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Elk General A Tag Season
Portion of Units 8, 8A, 11A
Elk A Tag - Palouse Zone Unlimited Tags
Non-resident tag quota of 12,815 total elk tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.
8/1/2024 - 9/15/2024
- 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
On or within 1 mile of private agricultural lands
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- Portion of Units 8, 8A, 11A
- On or within 1 mile of private agricultural lands in Units 8, 8A and 11A. "Private agricultural lands" are defined as privately-owned lands that are used for growing or storing plants for profit, in the form of pasture or stored feed for animal production, croplands, nurseries, vineyards, or orchards, but which do not include private timberlands. Area Size: 1,486,932 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics
Year | Take Method | Unit | Harvest | Hunters | Success% | Days | Antlered | Antlerless | %Spike | %6+Pts |
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2023 | Any Weapon | 8 | 214 | 668 | 32 | 3469 | 130 | 84 | 36 | 22 |
2023 | Any Weapon | 8A | 313 | 1662 | 19 | 9400 | 248 | 65 | 23 | 20 |
2023 | Any Weapon | 11A | 38 | 211 | 18 | 995 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 25 |
2022 | Any Weapon | 8 | 141 | 671 | 21 | 3476 | 82 | 59 | 40.7 | 15.6 |
2022 | Any Weapon | 8A | 238 | 1559 | 15 | 9295 | 196 | 42 | 33.6 | 12.5 |
2022 | Any Weapon | 11A | 47 | 182 | 26 | 1156 | 39 | 8 | 26.4 | 43.7 |
2021 | Any Weapon | 8 | 197 | 827 | 24 | 4406 | 111 | 86 | 28.7 | 11.6 |
2021 | Any Weapon | 8A | 273 | 1517 | 18 | 8608 | 228 | 45 | 31 | 16.7 |
2021 | Any Weapon | 11A | 49 | 209 | 23 | 1116 | 35 | 14 | 14.2 | 45.5 |
2020 | Any Weapon | 8 | 194 | 851 | 23 | 4695 | 99 | 95 | 19.6 | 15 |
2020 | Any Weapon | 8A | 257 | 1618 | 16 | 9948 | 195 | 62 | 19 | 18.2 |
2020 | Any Weapon | 11A | 57 | 198 | 29 | 1250 | 39 | 18 | 0 | 44.3 |
2019 | Any Weapon | 8 | 183 | 810 | 22.7 | 4009 | 114 | 70 | 32.8 | 32.8 |
2019 | Any Weapon | 8A | 238 | 1468 | 16.2 | 8862 | 203 | 35 | 25.2 | 12.6 |
2019 | Any Weapon | 11A | 60 | 164 | 36.3 | 821 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 51.4 |
2018 | Any Weapon | 8 | 194 | 775 | 25 | 3707 | 127 | 67 | 16.8 | 35.6 |
2018 | Any Weapon | 8A | 273 | 1454 | 18.8 | 8611 | 200 | 74 | 35.7 | 22.2 |
2018 | Any Weapon | 11A | 34 | 186 | 18.2 | 982 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 72.6 |
2017 | Any Weapon | 8 | 173 | 782 | 22.1 | 3903 | 68 | 105 | 32.7 | 12.8 |
2017 | Any Weapon | 8A | 227 | 1591 | 14.3 | 9178 | 179 | 48 | 28.9 | 15.1 |
2017 | Any Weapon | 11A | 38 | 228 | 16.6 | 1356 | 25 | 13 | 3.9 | 65.4 |
2016 | Any Weapon | 8 | 228 | 824 | 27.6 | 4147 | 116 | 111 | 12.3 | 11.5 |
2016 | Any Weapon | 8A | 309 | 1487 | 20.8 | 8620 | 204 | 105 | 21 | 29.6 |
2016 | Any Weapon | 11A | 26 | 229 | 11.3 | 1204 | 17 | 9 | 61.5 | 19.2 |
2015 | Any Weapon | 8 | 178 | 790 | 23 | 3930 | 128 | 46 | 12.5 | 25 |
2015 | Any Weapon | 8A | 306 | 1746 | 17 | 10011 | 212 | 93 | 34 | 22.7 |
2015 | Any Weapon | 11A | 31 | 193 | 16 | 864 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 33.3 |
2014 | Any Weapon | 8 | 149 | 871 | 17 | 3994 | 90 | 59 | 17.6 | 29.4 |
2014 | Any Weapon | 8A | 255 | 1740 | 15 | 9099 | 179 | 76 | 32.4 | 20.6 |
2014 | Any Weapon | 11A | 70 | 293 | 24 | 1483 | 32 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | Any Weapon | 8 | 202 | 946 | 21.3 | 5005 | 102 | 99 | 21.4 | 16.4 |
2013 | Any Weapon | 8A | 264 | 1583 | 16.6 | 9253 | 172 | 92 | 30.7 | 23.2 |
2013 | Any Weapon | 11A | 67 | 254 | 26.3 | 1288 | 35 | 32 | 16.4 | 49.2 |
2012 | Any Weapon | 8 | 153 | 775 | 19.7 | 3778 | 82 | 71 | 28.9 | 21.8 |
2012 | Any Weapon | 8A | 261 | 1390 | 18.8 | 8485 | 175 | 86 | 28.7 | 25.3 |
2012 | Any Weapon | 11A | 85 | 283 | 30.1 | 1441 | 54 | 27 | 18.3 | 32.6 |
2011 | Any Weapon | 8 | 159 | 652 | 24.4 | 3368 | 94 | 66 | 23.8 | 11.6 |
2011 | Any Weapon | 8A | 194 | 1338 | 14.5 | 7424 | 133 | 61 | 39.7 | 21.3 |
2011 | Any Weapon | 11A | 53 | 337 | 15.6 | 1573 | 47 | 6 | 8.6 | 28.8 |
2010 | Any Weapon | 8 | 188 | 739 | 25.4 | 3778 | 106 | 82 | 34.5 | 12.2 |
2010 | Any Weapon | 8A | 281 | 1348 | 20.9 | 7512 | 204 | 77 | 33.5 | 18.9 |
2010 | Any Weapon | 11A | 47 | 299 | 15.7 | 1604 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 20.2 |
2009 | Any Weapon | 8 | 103 | 596 | 17.3 | 2799 | 54 | 49 | 35.1 | 13.1 |
2009 | Any Weapon | 8A | 203 | 1339 | 15.2 | 7735 | 150 | 52 | 26.5 | 12 |
2009 | Any Weapon | 11A | 50 | 320 | 15.7 | 1895 | 32 | 18 | 6.2 | 43.8 |
2008 | Any Weapon | 8 | 108 | 714 | 15.1 | 4035 | 61 | 47 | 39.3 | 9.8 |
2008 | Any Weapon | 8A | 208 | 1535 | 13.6 | 9132 | 161 | 47 | 37.3 | 13.7 |
2008 | Any Weapon | 11A | 51 | 505 | 10.1 | 3271 | 34 | 17 | 2.9 | 35.3 |
2007 | Any Weapon | 8 | 149 | 495 | 30 | 2386 | 90 | 56 | 14.7 | 33.1 |
2007 | Any Weapon | 8A | 242 | 1246 | 19.4 | 6846 | 194 | 44 | 37.4 | 11.3 |
2007 | Any Weapon | 11A | 127 | 388 | 32.8 | 1935 | 94 | 34 | 9.8 | 39.8 |
2006 | Any Weapon | 8 | 141 | 556 | 25.4 | 96 | 39 | 39 | 10.5 | |
2006 | Any Weapon | 8A | 207 | 1300 | 15.9 | 145 | 50 | 33.8 | 13.7 | |
2006 | Any Weapon | 11A | 77 | 318 | 24.2 | 45 | 29 | 13.3 | 28.9 | |
2005 | Any Weapon | 8 | 160 | 578 | 27.6 | 2863 | 80 | 80 | 30.1 | 7.5 |
2005 | Any Weapon | 8A | 243 | 1263 | 19.2 | 7541 | 181 | 62 | 34.6 | 12.2 |
2005 | Any Weapon | 11A | 66 | 271 | 24.4 | 1293 | 39 | 27 | 17.9 | 33.3 |
2004 | Any Weapon | 8 | 132 | 608 | 21.7 | 3326 | 68 | 63 | 38.2 | 8.8 |
2004 | Any Weapon | 8A | 261 | 1422 | 18.4 | 9338 | 197 | 63 | 34 | 12.2 |
2004 | Any Weapon | 11A | 88 | 335 | 26.3 | 1524 | 62 | 26 | 6.5 | 17.7 |
2003 | Any Weapon | 8 | 79 | 551 | 14 | 3195 | 76 | 2 | 39 | 10 |
2003 | Any Weapon | 8A | 206 | 1413 | 15 | 9213 | 205 | 0 | 32 | 19 |
2003 | Any Weapon | 11A | 37 | 212 | 17 | 898 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 21 |
2002 | Any Weapon | 8 | 61 | 497 | 12 | 2899 | 57 | 4 | 36 | 6 |
2002 | Any Weapon | 8A | 162 | 1260 | 13 | 8519 | 162 | 0 | 36 | 14 |
2002 | Any Weapon | 11A | 28 | 176 | 16 | 925 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 23 |
2001 | Any Weapon | 8 | 74 | 391 | 19 | 2094 | 60 | 14 | 25 | 14 |
2001 | Any Weapon | 8A | 173 | 908 | 19 | 6146 | 160 | 13 | 34 | 13 |
2001 | Any Weapon | 11A | 26 | 120 | 21 | 523 | 24 | 2 | 32 | 23 |
2000 | Any Weapon | 8 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 48 | 8 | |||
2000 | Any Weapon | 8A | 123 | 99 | 24 | 38 | 17 | |||
2000 | Any Weapon | 11A | 24 | 23 | 1 | 32 | 8 |
* 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*
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.
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