Elk General A Tag Season

Units 43, 48
Elk A Tag - Smoky-Bennett Zone Unlimited 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 or Antlered Elk
Either sex may be taken.
Archery
Archery ONLY.

Restrictions
  • CAUTION - Archers and Muzzleloaders: "Any weapon" elk hunts will be open during the archery or muzzleloader season in all or parts of this hunt. Please use appropriate caution.

Units 43 & 48 ONLY

Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
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Units 43 and 48. Area Size: 837,843 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 43 48

General Season Harvest Statistics

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Year
Take Method
Unit
Harvest
Hunters
Success%
Days
Antlered
Antlerless
%Spike
%6+Pts
2024Archery438891510714665232933
2024Archery488249816395871112137
2023Archery4311793013756496211441
2023Archery48576041047914810219
2022Archery4311183913661782292434
2022Archery4859434143866562252
2021Archery43687849597956131650
2021Archery489145020384881103025
2020Archery431219331376989526551
2020Archery488664013542959261149
2019Archery43958691162697817958
2019Archery48814981638116318439
2018Archery43131842166304108231647
2018Archery489460216441976182645
2017Archery431027701352909571147
2017Archery488056614456352281639
2016Archery438180610615970121555
2016Archery488649118360569171548
2015Archery431416782148301261512.243.9
2015Archery481294422935271042517.650
2014Archery436430021237159510.251.1
2014Archery486220830152448132040
2013Archery43352041715283046.636.2
2013Archery484717127.7121540729.228.3
2012Archery433722216.8190435211.446.8
2012Archery484629115.8251337912.839.9
2011Archery434033911.927963462.926.1
2011Archery484922122.2183044510.935.9
2010Archery43323459.4269126613.651.6
2010Archery483721617157733426.229.3
2009Archery434131713228139232.150
2009Archery483325212.91876231013.331
2008Archery43163105.2218915113.346.7
2008Archery483428911.8243526723.134.6
2007Archery433024212.31743291754.7
2007Archery482418612.8130320315.269.5
2006Archery43242609.22041545
2006Archery484231413.44027.455.4
2005Archery433928413.7210836313.958.3
2005Archery484421820.3172641324.346.6
2004Archery43252719.2211023221.721.7
2004Archery48363749.634063066.716.7
2003Archery43322731221102831358
2003Archery48342311518342762942
2002Archery4333303112436276035
2002Archery4818257720891711347
2001Archery43352481417953321342
2001Archery48322081516142391357
2000Archery43221843022
2000Archery48201825121
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

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 82.82 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 693,932 acres   82.8%
Graph illustrating 9.39 percent Private 78,637 acres   9.4%
Graph illustrating 6.18 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 51,797 acres   6.2%
Graph illustrating 1.08 percent State of Idaho 9,087 acres   1.1%
Graph illustrating 0.4 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 3,347 acres   0.4%
Graph illustrating 0.12 percent Other 1,043 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.

Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.