Elk Controlled Hunt Youth Only Season

Hunt Area 30
Elk Controlled Hunt 2148 25 Tags

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

11/1/2024 - 12/15/2024

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.
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

Motorized Hunting Rule Applies

Hunt Area 30
All of Unit 30. Area Size: 256,865 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 30

Controlled Hunt Harvest Statistics

Year Hunt# Area Hunters Harvest Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2023 2148 30 24 10 44 102 10
2022 2152 30 23 10 44 104 10
2021 2152 30 17 8 44 87 8
2020 2157 30 18 6 34 69 6
2019 2157 30 25 12 48 96 12
2018 2186 30 12 4 33 50 4
2017 2186 30 10 4 43 46 4
2016 2172 30 9 4 40 24 4
2015 2172 30 15 12 78 53 12
2014 2136 30 15 14 90 32 14
2013 2138 30 14 7 50 60 7
2012 2129 30 15 8 51 84 8
2011 2135 30 15 10 67 58 10
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 2148 30 1 45 25 56 16 0 0 25 25
2024 2148 30 2 14 3 21 2 0 0 3 3
2023 2148 30 1 30 25 83 10 0 0 25 25
2023 2148 30 2 7 2 29 2 0 0 2 2
2022 2152 30 1 26 25 96 10 0 0 25 25
2022 2152 30 2 2 1 50 2 0 0 1 1
2021 2152 30 1 42 25 60 11 0 0 25 25
2020 2157 30 1 31 25 81 32 0 0 25 25
2020 2157 30 2 5 1 20 0 0 1 1
2019 2157 30 1 43 25 58 10 0 0 25 25
2018 2186 30 1 34 15 44 12 0 0 15 15
2018 2186 30 2 8 1 12 1 0 0 1 1
2017 2186 30 1 21 15 71 20 0 0 15 15
2016 2172 30 1 35 15 43 8 0 0 15 15
2015 2172 30 1 34 15 44 14 0 0 15 15
2014 2136 30 1 25 15 60 16 0 0 15 15
2013 2138 30 1 23 15 65 14 0 0 15 15
2013 2138 30 2 5 1 20 1 0 0 1 1
2012 2129 30 1 39 15 38 5 0 0 15 15
2012 2129 30 2 6 2 33 0 0 2 2
2011 2135 30 1 20 15 75 15 0 0 15 15
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 2148 30 1 44 25 57 1 0 0 25 25
2024 2148 30 2 12 3 25 2 0 0 3 3
2023 2148 30 1 30 25 83 0 0 25 25
2023 2148 30 2 7 2 29 0 0 2 2
2022 2152 30 1 26 25 96 0 0 25 25
2022 2152 30 2 2 1 50 0 0 1 1
2021 2152 30 1 41 24 59 1 1 100 25 25
2020 2157 30 1 31 25 81 0 0 25 25
2020 2157 30 2 5 1 20 0 0 1 1
2019 2157 30 1 41 24 59 2 1 50 25 25
2018 2186 30 1 31 14 45 3 1 33 15 15
2018 2186 30 2 8 1 12 0 0 1 1
2017 2186 30 1 21 15 71 0 0 15 15
2016 2172 30 1 34 15 44 1 0 0 15 15
2015 2172 30 1 34 15 44 0 0 15 15
2014 2136 30 1 25 15 60 0 0 15 15
2013 2138 30 1 22 15 68 1 0 0 15 15
2013 2138 30 2 5 1 20 0 0 1 1
2012 2129 30 1 39 15 38 0 0 15 15
2012 2129 30 2 6 2 33 0 0 2 2
2011 2135 30 1 20 15 75 0 0 15 15
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 46.67 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 119,884 acres   46.7%
Graph illustrating 29.88 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 76,740 acres   29.9%
Graph illustrating 20.37 percent Private 52,312 acres   20.4%
Graph illustrating 2.89 percent State of Idaho 7,411 acres   2.9%
Graph illustrating 0.05 percent Other 134 acres   0.1%

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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.