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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.
12/2/2024 - 12/5/2024
- Species
- Elk (Cervus canadensis)
- Antlerless or Spike Elk
- Only elk without antlers or elk with no branching on either antler may be taken in any season which is open to spike or antlerless elk only. In antlered or spike-only seasons, antlers must accompany the carcass while in transit.
- Muzzleloader
- Muzzleloader ONLY.
- Restrictions
No special restrictions.
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- 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
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Year | Take Method | Unit | Harvest | Hunters | Success% | Days | Antlered | Antlerless | %Spike | %6+Pts |
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| 2024 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 11 | 79 | 1130 | 314 | 11 | |||
| 2024 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 32 | 310 | 3170 | 1305 | 11 | 20 | 100 | 0 |
| 2024 | Muzzleloader | 11A | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| 2023 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 16 | 90 | 17 | 323 | 16 | |||
| 2023 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 12 | 260 | 4 | 924 | 12 | |||
| 2023 | Muzzleloader | 11A | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| 2022 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 15 | 93 | 1510 | 311 | 5 | 10 | 100 | 0 |
| 2022 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 30 | 254 | 3010 | 842 | 30 | |||
| 2022 | Muzzleloader | 11A | 0 | 20 | 0 | 64 | ||||
| 2021 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 28 | 81 | 2850 | 267 | 5 | 23 | 100 | 0 |
| 2021 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 49 | 318 | 4930 | 1172 | 12 | 38 | 100 | 0 |
| 2021 | Muzzleloader | 11A | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 2020 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 6 | 86 | 610 | 495 | 6 | 100 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 37 | 364 | 3700 | 1562 | 6 | 31 | 100 | 0 |
| 2019 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 12 | 132 | 1170 | 598 | 2 | 10 | 100 | 0 |
| 2019 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 13 | 364 | 1260 | 1593 | 13 | |||
| 2019 | Muzzleloader | 11A | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 2018 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 49 | ||||
| 2018 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 48 | 435 | 4790 | 2100 | 1 | 47 | 100 | 0 |
| 2018 | Muzzleloader | 11A | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 2017 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| 2017 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 30 | 375 | 2990 | 1845 | 21 | 9 | 100 | 0 |
| 2016 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 106 | ||||
| 2016 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 42 | 346 | 4160 | 1512 | 42 | |||
| 2015 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 125 | 3 | |||
| 2015 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 63 | 380 | 16 | 1781 | 10 | 52 | 100 | 0 |
| 2015 | Muzzleloader | 11A | ||||||||
| 2014 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 2014 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 28 | 375 | 7 | 1910 | 6 | 22 | 100 | 0 |
| 2014 | Muzzleloader | 11A | 6 | 6 | 100 | 17 | 6 | |||
| 2013 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 1 | 23 | 4.3 | 116 | 1 | |||
| 2013 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 49 | 336 | 14.6 | 1233 | 3 | 46 | 100 | 0 |
| 2013 | Muzzleloader | 11A | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2012 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 0 | 23 | 75 | |||||
| 2012 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 74 | 412 | 18.1 | 1540 | 8 | 66 | 87.8 | 0 |
| 2012 | Muzzleloader | 11A | 0 | 3 | 16 | |||||
| 2011 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 1 | 14 | 7.1 | 43 | 1 | 100 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 32 | 331 | 9.8 | 1144 | 4 | 28 | 100 | 0 |
| 2011 | Muzzleloader | 11A | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 2010 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 1 | 12 | 8.3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 68 | 271 | 25.1 | 888 | 11 | 57 | 100 | 0 |
| 2010 | Muzzleloader | 11A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 39 | 258 | 15 | 952 | 8 | 30 | 100 | 0 |
| 2009 | Muzzleloader | 11A | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 22 | 290 | 7.8 | 1227 | 2 | 20 | 100 | 0 |
| 2008 | Muzzleloader | 11A | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 58 | ||||
| 2007 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 22 | 244 | 9.2 | 871 | 4 | 18 | 100 | 0 |
| 2007 | Muzzleloader | 11A | 6 | 6 | 100 | 28 | 6 | |||
| 2006 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2006 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 61 | 265 | 23 | 10 | 50 | 100 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Muzzleloader | 11A | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2005 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 49 | 261 | 18.8 | 933 | 5 | 44 | 100 | 0 |
| 2005 | Muzzleloader | 11A | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 30 | 287 | 10.5 | 986 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Muzzleloader | 11A | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 30 | 258 | 12 | 890 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Muzzleloader | 11A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 19 | 262 | 7 | 1117 | 4 | 15 | 75 | 0 |
| 2001 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 48 | 181 | 27 | 642 | 10 | 38 | 100 | 0 |
| 2000 | Muzzleloader | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 8 | |||
| 2000 | Muzzleloader | 8A | 25 | 20 | 5 | 38 | 17 | |||
| 2000 | Muzzleloader | 11A | 0 | 0 | 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*
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.
Private 1,189,437 acres 80%
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U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 126,979 acres 8.5%
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Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 94,780 acres 6.4%
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State of Idaho 65,800 acres 4.4%
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Other 4,389 acres 0.3%
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U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 2,975 acres 0.2%
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U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 2,412 acres 0.2%
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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas
No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.
There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.