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Elk General A Tag Season
Hunt Area Bannock
Unlimited Tags
Non-resident tag quota of 12,815 total elk tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.
8/30/2012 - 9/30/2012
- Species
- Elk (Cervus canadensis)
- Either-sex Elk
- Either sex may be taken.
- Archery
- Archery ONLY.
- Restrictions
- Motorized Hunting Rule (MHR): Motorized vehicle use by all big game hunters is restricted to established roadways legally open to travel by full-sized automobiles. The motorized hunting rule applies only to big game animals, including moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goats, in designated units from August 30 through December 31. Learn more about the Motorized hunting Rule at idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/access/motorized-vehicles
MVR Units 56, 70, 73.
General Season Harvest Statistics
Year | Take Method | Unit | Harvest | Hunters | Success% | Days | Antlered | Antlerless | %Spike | %6+Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Archery | 56 | 36 | 202 | 18 | 1622 | 32 | 4 | 11 | 65 |
2023 | Archery | 70 | 11 | 79 | 14 | 473 | 11 | 0 | 45 | |
2023 | Archery | 71 | 2 | 199 | 1 | 1336 | 2 | 0 | 50 | |
2023 | Archery | 72 | 59 | 237 | 25 | 2000 | 43 | 16 | 22 | 24 |
2023 | Archery | 73 | 11 | 221 | 5 | 1630 | 11 | 0 | 29 | |
2023 | Archery | 73A | 14 | 120 | 12 | 832 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 83 |
2023 | Archery | 74 | 32 | 248 | 13 | 2547 | 32 | 5 | 41 | |
2022 | Archery | 56 | 20 | 175 | 11 | 1346 | 19 | 1 | 7.4 | 33.6 |
2022 | Archery | 70 | 4 | 80 | 5 | 765 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
2022 | Archery | 71 | 21 | 119 | 18 | 966 | 14 | 6 | 11.2 | 16.7 |
2022 | Archery | 72 | 23 | 117 | 19 | 1133 | 23 | 0 | 66.2 | |
2022 | Archery | 73 | 16 | 176 | 9 | 1621 | 16 | 7.6 | 15.2 | |
2022 | Archery | 73A | 17 | 90 | 18 | 509 | 11 | 5 | 14.9 | 10.7 |
2022 | Archery | 74 | 31 | 184 | 17 | 1411 | 31 | 17 | 58 | |
2021 | Archery | 56 | 16 | 169 | 9 | 1279 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
2021 | Archery | 70 | 6 | 91 | 7 | 607 | 6 | 0 | 100 | |
2021 | Archery | 71 | 1 | 104 | 1 | 957 | 1 | |||
2021 | Archery | 72 | 24 | 208 | 12 | 1686 | 19 | 5 | 25.9 | 30.2 |
2021 | Archery | 73 | 22 | 255 | 9 | 1909 | 22 | 0 | 40.1 | |
2021 | Archery | 73A | 18 | 80 | 23 | 617 | 18 | 27 | 27 | |
2021 | Archery | 74 | 29 | 254 | 11 | 2258 | 24 | 5 | 4.8 | 42.1 |
2020 | Archery | 56 | 21 | 301 | 7 | 2220 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 92.1 |
2020 | Archery | 70 | 11 | 100 | 11 | 705 | 11 | 50 | 0 | |
2020 | Archery | 71 | 18 | 115 | 16 | 661 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 17.3 |
2020 | Archery | 72 | 35 | 236 | 15 | 2007 | 35 | 31.9 | 36.4 | |
2020 | Archery | 73 | 25 | 226 | 11 | 1873 | 25 | 0 | 55.2 | |
2020 | Archery | 73A | 19 | 148 | 13 | 887 | 19 | 0 | 35.6 | |
2020 | Archery | 74 | 31 | 218 | 14 | 1983 | 31 | 22.2 | 43.1 | |
2019 | Archery | 56 | 41 | 293 | 14 | 1947 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 69.5 |
2019 | Archery | 70 | 20 | 74 | 27.3 | 431 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 90.2 |
2019 | Archery | 71 | 33 | 192 | 17.3 | 1227 | 28 | 5 | 18.9 | 43.2 |
2019 | Archery | 72 | 30 | 229 | 13.1 | 1845 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 32.7 |
2019 | Archery | 73 | 15 | 197 | 7.6 | 1526 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 84.9 |
2019 | Archery | 73A | 3 | 88 | 3.3 | 669 | 3 | 0 | 100 | |
2019 | Archery | 74 | 36 | 209 | 17.2 | 1384 | 34 | 2 | 31 | 28.4 |
2018 | Archery | 56 | 39 | 245 | 15.8 | 1796 | 37 | 2 | 15.2 | 61.3 |
2018 | Archery | 70 | 5 | 93 | 5 | 593 | 5 | 0 | 100 | |
2018 | Archery | 71 | 11 | 68 | 16.7 | 549 | 11 | 0 | 50 | |
2018 | Archery | 72 | 19 | 196 | 9.7 | 1474 | 19 | 30.2 | 30.2 | |
2018 | Archery | 73 | 22 | 216 | 10 | 1570 | 22 | 0 | 47 | |
2018 | Archery | 73A | 22 | 100 | 21.9 | 652 | 22 | 0 | 100 | |
2018 | Archery | 74 | 30 | 177 | 17 | 1461 | 30 | 19 | 43.1 | |
2017 | Archery | 56 | 24 | 244 | 9.9 | 1646 | 24 | 6.3 | 70.2 | |
2017 | Archery | 70 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 318 | ||||
2017 | Archery | 71 | 2 | 72 | 2.2 | 499 | 2 | 0 | 100 | |
2017 | Archery | 72 | 30 | 176 | 17.3 | 1444 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 29.8 |
2017 | Archery | 73 | 25 | 188 | 13.2 | 1948 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 69.5 |
2017 | Archery | 73A | 8 | 48 | 16.2 | 349 | 8 | 0 | 24.8 | |
2017 | Archery | 74 | 20 | 125 | 16.2 | 1036 | 20 | 0 | 92.2 | |
2016 | Archery | 56 | 26 | 180 | 14.7 | 1215 | 23 | 3 | 5.9 | 62.7 |
2016 | Archery | 70 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 338 | ||||
2016 | Archery | 71 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 587 | ||||
2016 | Archery | 72 | 12 | 166 | 7.5 | 1596 | 9 | 4 | 33.3 | 16.7 |
2016 | Archery | 73 | 13 | 144 | 9 | 1400 | 13 | 0 | 11.5 | |
2016 | Archery | 73A | 7 | 57 | 12.8 | 436 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | Archery | 74 | 33 | 135 | 24.1 | 1118 | 33 | 35.4 | 64.6 | |
2015 | Archery | 56 | 13 | 157 | 8 | 975 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 |
2015 | Archery | 70 | 5 | 61 | 9 | 359 | 5 | 0 | 100 | |
2015 | Archery | 71 | 21 | 108 | 20 | 720 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 80 |
2015 | Archery | 72 | 24 | 145 | 16 | 1129 | 21 | 3 | 12.5 | 25 |
2015 | Archery | 73 | 16 | 100 | 16 | 741 | 16 | 16.7 | 50 | |
2015 | Archery | 73A | 13 | 45 | 29 | 317 | 13 | 0 | 80 | |
2015 | Archery | 74 | 21 | 177 | 12 | 1126 | 21 | 0 | 62.5 | |
2014 | Archery | 56 | 30 | 193 | 16 | 1159 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 90 |
2014 | Archery | 70 | 2 | 53 | 4 | 395 | 2 | 0 | 100 | |
2014 | Archery | 71 | 9 | 92 | 10 | 557 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
2014 | Archery | 72 | 23 | 113 | 20 | 821 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 75 |
2014 | Archery | 73 | 13 | 92 | 14 | 653 | 11 | 2 | 33.3 | 33.3 |
2014 | Archery | 73A | 2 | 21 | 9 | 147 | 2 | 0 | 100 | |
2014 | Archery | 74 | 17 | 117 | 15 | 851 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 75 |
2013 | Archery | 56 | 22 | 276 | 7.8 | 2067 | 16 | 6 | 22.8 | 57.9 |
2013 | Archery | 70 | 2 | 56 | 3.6 | 249 | 2 | 0 | 100 | |
2013 | Archery | 71 | 11 | 50 | 21.2 | 267 | 11 | 0 | 81 | |
2013 | Archery | 72 | 9 | 82 | 10.4 | 539 | 8 | 1 | 26.5 | 60.3 |
2013 | Archery | 73 | 9 | 102 | 8.8 | 976 | 9 | 11.1 | 77.8 | |
2013 | Archery | 73A | 1 | 35 | 2.9 | 280 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |
2013 | Archery | 74 | 2 | 81 | 2.5 | 700 | 2 | 50 | 50 | |
2012 | Archery | 56 | 18 | 231 | 7.7 | 1613 | 17 | 1 | 5.9 | 70.3 |
2012 | Archery | 70 | 9 | 53 | 16.5 | 223 | 9 | 44.3 | 44.3 | |
2012 | Archery | 71 | 11 | 66 | 16.3 | 357 | 11 | 9.2 | 63.2 | |
2012 | Archery | 72 | 15 | 82 | 18.3 | 598 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 55.6 |
2012 | Archery | 73 | 16 | 101 | 16.2 | 778 | 16 | 0 | 53 | |
2012 | Archery | 73A | 0 | 13 | 72 | |||||
2012 | Archery | 74 | 13 | 109 | 11.7 | 912 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.5 |
2011 | Archery | 56 | 9 | 147 | 6.1 | 1061 | 9 | 22.2 | 77.8 | |
2011 | Archery | 70 | 6 | 50 | 11.1 | 364 | 6 | 0 | 35.9 | |
2011 | Archery | 71 | 8 | 54 | 14 | 268 | 8 | 47.2 | 39.6 | |
2011 | Archery | 72 | 9 | 97 | 9.4 | 845 | 6 | 4 | 17.9 | 82.1 |
2011 | Archery | 73 | 12 | 81 | 15 | 660 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91 |
2011 | Archery | 73A | 6 | 0 | 17 | |||||
2011 | Archery | 74 | 11 | 116 | 9.6 | 828 | 11 | 26.4 | 13.2 | |
2010 | Archery | 56 | 22 | 144 | 15.2 | 1003 | 17 | 5 | 38.5 | 28.9 |
2010 | Archery | 70 | 3 | 39 | 7.7 | 234 | 3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | |
2010 | Archery | 71 | 13 | 64 | 20.7 | 312 | 13 | 0 | 57.5 | |
2010 | Archery | 72 | 13 | 60 | 22.1 | 433 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
2010 | Archery | 73 | 5 | 100 | 5 | 720 | 5 | 0 | 40 | |
2010 | Archery | 73A | 1 | 11 | 9.4 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |
2010 | Archery | 74 | 11 | 98 | 11.5 | 615 | 11 | 8.8 | 91.2 | |
2009 | Archery | 56 | 5 | 68 | 7.4 | 589 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 25 |
2009 | Archery | 70 | 10 | 60 | 16.4 | 541 | 10 | 79.7 | 20.3 | |
2009 | Archery | 71 | 3 | 37 | 8.2 | 184 | 3 | 0 | 66.7 | |
2009 | Archery | 72 | 3 | 71 | 4.2 | 518 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | |
2009 | Archery | 73 | 11 | 94 | 11.5 | 674 | 11 | 0 | 9.2 | |
2009 | Archery | 73A | 0 | 15 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | Archery | 74 | 18 | 107 | 16.7 | 1010 | 15 | 3 | 6.7 | 13.5 |
2008 | Archery | 56 | 8 | 91 | 8.8 | 604 | 6 | 2 | 16.7 | 66.7 |
2008 | Archery | 70 | 2 | 33 | 6.1 | 277 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
2008 | Archery | 71 | 1 | 71 | 1.4 | 476 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | Archery | 72 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 364 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
2008 | Archery | 73 | 4 | 108 | 3.7 | 834 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 |
2008 | Archery | 73A | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||
2008 | Archery | 74 | 22 | 138 | 15.6 | 1193 | 20 | 2 | 42.3 | 5.1 |
2007 | Archery | 56 | 17 | 67 | 26.1 | 450 | 17 | 50 | 5.7 | |
2007 | Archery | 70 | 8 | 41 | 18.8 | 266 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 100 |
2007 | Archery | 71 | 3 | 42 | 7.2 | 259 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
2007 | Archery | 72 | 3 | 90 | 3.3 | 639 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
2007 | Archery | 73 | 6 | 67 | 9 | 693 | 6 | 16.7 | 50 | |
2007 | Archery | 73A | 0 | 16 | 0 | 97 | ||||
2007 | Archery | 74 | 12 | 105 | 11.1 | 864 | 11 | 1 | 9.3 | 18.7 |
2006 | Archery | 56 | 4 | 46 | 8.7 | 4 | 0 | 75 | ||
2006 | Archery | 70 | 3 | 39 | 7.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 | |
2006 | Archery | 71 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2006 | Archery | 72 | 5 | 51 | 9.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | |
2006 | Archery | 73 | 24 | 96 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 28.6 | 42.9 | |
2006 | Archery | 73A | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2006 | Archery | 74 | 7 | 90 | 7.8 | 7 | 28.6 | 28.6 | ||
2005 | Archery | 56 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 194 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
2005 | Archery | 70 | 3 | 38 | 7.9 | 149 | 3 | 0 | 33.3 | 33.3 |
2005 | Archery | 71 | 3 | 50 | 6 | 401 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
2005 | Archery | 72 | 7 | 69 | 10.2 | 613 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 50 |
2005 | Archery | 73 | 5 | 80 | 6.2 | 774 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | Archery | 73A | 1 | 17 | 5.9 | 141 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
2005 | Archery | 74 | 3 | 69 | 4.3 | 494 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
2004 | Archery | 56 | 4 | 35 | 11.4 | 281 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
2004 | Archery | 70 | 1 | 41 | 2.4 | 147 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | Archery | 71 | 2 | 49 | 4.1 | 249 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
2004 | Archery | 72 | 4 | 79 | 5.1 | 471 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 66.7 |
2004 | Archery | 73 | 4 | 68 | 5.9 | 747 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | Archery | 73A | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | Archery | 74 | 7 | 77 | 9.1 | 893 | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 33.3 |
2003 | Archery | 56 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | Archery | 70 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 202 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
2003 | Archery | 71 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | Archery | 72 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 514 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
2003 | Archery | 73 | 5 | 94 | 5 | 1011 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
2003 | Archery | 73A | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | Archery | 74 | 8 | 74 | 11 | 640 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
2002 | Archery | 56 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | Archery | 70 | 4 | 44 | 9 | 319 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | Archery | 71 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | Archery | 72 | 7 | 78 | 9 | 545 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
2002 | Archery | 73 | 7 | 84 | 8 | 579 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 40 |
2002 | Archery | 73A | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | Archery | 74 | 7 | 98 | 7 | 749 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 33 |
2001 | Archery | 56 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
2001 | Archery | 70 | 2 | 63 | 3 | 271 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
2001 | Archery | 71 | 2 | 89 | 2 | 605 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
2001 | Archery | 72 | 3 | 80 | 4 | 381 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | Archery | 73 | 4 | 89 | 5 | 625 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
2001 | Archery | 73A | 2 | 10 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | Archery | 74 | 9 | 104 | 8 | 764 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 33 |
2000 | Archery | 56 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 22 | |||
2000 | Archery | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | |||
2000 | Archery | 71 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 9 | |||
2000 | Archery | 72 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 15 | |||
2000 | Archery | 73 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 14 | |||
2000 | Archery | 73A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2000 | Archery | 74 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 36 |
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.
Resident Tags and Permits
- Adult Elk Tag
- Jr./Sr./DAV Elk Tag
- Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
NonResident Tags and Permits
- Junior Mentored Elk Tag
- Adult Elk Tag
- Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
A valid hunting license is required for all hunting and trapping activities.
* Indicates this item is optional.
Where to purchase
Learn more about IDFG Licenses, Tags & Permits
Surface Management
For government land, these data show the managing agency of the land, which may or not be the same as the owning agency.
Private 1,640,514 acres 55.2% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 472,190 acres 15.9% |
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 339,298 acres 11.4% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 160,766 acres 5.4% |
State of Idaho 155,502 acres 5.2% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 108,614 acres 3.7% |
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 44,281 acres 1.5% |
U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) 43,507 acres 1.5% |
Other 4,894 acres 0.2% |
State of Idaho 3,396 acres 0.1% |
State of Idaho 251 acres 0% |
Other 140 acres 0% |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 116 acres 0% |
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Land management via Inside Idaho
Access Yes! Properties
Access Yes! is Fish and Game program designed to improve hunting and fishing access to private land or through private land to public land by compensating willing landowners who provide access.
Federally-designated Wilderness Areas
No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.
There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.