Area Names:
Big Desert Zone; Hunt Area 52A*; Hunt Area 52AX*
Hunt areas are numbered sequentially by year and species. The unfortunate result is that a 2010 Deer Hunt Area 1-1 may not have the same boundary as a 2009 Deer Hunt Area 1-1 or even 2010 Elk Hunt Area 1-1. To be clear, always check the hunt area boundary to see if they match. For querying historical statistics you can use the huntplanner, drawing odds search and harvest statistics search tools on this site which do a rough match of historical hunt areas by units, species, weapons and other factors to allow comparison.
All of Units 52A and 68. (Caution: Craters of the Moon National Park is CLOSED)
More information about GMU(s) in Big Desert Zone; Hunt Area 52A*; Hunt Area 52AX* :
Public Access
Land Ownership
| U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) |
0.2
%
|
| U.S. National Wildlife Refuge |
0.06
%
|
| State of Idaho |
2.11
%
|
| U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) |
58.08
%
|
| Other |
0
%
|
| Private |
19.69
%
|
| U.S. National Park Service (NPS) |
19.85
%
|
Make your own map of Big Desert Zone; Hunt Area 52A*; Hunt Area 52AX*
Ownership data source: Inside Idaho
Access Yes! Properties
National Forests
No National Forest lands fall within Big Desert Zone; Hunt Area 52A*; Hunt Area 52AX*.
Federally-designated Wilderness Areas
There are no wilderness areas in Big Desert Zone; Hunt Area 52A*; Hunt Area 52AX*.
Land Use/Cover
| Rangeland |
64.25
%
|
| Water |
0.04
%
|
| Urban |
0.01
%
|
| Dryland Agriculture |
0.38
%
|
| Riparian |
0.01
%
|
| Irrigated-Sprinkler |
14.1
%
|
| Irrigated-Gravity Flow |
1.68
%
|
| Rock |
19.52
%
|
Make your own map of Big Desert Zone; Hunt Area 52A*; Hunt Area 52AX*
Land Use data source: IDWR
Services
Lodging, Camping & Services in Big Desert Zone; Hunt Area 52A*; Hunt Area 52AX*
- American Falls, Interstate 86 Idaho 39
- Aberdeen, Idaho 39
- Shoshone, US 26 US 93 Idaho 24
- Arco, US 20-26 US 93
- Minidoka, Idaho 24
* Services pages courtesy of the Official Idaho Travel and Tourism Guide





