Elk General B Tag Season

Units 15, 16
Unlimited Tags

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

10/10/2012 - 11/3/2012

Species
Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Antlered Elk
Only elk with at least one antler longer than 6 inches may be taken in any season which is open for antlered elk only. In antlered or spike-only seasons, antlers much accompany the carcass while in transit.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

Restrictions

Units 15 and 16 ONLY

Units 15, 16
Units 15 and 16. Area Size: 809,187 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 15 16

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2023 Any Weapon 15 53 362 15 2230 51 1 30 23
2023 Any Weapon 16 51 187 27 1009 51 29 38
2022 Any Weapon 15 51 387 13 2617 51 22.3 22.4
2022 Any Weapon 16 38 180 21 1113 38 21 34.7
2021 Any Weapon 15 56 433 13 2808 56 33.1 9.1
2021 Any Weapon 16 22 164 14 880 20 2 7.4 32.1
2020 Any Weapon 15 39 460 8 2992 39 39.2 12.4
2020 Any Weapon 16 33 130 25 762 33 54.8 20
2019 Any Weapon 15 45 496 9.1 2857 45 54 22.6
2019 Any Weapon 16 36 194 18.3 986 36 17.6 75.6
2018 Any Weapon 15 54 558 9.6 3249 54 23.1 53.3
2018 Any Weapon 16 32 287 11 1553 32 37 21.9
2017 Any Weapon 15 63 616 10.3 3835 63 50 22.7
2017 Any Weapon 16 18 212 8.7 1144 18 31 31
2016 Any Weapon 15 70 624 11.2 4098 69 1 23.1 11.8
2016 Any Weapon 16 59 258 22.9 1190 59 34.2 0
2015 Any Weapon 15 123 701 18 4575 123 48.9 34.1
2015 Any Weapon 16 58 248 23 1478 58 54.5 27.3
2014 Any Weapon 15 58 685 8 3981 58 15.8 36.8
2014 Any Weapon 16 32 262 12 1452 29 3 31.8 15.3
2013 Any Weapon 15 53 746 7.1 5159 53 24.4 39.5
2013 Any Weapon 16 18 223 8.1 1468 18 33.3 22.2
2012 Any Weapon 15 74 796 9.4 5308 74 53.1 19.6
2012 Any Weapon 16 31 265 11.7 1585 31 16.2 36.6
2011 Any Weapon 15 72 674 10.7 4875 72 32.6 25.4
2011 Any Weapon 16 26 261 10.1 1663 26 39 34.3
2010 Any Weapon 15 105 715 14.7 5419 105 40.2 23.1
2010 Any Weapon 16 46 280 16.4 1748 46 31.2 24.6
2009 Any Weapon 15 87 739 11.7 5280 87 23.4 28.9
2009 Any Weapon 16 47 347 13.6 2319 47 19 34.4
2008 Any Weapon 15 78 829 9.4 5943 77 31.2 29.9
2008 Any Weapon 16 42 297 14.1 1977 41 9.8 31.7
2007 Any Weapon 15 124 729 17 4942 122 28.9 17.4
2007 Any Weapon 16 62 324 19.1 2160 59 2 10.4 38
2006 Any Weapon 15 88 690 12.8 81 35 36.2
2006 Any Weapon 16 52 361 14.4 50 26 22
2005 Any Weapon 15 99 721 13.7 4851 84 15 23.8 33.3
2005 Any Weapon 16 86 330 26.1 2051 80 6 12.5 33.8
2004 Any Weapon 15 109 787 13.9 5578 106 1 34.9 22.6
2004 Any Weapon 16 97 400 24.3 2568 95 1 8.4 45.3
2003 Any Weapon 15 119 787 15 5024 117 2 32 24
2003 Any Weapon 16 53 307 17 1868 53 0 18 20
2002 Any Weapon 15 98 797 12 5416 96 2 21 20
2002 Any Weapon 16 60 321 19 1957 60 0 21 25
2001 Any Weapon 15 140 793 18 4847 124 16 32 17
2001 Any Weapon 16 61 244 25 1435 55 6 37 14
2000 Any Weapon 15 99 87 12 28 12
2000 Any Weapon 16 54 41 13 30 12
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.

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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 86.44 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 699,488 acres   86.4%
Graph illustrating 10.78 percent Private 87,220 acres   10.8%
Graph illustrating 1.68 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 13,562 acres   1.7%
Graph illustrating 0.56 percent State of Idaho 4,510 acres   0.6%
Graph illustrating 0.19 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 1,571 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.16 percent Other 1,262 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.09 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 748 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.09 percent State of Idaho 700 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.02 percent U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 127 acres   0%

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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

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