
Nonresident Deer and Elk Quotas and Limits Available general season tags
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.
Nonresident General Season Elk Limits
2021 Total Elk Tags |
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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 |
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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 |
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
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.
Learn more
Nonresident General Tag Limits
Licensing Information
- Nonresident Licenses, Tags, and Permits
- Nonresident License and Tag Refund Information
- Returned Sold-Out Tags
- Disabled Veterans Programs
GMUs and Elk Zones
- Map: Idaho Game Management Units and Elk Zones - [PDF 2.2MB]
- Interactive Map: Find a GMU or Elk Zone
Click image to enlarge - [PDF 2.2MB]