Non-resident tags are limited!
There is a non-resident tag quota of 15,500 total deer tags and 12,815 total elk tags. See the Nonresident Tags Available page for current availability.

No hunts found for 2026. Displaying results for 2025. The dates and locations of hunting opportunities do change but are not modified greatly from year to year.

New seasons are posted at different times depending on the species:

March: Moose, Sheep, Goat (odd years)
April: Deer, Elk, Pronghorn, Bear, Wolf, Turkey (odd years)
July: Migratory Birds (annually)
May: Upland Game (even years)

Your hunting opportunities.

Select an area from the right-hand side to view the details of each hunt including restrictions, statistics, public access, services and more.

Special Notes (follow hunt link for details)
¹ Youth hunting opportunity.
² Limited Access.
³ Motor Vehicle Restriction in all or part of this hunt.



Elk Seasons
General A Tag
Lemhi A Tag Unlimited tags
8/1/25-8/29/25	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	Portion of Unit 51
8/1/25-10/31/25	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	Units 29, 37 and 37A³
8/30/25-9/30/25	Antlerless or Antlered Elk	Archery	Units 29, 37, 37A and 51³
11/25/25-12/9/25	Antlerless Elk	Muzzleloader	Units 29, 37, 37A and 51³
Controlled Hunt Antlered
Hunt 2005 Area 29 180 tags
10/1/25-10/31/25	Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	29³
Hunt 2012 Area 37 100 tags
10/1/25-10/31/25	Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	37³
Hunt 2013 Area 37A 100 tags
10/1/25-10/31/25	Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	37A³
Hunt 2031 Area 51 10 tags
10/1/25-10/14/25	Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	51³
Hunt 2032 Area 51 125 tags
11/1/25-11/30/25	Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	51³
Controlled Hunt Antlerless
Hunt 2071 Area 29 35 tags
11/1/25-11/20/25	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	29³
Hunt 2078 Area 37 60 tags
11/1/25-11/20/25	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	37³
Hunt 2079 Area 37 100 tags
12/10/25-12/31/25	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	37³
Hunt 2080 Area 37A 45 tags
12/10/25-12/31/25	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	37A³
Hunt 2090 Area 51 75 tags
10/16/25-11/5/25	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	51³
Hunt 2091 Area 51 75 tags
12/10/25-12/31/25	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	51³
Controlled Hunt Either Sex
Hunt 2114 Area 51-1 25 tags
8/1/25-8/29/25	Antlerless or Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	51-1
Controlled Hunt Youth Only
Hunt 2154 Area 29 25 tags
10/1/25-11/20/25	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	29³
Hunt 2157 Area 37 25 tags
11/1/25-12/31/25	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	37³
Controlled Hunt Extra Antlerless
Hunt 2250 Area 36A-1X 50 tags
1/1/26-1/31/26	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	36A-1X
Hunt 2253 Area 51-1X 25 tags
1/1/26-2/15/26	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	51-1X
Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocated
Hunt 2180 Area 29 7 tags
10/1/25-10/31/25	Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	29³
Hunt 2185 Area 37 2 tags
10/1/25-10/31/25	Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	37³
Hunt 2186 Area 37 2 tags
11/1/25-11/20/25	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	37³
Hunt 2187 Area 37 3 tags
11/1/25-12/31/25	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	37¹³
Hunt 2188 Area 37 3 tags
12/10/25-12/31/25	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	37³
Hunt 2189 Area 37A 5 tags
10/1/25-10/31/25	Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	37A³