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Elk General A Tag Season
Hunt Area Island Park
Unlimited Tags
Non-resident tag quota of 12,815 total elk tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.
10/15/2012 - 10/28/2012
- Species
- Elk (Cervus canadensis)
- Spike Elk
- Only elk with no branching on either antler and at least one antler longer than 6 inches may be taken in any season which is open for spike elk only. A branch is an antler projection that is at least one inch long and longer than the width of the projection. In antlered or spike-only seasons, antlers must accompany the carcass while in transit.
- Any Weapon
- Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.
- Restrictions
- Short-range Weapons ONLY in a portion of this hunt, see note for details.
Grizzlies may be found in all or parts of this area. Be prepared. Hunting in grizzly bear country can be very safe and rewarding. Visit our Grizzly Bear Page to learn more.
Short-range weapons ONLY on Chester Wetlands WMA.
- Hunt Area Island Park
- All of Units 60, 60A, 61 and 62A. Area Size: 1,532,266 acres
General Season Harvest Statistics
Year | Take Method | Unit | Harvest | Hunters | Success% | Days | Antlered | Antlerless | %Spike | %6+Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Any Weapon | 60 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 40 | ||||
2023 | Any Weapon | 60A | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | ||||
2023 | Any Weapon | 61 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | ||||
2022 | Any Weapon | 60 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 122 | ||||
2022 | Any Weapon | 60A | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | ||||
2022 | Any Weapon | 61 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 81 | ||||
2022 | Any Weapon | 62A | 0 | 8 | 0 | 73 | ||||
2021 | Any Weapon | 60 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 111 | ||||
2021 | Any Weapon | 60A | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | ||||
2021 | Any Weapon | 61 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 97 | ||||
2020 | Any Weapon | 60 | 40 | 332 | 12 | 1575 | 40 | 100 | 0 | |
2020 | Any Weapon | 60A | 45 | 203 | 22 | 676 | 45 | 100 | 0 | |
2020 | Any Weapon | 61 | 38 | 504 | 8 | 1989 | 38 | 100 | 0 | |
2020 | Any Weapon | 62A | 6 | 67 | 9 | 367 | 6 | 100 | 0 | |
2019 | Any Weapon | 60 | 45 | 298 | 15.2 | 1289 | 45 | 100 | 0 | |
2019 | Any Weapon | 60A | 22 | 156 | 14 | 639 | 22 | 100 | 0 | |
2019 | Any Weapon | 61 | 62 | 428 | 14.5 | 1899 | 62 | 100 | 0 | |
2019 | Any Weapon | 62A | 1 | 75 | 1.7 | 284 | 1 | 100 | 0 | |
2018 | Any Weapon | 60 | 35 | 234 | 14.9 | 1290 | 35 | 82.8 | 0 | |
2018 | Any Weapon | 60A | 6 | 73 | 8.2 | 339 | 6 | 100 | ||
2018 | Any Weapon | 61 | 23 | 362 | 6.3 | 1431 | 23 | 93.4 | 0 | |
2018 | Any Weapon | 62A | 0 | 85 | 0 | 425 | ||||
2017 | Any Weapon | 60 | 22 | 252 | 8.9 | 1226 | 22 | 100 | ||
2017 | Any Weapon | 60A | 3 | 77 | 4.2 | 308 | 3 | 100 | ||
2017 | Any Weapon | 61 | 23 | 469 | 5 | 2182 | 23 | 100 | ||
2017 | Any Weapon | 62A | 0 | 58 | 0 | 235 | ||||
2016 | Any Weapon | 60 | 9 | 237 | 3.7 | 1021 | 9 | 100 | ||
2016 | Any Weapon | 60A | 20 | 92 | 21.8 | 308 | 20 | 100 | ||
2016 | Any Weapon | 61 | 25 | 367 | 6.7 | 1567 | 25 | 100 | 0 | |
2016 | Any Weapon | 62A | 2 | 52 | 2.9 | 256 | 2 | 100 | ||
2015 | Any Weapon | 60 | 21 | 257 | 8 | 1063 | 21 | 100 | 0 | |
2015 | Any Weapon | 60A | 8 | 114 | 7 | 375 | 8 | 100 | 0 | |
2015 | Any Weapon | 61 | 25 | 553 | 5 | 2733 | 25 | 100 | 0 | |
2015 | Any Weapon | 62A | 80 | 0 | 384 | |||||
2014 | Any Weapon | 60 | 23 | 274 | 8 | 1311 | 23 | 100 | 0 | |
2014 | Any Weapon | 60A | 3 | 113 | 3 | 416 | 3 | 100 | 0 | |
2014 | Any Weapon | 61 | 26 | 564 | 5 | 2494 | 26 | 100 | 0 | |
2014 | Any Weapon | 62A | 0 | 55 | 0 | 258 | ||||
2013 | Any Weapon | 60 | 13 | 272 | 4.7 | 1294 | 13 | 100 | 0 | |
2013 | Any Weapon | 60A | 3 | 73 | 4.1 | 370 | 3 | 100 | 0 | |
2013 | Any Weapon | 61 | 20 | 415 | 4.7 | 1620 | 20 | 100 | 0 | |
2013 | Any Weapon | 62A | 1 | 57 | 1.7 | 377 | 1 | 100 | 0 | |
2012 | Any Weapon | 60 | 5 | 185 | 2.7 | 849 | 5 | 100 | 0 | |
2012 | Any Weapon | 60A | 5 | 79 | 6.3 | 373 | 5 | 100 | 0 | |
2012 | Any Weapon | 61 | 29 | 373 | 7.8 | 1531 | 29 | 100 | 0 | |
2012 | Any Weapon | 62A | 8 | 85 | 9.1 | 423 | 8 | 100 | 0 | |
2011 | Any Weapon | 60 | 13 | 207 | 6.4 | 879 | 13 | 100 | 0 | |
2011 | Any Weapon | 60A | 8 | 68 | 12.3 | 236 | 8 | 100 | 0 | |
2011 | Any Weapon | 61 | 14 | 287 | 5 | 1309 | 13 | 1 | 100 | 0 |
2011 | Any Weapon | 62A | 10 | 59 | 16.5 | 228 | 10 | 100 | 0 | |
2010 | Any Weapon | 60 | 8 | 219 | 3.7 | 1037 | 8 | 100 | 0 | |
2010 | Any Weapon | 60A | 9 | 73 | 12.2 | 279 | 9 | 100 | 0 | |
2010 | Any Weapon | 61 | 19 | 335 | 5.6 | 1588 | 18 | 1 | 78.3 | 0 |
2010 | Any Weapon | 62A | 2 | 49 | 4.1 | 231 | 2 | 100 | 0 | |
2009 | Any Weapon | 60 | 27 | 205 | 13.3 | 900 | 20 | 8 | 100 | 0 |
2009 | Any Weapon | 60A | 13 | 105 | 12 | 460 | 13 | 100 | 0 | |
2009 | Any Weapon | 61 | 20 | 318 | 6.2 | 1467 | 20 | 100 | 0 | |
2009 | Any Weapon | 62A | 0 | 76 | 0 | 348 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | Any Weapon | 60 | 17 | 305 | 5.6 | 1635 | 16 | 100 | ||
2008 | Any Weapon | 60A | 3 | 124 | 2.4 | 789 | 3 | 100 | ||
2008 | Any Weapon | 61 | 15 | 505 | 3 | 2345 | 14 | 1 | 100 | |
2008 | Any Weapon | 62A | 1 | 208 | 0.5 | 1504 | 1 | 100 | ||
2007 | Any Weapon | 60 | 8 | 198 | 4 | 995 | 8 | 100 | 0 | |
2007 | Any Weapon | 60A | 2 | 53 | 3.7 | 249 | 2 | 100 | 0 | |
2007 | Any Weapon | 61 | 31 | 325 | 9.6 | 1512 | 25 | 6 | 100 | 0 |
2007 | Any Weapon | 62A | 3 | 65 | 4.6 | 351 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 0 |
2006 | Any Weapon | 60 | 15 | 215 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 100 | 0 | |
2006 | Any Weapon | 60A | 2 | 83 | 2.4 | 2 | 100 | 0 | ||
2006 | Any Weapon | 61 | 13 | 307 | 4.2 | 11 | 1 | 100 | 0 | |
2006 | Any Weapon | 62A | 3 | 69 | 4.3 | 3 | 100 | 0 | ||
2005 | Any Weapon | 60 | 18 | 293 | 6.1 | 1303 | 16 | 2 | 100 | 0 |
2005 | Any Weapon | 60A | 3 | 50 | 6 | 225 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
2005 | Any Weapon | 61 | 21 | 456 | 4.6 | 1994 | 20 | 1 | 100 | 0 |
2005 | Any Weapon | 62A | 3 | 68 | 4.4 | 344 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
2004 | Any Weapon | 60 | 41 | 382 | 10.7 | 1828 | 41 | 0 | 95.1 | 0 |
2004 | Any Weapon | 60A | 3 | 82 | 3.7 | 342 | 3 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
2004 | Any Weapon | 61 | 20 | 488 | 4.1 | 1888 | 17 | 2 | 88.2 | 5.9 |
2004 | Any Weapon | 62A | 4 | 103 | 3.9 | 480 | 3 | 1 | 66.7 | 0 |
2003 | Any Weapon | 60 | 17 | 391 | 4 | 1565 | 16 | 1 | 100 | 0 |
2003 | Any Weapon | 60A | 3 | 99 | 3 | 375 | 1 | 2 | 100 | 0 |
2003 | Any Weapon | 61 | 25 | 524 | 5 | 2201 | 23 | 2 | 100 | 0 |
2003 | Any Weapon | 62A | 2 | 112 | 2 | 424 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
2002 | Any Weapon | 60 | 24 | 448 | 5 | 2083 | 24 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
2002 | Any Weapon | 60A | 2 | 120 | 2 | 570 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
2002 | Any Weapon | 61 | 25 | 580 | 4 | 2558 | 22 | 3 | 100 | 0 |
2002 | Any Weapon | 62A | 3 | 114 | 3 | 486 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 0 |
2001 | Any Weapon | 60 | 77 | 364 | 21 | 1169 | 68 | 9 | 100 | 0 |
2001 | Any Weapon | 60A | 12 | 77 | 15 | 262 | 11 | 1 | 100 | 0 |
2001 | Any Weapon | 61 | 38 | 558 | 7 | 1884 | 36 | 2 | 97 | 0 |
2001 | Any Weapon | 62A | 3 | 64 | 5 | 160 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 0 |
2000 | Any Weapon | 60 | 46 | 44 | 2 | 69 | 18 | |||
2000 | Any Weapon | 60A | 8 | 7 | 1 | 69 | 6 | |||
2000 | Any Weapon | 61 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 43 | 18 | |||
2000 | Any Weapon | 62A | 8 | 7 | 1 | 73 | 9 |
* 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*
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.
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 597,649 acres 39% |
Private 447,679 acres 29.2% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 264,542 acres 17.3% |
State of Idaho 154,845 acres 10.1% |
Other 25,545 acres 1.7% |
State of Idaho 18,992 acres 1.2% |
State of Idaho 11,200 acres 0.7% |
Other 6,767 acres 0.4% |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 4,396 acres 0.3% |
U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 68 acres 0% |
U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 0 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.
There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.