Elk General A Tag Season

Hunt Area Boise River
Unlimited Tags

Non-resident tag quota of 12,815 total elk tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.

9/8/2012 - 9/30/2012

Species
Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Antlerless Elk
Only elk without antlers or with antlers shorter than 6 inches may be taken in any season which is open for antlerless elk only.
Muzzleloader
Muzzleloader 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

Hunt Area Boise River
All of Unit 39. Area Size: 1,564,124 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 39

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2023 Muzzleloader 39 4 9 50 26 4
2022 Muzzleloader 39 0 14 0 65
2021 Muzzleloader 39 0 6 0 8
2020 Muzzleloader 39 0 10 0 44
2019 Muzzleloader 39 0 16 0 65
2018 Muzzleloader 39 0 4 0 22
2017 Muzzleloader 39 0 8 0 25
2015 Muzzleloader 39 11 0 11
2014 Muzzleloader 39 0 11 0 71
2013 Muzzleloader 39 1 7 14.1 29 1 0 0
2012 Muzzleloader 39 79 533 14.8 3034 1 78 100 0
2011 Muzzleloader 39 82 593 13.8 3805 3 79
2010 Muzzleloader 39 71 595 11.9 3946 1 70 0 0
2009 Muzzleloader 39 77 556 13.8 3464 76 0 0
2008 Muzzleloader 39 58 631 9.3 3860 0 57
2007 Muzzleloader 39 103 500 20.6 3370 4 97 50 0
2006 Muzzleloader 39 92 500 18.4 6 82 100 0
2005 Muzzleloader 39 102 469 21.7 2895 102 0 0
2004 Muzzleloader 39 89 420 21.2 2590 0 89 0 0
2003 Muzzleloader 39 52 373 14 2415 1 51 0 0
2002 Muzzleloader 39 46 369 12 2547 2 44 0 0
2001 Muzzleloader 39 47 219 21 1026 1 46 0 0
2000 Muzzleloader 39 2 2 0 36 20
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* 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

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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.

Graph illustrating 58.53 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 915,459 acres   58.5%
Graph illustrating 23.22 percent Private 363,208 acres   23.2%
Graph illustrating 9.15 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 143,110 acres   9.1%
Graph illustrating 5.71 percent State of Idaho 89,369 acres   5.7%
Graph illustrating 1.58 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 24,731 acres   1.6%
Graph illustrating 1.33 percent State of Idaho 20,863 acres   1.3%
Graph illustrating 0.28 percent Other 4,377 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0.17 percent U.S. Military 2,674 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 146 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent State of Idaho 104 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent Other 82 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.

No properties are currently available in this hunt area.
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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.