Elk Controlled Hunt Youth Only Season

Hunt Area 3
Elk Controlled Hunt 2142 25 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 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.
Archery
Archery ONLY.

Restrictions

Archery only

Hunt Area 3
All of Unit 3. Area Size: 354,354 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 3

Controlled Hunt Harvest Statistics

Year Hunt# Area Hunters Harvest Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2020 2152 3 24 6 25 270 6
2019 2152 3 24 9 37 164 9
2018 2181 3 23 11 47 213 11
2017 2181 3 21 18 85 150 18
2015 2169 3 25 16 63 320 16
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
2024 2142 3 1 46 25 54 46 0 0 25 25
2024 2142 3 2 31 7 23 19 0 0 7 7
2018 2181 3 1 36 25 69 37 0 0 25 25
2017 2181 3 1 41 25 61 28 0 0 25 25
2015 2169 3 1 69 25 36 29 0 0 25 25
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
2024 2142 3 1 46 25 54 0 0 25 25
2024 2142 3 2 30 7 23 1 0 0 7 7
2018 2181 3 1 34 24 71 2 1 50 25 25
2017 2181 3 1 40 25 62 1 0 0 25 25
2015 2169 3 1 67 25 37 2 0 0 25 25
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

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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 51.94 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 184,050 acres   51.9%
Graph illustrating 42.49 percent Private 150,571 acres   42.5%
Graph illustrating 2.51 percent Other 8,883 acres   2.5%
Graph illustrating 2.31 percent State of Idaho 8,173 acres   2.3%
Graph illustrating 0.76 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 2,677 acres   0.8%

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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.

No properties are currently available in this hunt area.
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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.