Elk Nonresident Tag Limits

Starting December 1 at 10 a.m. MST, a limited number of general and capped zone elk tags go on sale for nonresidents for 2021.

This page lists nonresident tag limits by Elk Zone for general season and capped zone elk tags.

Nonresident Tag Limits Effective December 1, 2020

General season deer and elk tags for nonresident hunters are now limited by GMU for deer or Elk Zone for elk.

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Nonresident General Season Elk Limits

 

2021 Total Elk Tags
  Quota Available
Zone Elk A & B Tag 12,815 3,692
Note: Nonresident lifetime hunting/combination license holders must purchase resident capped zone elk tags during the resident sale period.
Includes outfitter and non-outfitted tags
These tag counts are NOT updated in real-time and are subject to corrections. However, we are posting Sold Out zones as they are known.
Last updated: Tag count last updated 01/15/020 at 2:04pm MDT
 

Remaining 2021 Nonresident Elk Tag Limits and Caps

This table combines the existing capped elk zones AND the new limited elk zones to simplify finding the amount of tags per elk zone and tag type. The new limits do not apply to capped elk zones.

The limited elk zones include nonresident non-outfitted and nonresident outfitted tags

Elk Zone Type Tag Limit Tags remaining
Boise River — B Tag 324 68
Lolo — A Tag *
- ^ Archery only 		276 90
Lolo — B Tag * 458 45
Palouse — B Tag 197 53
Panhandle — B Tag 1073 219
Selway — A Tag * 468 92
Snake River — A Tag
- ^ Archery and Short-ranged only 		85 61
* Indicates a capped elk zone. These capped tags are set during season setting in March.
- ^ Indicates no "any weapon" season. Click for details.
Elk Zones without a general season opportunity for Elk are not listed.

Sold Out 2021 Nonresident Elk Tag Limits and Caps

Sold Out

This table combines the existing capped elk zones AND the new limited elk zones to simplify finding the amount of tags per elk zone and tag type. The new limits do not apply to capped elk zones.

The limited elk zones include nonresident non-outfitted and nonresident outfitted tags

Elk Zone Type Tag Limit Tags remaining
Bannock — A Tag 154 Sold Out
Bear River — A Tag 175 Sold Out
Bear River — B Tag * 109 Sold Out
Beaverhead — A Tag 252 Sold Out
Big Desert — A Tag
- ^ Archery only 		15 Sold Out
Big Desert — B Tag * 5 Sold Out
Boise River — A Tag
- ^ Archery only 		25 Sold Out
Brownlee — A Tag
- ^ Archery and Short-ranged only 		52 Sold Out
Diamond Creek — A Tag *
- ^ Archery only 		506 Sold Out
Dworshak — A Tag
- ^ Archery and Muzzleloader only 		149 Sold Out
Dworshak — B Tag * 262 Sold Out
Elk City — A Tag *
- ^ Archery and Muzzleloader only 		83 Sold Out
Elk City — B Tag * 301 Sold Out
Island Park — A Tag 227 Sold Out
Lemhi — A Tag 279 Sold Out
McCall — A Tag 386 Sold Out
McCall — B Tag 430 Sold Out
Middle Fork — A Tag * 383 Sold Out
Middle Fork — B Tag * 711 Sold Out
Palisades — A Tag 82 Sold Out
Palisades — B Tag 59 Sold Out
Palouse — A Tag 104 Sold Out
Panhandle — A Tag 629 Sold Out
Pioneer — A Tag 299 Sold Out
Pioneer — B Tag * 33 Sold Out
Salmon — A Tag 98 Sold Out
Salmon — B Tag * 715 Sold Out
Sawtooth — A Tag *
- ^ Archery only 		125 Sold Out
Sawtooth — B Tag * 278 Sold Out
Selway — B Tag * 587 Sold Out
Smoky - Bennett — A Tag
- ^ Archery only 		202 Sold Out
Smoky - Bennett — B Tag * 29 Sold Out
South Hills — A Tag 55 Sold Out
South Hills — B Tag * 10 Sold Out
Tex Creek — A Tag 195 Sold Out
Tex Creek — B Tag 172 Sold Out
Weiser River — A Tag 227 Sold Out
Weiser River — B Tag * 440 Sold Out
* Indicates a capped elk zone. These capped tags are set during season setting in March.
- ^ Indicates no "any weapon" season. Click for details.
Elk Zones without a general season opportunity for Elk are not listed.

Sawtooth Elk Zone Tags

The Sawtooth Zone elk tags sale date has changed to December 1, 2020 at 10am MT.

  • Sawtooth Zone - A Tag
  • Sawtooth Zone - B Tag

There are several changes affecting nonresidents this Fall.
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Purchase Options

Nonresident General Tag Limits

Licensing Information

GMUs and Elk Zones

A map of Idaho with sections, labels, and numbers showing Elk Management Zones and Game Management Units.

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Seasons and Rules