 1 | 130 | 1028 | 12.7 | 8282 | 93 | 36 | 22.4 | 9.7 |
2008 | Archery | 2 | 21 | 252 | 8.5 | 2040 | 15 | 6 | 67.5 | 6.5 |
2008 | Archery | 3 | 58 | 732 | 7.9 | 5917 | 31 | 27 | 53.2 | 6.5 |
2008 | Archery | 4 | 169 | 2048 | 8.3 | 16685 | 128 | 40 | 20.2 | 30.7 |
2008 | Archery | 4A | 17 | 219 | 7.7 | 1772 | 11 | 6 | 9.1 | 36.4 |
2008 | Archery | 5 | 59 | 297 | 19.8 | 2311 | 43 | 16 | 26.7 | 9.4 |
2008 | Archery | 6 | 93 | 763 | 12.2 | 5773 | 63 | 26 | 14.2 | 35.3 |
2007 | Archery | 1 | 131 | 831 | 15.7 | 6743 | 97 | 33 | 32.4 | 22.5 |
2007 | Archery | 2 | 42 | 196 | 21.3 | 1254 | 27 | 14 | 40.8 | 14.7 |
2007 | Archery | 3 | 40 | 446 | 9 | 3118 | 26 | 14 | 20.8 | 29.2 |
2007 | Archery | 4 | 184 | 1724 | 10.7 | 13550 | 139 | 45 | 10.8 | 23.8 |
2007 | Archery | 4A | 24 | 197 | 12.3 | 1493 | 20 | 4 | 9.9 | 65.3 |
2007 | Archery | 5 | 27 | 231 | 11.7 | 1924 | 18 | 9 | 31.2 | 18.8 |
2007 | Archery | 6 | 99 | 700 | 14.1 | 5599 | 63 | 35 | 26.7 | 28.3 |
2006 | Archery | 1 | 118 | 773 | 15.3 | 94 | 21 | 44.5 | 28.3 | |
2006 | Archery | 2 | 12 | 210 | 5.7 | 9 | 2 | 11.1 | 33.3 | |
2006 | Archery | 3 | 43 | 444 | 9.7 | 29 | 14 | 26.9 | 23.1 | |
2006 | Archery | 4 | 163 | 1452 | 11.2 | 124 | 37 | 23.8 | 20.5 | |
2006 | Archery | 4A | 10 | 199 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 37.5 | 25 | |
2006 | Archery | 5 | 13 | 306 | 4.2 | 10 | 3 | 55.6 | 0 | |
2006 | Archery | 6 | 83 | 687 | 12.1 | 56 | 25 | 17 | 24.5 | |
2005 | Archery | 1 | 104 | 761 | 13.6 | 5387 | 77 | 27 | 5.2 | 64.8 |
2005 | Archery | 2 | 14 | 182 | 7.7 | 1272 | 7 | 7 | 14.3 | 28.6 |
2005 | Archery | 3 | 54 | 516 | 10.5 | 3480 | 39 | 15 | 5.1 | 28 |
2005 | Archery | 4 | 158 | 1447 | 10.9 | 10662 | 113 | 45 | 16.9 | 38 |
2005 | Archery | 4A | 17 | 169 | 10.1 | 1256 | 12 | 5 | 16.7 | 8.3 |
2005 | Archery | 5 | 32 | 200 | 16 | 1379 | 13 | 19 | 30.8 | 38.5 |
2005 | Archery | 6 | 110 | 605 | 18.2 | 4884 | 74 | 36 | 31.4 | 35 |
2004 | Archery | 1 | 54 | 643 | 8.4 | 4860 | 39 | 15 | 10.3 | 25.6 |
2004 | Archery | 2 | 4 | 141 | 2.8 | 888 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | Archery | 3 | 34 | 417 | 8.2 | 2676 | 23 | 11 | 8.7 | 39.1 |
2004 | Archery | 4 | 139 | 1393 | 10 | 9740 | 114 | 24 | 22.8 | 21.1 |
2004 | Archery | 4A | 9 | 127 | 7.1 | 906 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 57.1 |
2004 | Archery | 5 | 20 | 155 | 12.9 | 969 | 15 | 5 | 6.7 | 20 |
2004 | Archery | 6 | 94 | 589 | 16 | 5097 | 77 | 15 | 33.8 | 23.4 |
2003 | Archery | 1 | 62 | 636 | 10 | 4500 | 42 | 20 | 25 | 34 |
2003 | Archery | 2 | 3 | 151 | 2 | 790 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 0 |
2003 | Archery | 3 | 32 | 447 | 7 | 2491 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 33 |
2003 | Archery | 4 | 116 | 1303 | 9 | 8682 | 83 | 31 | 17 | 28 |
2003 | Archery | 4A | 12 | 123 | 10 | 763 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 44 |
2003 | Archery | 5 | 21 | 193 | 11 | 1099 | 16 | 4 | 29 | 14 |
2003 | Archery | 6 | 82 | 596 | 14 | 4110 | 57 | 23 | 17 | 44 |
2002 | Archery | 1 | 57 | 568 | 10 | 3970 | 41 | 16 | 22 | 32 |
2002 | Archery | 2 | 7 | 164 | 4 | 876 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 50 |
2002 | Archery | 3 | 18 | 415 | 4 | 2491 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 29 |
2002 | Archery | 4 | 83 | 1185 | 7 | 7825 | 67 | 16 | 29 | 40 |
2002 | Archery | 4A | 3 | 111 | 3 | 714 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
2002 | Archery | 5 | 15 | 170 | 9 | 955 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
2002 | Archery | 6 | 74 | 549 | 13 | 3905 | 50 | 24 | 20 | 25 |
2001 | Archery | 1 | 70 | 540 | 13 | 3939 | 36 | 34 | 25 | 34 |
2001 | Archery | 2 | 6 | 179 | 4 | 834 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
2001 | Archery | 3 | 25 | 448 | 5 | 1820 | 14 | 11 | 46 | 31 |
2001 | Archery | 4 | 95 | 1195 | 8 | 7249 | 63 | 32 | 21 | 32 |
2001 | Archery | 4A | 12 | 127 | 9 | 675 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 11 |
2001 | Archery | 5 | 15 | 166 | 9 | 742 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 25 |
2001 | Archery | 6 | 69 | 551 | 13 | 3619 | 42 | 27 | 19 | 31 |
2000 | Archery | 1 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 25 | |||
2000 | Archery | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 15 | |||
2000 | Archery | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 20 | |||
2000 | Archery | 4 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 32 | 23 | |||
2000 | Archery | 4A | 4 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 10 | |||
2000 | Archery | 5 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 11 | |||
2000 | Archery | 6 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 23 | 20 |
* 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.
Private 1,769,011 acres 43.7% |
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 1,529,033 acres 37.8% |
State of Idaho 392,853 acres 9.7% |
Other 166,197 acres 4.1% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 94,789 acres 2.3% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 51,084 acres 1.3% |
State of Idaho 16,474 acres 0.4% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 14,327 acres 0.4% |
State of Idaho 12,247 acres 0.3% |
Make your own map of Portion of Units 1,2,3,4,4A,5 and 6 Elk A Tag - Panhandle Zone
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.