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Elk General A Tag Season
Hunt Area Palouse A Tag
Elk A Tag - Palouse Zone Unlimited Tags
Non-resident tag quota of 12,815 total elk tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.
8/30/2024 - 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.
Any weapon hunts will be open during the archery or muzzleloader season.
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- Hunt Area Palouse A Tag
- All of Units 8, 8A and 11A. 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 | Archery | 8 | 18 | 151 | 12 | 1668 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
2023 | Archery | 8A | 104 | 656 | 16 | 6024 | 86 | 18 | 56 | 20 |
2023 | Archery | 11A | 8 | 43 | 18 | 247 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
2022 | Archery | 8 | 23 | 156 | 15 | 1590 | 8 | 15 | 17.6 | 0 |
2022 | Archery | 8A | 108 | 636 | 17 | 5864 | 79 | 29 | 27.3 | 25.4 |
2022 | Archery | 11A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 44 | ||||
2021 | Archery | 8 | 19 | 174 | 11 | 1159 | 19 | 28.5 | 0 | |
2021 | Archery | 8A | 77 | 554 | 14 | 5562 | 66 | 11 | 12.8 | 25.2 |
2021 | Archery | 11A | 13 | 28 | 45 | 184 | 13 | 8.3 | 83.4 | |
2020 | Archery | 8 | 5 | 114 | 4 | 1022 | 3 | 2 | 57.5 | 0 |
2020 | Archery | 8A | 81 | 587 | 14 | 5990 | 76 | 5 | 46.7 | 22 |
2020 | Archery | 11A | 1 | 30 | 3 | 154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | Archery | 8 | 18 | 166 | 11.1 | 1418 | 18 | 13.6 | 0 | |
2019 | Archery | 8A | 54 | 566 | 9.6 | 5059 | 47 | 8 | 35.7 | 25 |
2019 | Archery | 11A | 6 | 39 | 15.4 | 202 | 6 | 0 | 77.3 | |
2018 | Archery | 8 | 19 | 151 | 12.4 | 1102 | 13 | 5 | 39.3 | 9.2 |
2018 | Archery | 8A | 72 | 588 | 12.2 | 4789 | 60 | 11 | 15.8 | 13.5 |
2018 | Archery | 11A | 15 | 42 | 36.2 | 198 | 15 | 30.2 | 0 | |
2017 | Archery | 8 | 15 | 126 | 12.2 | 689 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 11.1 |
2017 | Archery | 8A | 72 | 463 | 15.5 | 3663 | 43 | 29 | 22.2 | 18.6 |
2017 | Archery | 11A | 2 | 32 | 5.3 | 227 | 2 | 0 | 100 | |
2016 | Archery | 8 | 18 | 145 | 12.4 | 956 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 39.3 |
2016 | Archery | 8A | 78 | 460 | 17 | 3910 | 59 | 18 | 24.7 | 26.6 |
2016 | Archery | 11A | 3 | 32 | 8.5 | 220 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
2015 | Archery | 8 | 24 | 149 | 16 | 987 | 24 | 28.6 | 28.6 | |
2015 | Archery | 8A | 69 | 443 | 16 | 3677 | 56 | 14 | 25 | 31.3 |
2015 | Archery | 11A | 7 | 28 | 25 | 160 | 7 | 0 | 50 | |
2014 | Archery | 8 | 6 | 137 | 4 | 1048 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | Archery | 8A | 116 | 518 | 22 | 4617 | 94 | 22 | 41 | 17.7 |
2014 | Archery | 11A | 6 | 33 | 17 | 171 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
2013 | Archery | 8 | 20 | 168 | 12.1 | 1278 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 23.7 |
2013 | Archery | 8A | 69 | 454 | 15.2 | 3816 | 46 | 23 | 20.7 | 21.6 |
2013 | Archery | 11A | 3 | 40 | 8.6 | 265 | 3 | 100 | 0 | |
2012 | Archery | 8 | 24 | 138 | 17.2 | 1054 | 22 | 2 | 34 | 13.7 |
2012 | Archery | 8A | 92 | 489 | 18.9 | 4092 | 48 | 44 | 13 | 19.7 |
2012 | Archery | 11A | 2 | 46 | 4.4 | 360 | 2 | 0 | 100 | |
2011 | Archery | 8 | 15 | 145 | 10.1 | 947 | 12 | 3 | 25.6 | 48.8 |
2011 | Archery | 8A | 53 | 417 | 12.7 | 3515 | 44 | 9 | 19.8 | 17.5 |
2011 | Archery | 11A | 7 | 33 | 20.4 | 192 | 7 | 0 | 14.9 | |
2010 | Archery | 8 | 26 | 124 | 21 | 986 | 12 | 14 | 41.7 | 16.7 |
2010 | Archery | 8A | 63 | 477 | 13.2 | 4054 | 41 | 22 | 24.4 | 26.8 |
2010 | Archery | 11A | 6 | 35 | 17.1 | 230 | 6 | 0 | 83.3 | |
2009 | Archery | 8 | 17 | 117 | 14.7 | 886 | 14 | 3 | 51 | 0 |
2009 | Archery | 8A | 90 | 418 | 21.6 | 3661 | 74 | 16 | 9.4 | 30.3 |
2009 | Archery | 11A | 13 | 46 | 28.6 | 262 | 13 | 0 | 92.5 | |
2008 | Archery | 8 | 11 | 108 | 10.1 | 938 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 25 |
2008 | Archery | 8A | 56 | 402 | 14 | 3911 | 47 | 9 | 28.4 | 10.5 |
2008 | Archery | 11A | 17 | 63 | 27 | 404 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 44.1 |
2007 | Archery | 8 | 8 | 76 | 10.5 | 458 | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 42.9 |
2007 | Archery | 8A | 50 | 320 | 15.5 | 2935 | 29 | 20 | 25 | 25 |
2007 | Archery | 11A | 5 | 35 | 14.2 | 271 | 5 | 20 | 40 | |
2006 | Archery | 8 | 8 | 77 | 10.4 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 20 | |
2006 | Archery | 8A | 50 | 289 | 17.3 | 39 | 11 | 30.8 | 28.2 | |
2006 | Archery | 11A | 7 | 81 | 8.6 | 6 | 0 | 50 | ||
2005 | Archery | 8 | 25 | 93 | 26.9 | 649 | 22 | 3 | 13.6 | 0 |
2005 | Archery | 8A | 25 | 317 | 7.9 | 2536 | 18 | 7 | 27.8 | 38.9 |
2005 | Archery | 11A | 4 | 28 | 14.3 | 171 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 |
2004 | Archery | 8 | 6 | 53 | 11.3 | 358 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | Archery | 8A | 32 | 360 | 8.9 | 2883 | 24 | 8 | 20.8 | 20.8 |
2004 | Archery | 11A | 5 | 28 | 17.9 | 169 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
2003 | Archery | 8 | 11 | 87 | 13 | 433 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
2003 | Archery | 8A | 48 | 299 | 16 | 2355 | 42 | 6 | 26 | 24 |
2003 | Archery | 11A | 5 | 35 | 14 | 177 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
2002 | Archery | 8 | 11 | 93 | 12 | 521 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 22 |
2002 | Archery | 8A | 38 | 308 | 12 | 2504 | 30 | 8 | 29 | 14 |
2002 | Archery | 11A | 2 | 26 | 8 | 157 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
2001 | Archery | 8 | 7 | 80 | 9 | 436 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 29 |
2001 | Archery | 8A | 30 | 223 | 13 | 1788 | 20 | 10 | 37 | 37 |
2001 | Archery | 11A | 4 | 19 | 22 | 119 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
2000 | Archery | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 8 | |||
2000 | Archery | 8A | 25 | 20 | 5 | 38 | 17 | |||
2000 | Archery | 11A | 5 | 5 | 0 | 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*
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