Elk Landowner Permission Hunts
2014-2024 Elk Management Plan Management Direction: Implement proactive measures to minimize or compensate for elk depredations.
- Objective: Focus additional harvest of antlerless elk on private agricultural lands experiencing increased depredation issues.
- Depredation issues have increased significantly in the southern portion of Unit 5.
- Current elk harvest from General Hunts, Controlled Hunts, and Depredation Hunts is insufficient to address the growing depredation concerns.
2025 Controlled Hunts Landowner Permission Required EXTRA Antlerless Elk Do not apply for these during the controlled hunt application period. | |||||
Hunt No. | Controlled Hunt Areas | Tags | Season Dates | Notes | Proposed Changes |
New LPH | 5-2X | 100 | Aug 1 – Dec 31 | Private land only | New Landowner Permission Hunt |
2026 Controlled Hunts Landowner Permission Required EXTRA Antlerless Elk Do not apply for these during the controlled hunt application period. | |||||
Hunt No. | Controlled Hunt Areas | Tags | Season Dates | Notes | Proposed Changes |
New LPH | 5-2X | 20 | Jan 1 – Feb 15 | Private land only | New Landowner Permission Hunt |
*These are 2026 hunts. Hunters must purchase a 2026 hunting license before they can pickup these tags. Hunting licenses for 2026 will go on sale December 1, 2025. |
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Elk Controlled Hunt Area Descriptions
Hunt Area 5-2X – Private land only in that portion of Unit 5 within Benewah County.