Elk General A Tag Season

Unit 28
Elk A Tag - Salmon Zone Unlimited Tags

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

12/1/2024 - 12/31/2024

Species: Elk (Cervus canadensis)

Antlerless or Antlered Elk: Either sex may be taken.

Archery: Archery ONLY.

Restrictions

Unit 28 ONLY

Surface Management

Game Units

Wilderness

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Unit 28: All of Unit 28. Area Size: 837,093 acres

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General Season Harvest Statistics

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Year	Take Method	Unit	Harvest	Hunters	Success%	Days	Antlered	Antlerless	%Spike	%6+Pts
2024	Archery	28	6	54	11	251	1	5	0	0
2023	Archery	28	2	73	3	496		2
2022	Archery	28	6	48	12	224		6
2021	Archery	28	2	40	5	252	2		100	0
2020	Archery	28	16	123	13	675		16
2019	Archery	28	4	68	6	294	3	1	0	100
2018	Archery	28	3	65	5	384		3
2017	Archery	28	0	51	0	357
2016	Archery	28	15	53	28	658		15
2015	Archery	28	15	64	24	423	4	12	0	50
2014	Archery	28	9	72	13	472	5	5	0	100
2013	Archery	28	10	102	10.3	551	4	7	0	0
2012	Archery	28	12	62	18.9	297		12
2011	Archery	28	4	87	4.6	522		4
2010	Archery	28	10	55	18.1	327	1	9	0	100
2009	Archery	28	4	102	3.9	623		4	0	0
2008	Archery	28	22	60	36.1	444	9	12	100	0
2007	Archery	28	4	98	4.1	628	1	3	100	0
2006	Archery	28	7	83	8.4		2	4	50	0
2005	Archery	28	10	56	17.9	302	1	9	0	100
2004	Archery	28	20	105	19	695	16	4	6.2	6.2
2003	Archery	28	7	51	14	283	2	5	0	100
2002	Archery	28	1	45	2	282	0	1	0	0
2001	Archery	28	2	36	6	214	0	2	0	0
2000	Archery	28	4				4	0	39	12

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. Forest Service (USFS) 734,109 acres 87.7%

U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 70,664 acres 8.4%

Private 27,799 acres 3.3%

State of Idaho 2,550 acres 0.3%

Other 1,971 acres 0.2%

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