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Elk General A Tag Season
Units 43, 48
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
- CAUTION - Archers: "Any weapon" antlerless elk hunts or muzzleloader controlled hunts will be open, on or within 1 mile of private fields on which cultivated crops are currently growing, in all or parts of this zone.
MVR Unit 48.
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Units 43, 48
- Units 43 and 48. Area Size: 837,843 acres
View a High Resolution Adobe PDF Map of Hunt Area Smoky Mountains
General Season Harvest Statistics
Year | Take Method | Unit | Harvest | Hunters | Success% | Days | Antlered | Antlerless | %Spike | %6+Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Archery | 43 | 117 | 930 | 13 | 7564 | 96 | 21 | 14 | 41 |
2023 | Archery | 48 | 57 | 604 | 10 | 4791 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
2022 | Archery | 43 | 111 | 839 | 13 | 6617 | 82 | 29 | 23.9 | 33.6 |
2022 | Archery | 48 | 59 | 434 | 14 | 3866 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 52.4 |
2021 | Archery | 43 | 68 | 784 | 9 | 5979 | 56 | 13 | 16.5 | 49.6 |
2021 | Archery | 48 | 91 | 450 | 20 | 3848 | 81 | 10 | 29.9 | 24.6 |
2020 | Archery | 43 | 121 | 933 | 13 | 7698 | 95 | 26 | 5.3 | 51.1 |
2020 | Archery | 48 | 86 | 640 | 13 | 5429 | 59 | 26 | 10.6 | 48.9 |
2019 | Archery | 43 | 95 | 869 | 10.9 | 6269 | 78 | 17 | 8.7 | 57.9 |
2019 | Archery | 48 | 81 | 498 | 16.3 | 3811 | 63 | 18 | 3.9 | 39.2 |
2018 | Archery | 43 | 131 | 842 | 15.5 | 6304 | 108 | 23 | 15.6 | 46.8 |
2018 | Archery | 48 | 94 | 602 | 15.6 | 4419 | 76 | 18 | 25.7 | 45.1 |
2017 | Archery | 43 | 102 | 770 | 13.3 | 5279 | 95 | 7 | 11.3 | 47.3 |
2017 | Archery | 48 | 80 | 566 | 14.1 | 4563 | 52 | 28 | 16.4 | 39.3 |
2016 | Archery | 43 | 81 | 806 | 10.1 | 6159 | 70 | 12 | 15.3 | 55.1 |
2016 | Archery | 48 | 86 | 491 | 17.5 | 3605 | 69 | 17 | 14.9 | 48.1 |
2015 | Archery | 43 | 141 | 678 | 21 | 4830 | 126 | 15 | 12.2 | 43.9 |
2015 | Archery | 48 | 129 | 442 | 29 | 3527 | 104 | 25 | 17.6 | 50 |
2014 | Archery | 43 | 64 | 300 | 21 | 2371 | 59 | 5 | 10.2 | 51.1 |
2014 | Archery | 48 | 62 | 208 | 30 | 1524 | 48 | 13 | 20 | 40 |
2013 | Archery | 43 | 35 | 204 | 17 | 1528 | 30 | 4 | 6.6 | 36.2 |
2013 | Archery | 48 | 47 | 171 | 27.7 | 1215 | 40 | 7 | 29.2 | 28.3 |
2012 | Archery | 43 | 37 | 222 | 16.8 | 1904 | 35 | 2 | 11.4 | 46.8 |
2012 | Archery | 48 | 46 | 291 | 15.8 | 2513 | 37 | 9 | 12.8 | 39.9 |
2011 | Archery | 43 | 40 | 339 | 11.9 | 2796 | 34 | 6 | 2.9 | 26.1 |
2011 | Archery | 48 | 49 | 221 | 22.2 | 1830 | 44 | 5 | 10.9 | 35.9 |
2010 | Archery | 43 | 32 | 345 | 9.4 | 2691 | 26 | 6 | 13.6 | 51.6 |
2010 | Archery | 48 | 37 | 216 | 17 | 1577 | 33 | 4 | 26.2 | 29.3 |
2009 | Archery | 43 | 41 | 317 | 13 | 2281 | 39 | 2 | 32.1 | 50 |
2009 | Archery | 48 | 33 | 252 | 12.9 | 1876 | 23 | 10 | 13.3 | 31 |
2008 | Archery | 43 | 16 | 310 | 5.2 | 2189 | 15 | 1 | 13.3 | 46.7 |
2008 | Archery | 48 | 34 | 289 | 11.8 | 2435 | 26 | 7 | 23.1 | 34.6 |
2007 | Archery | 43 | 30 | 242 | 12.3 | 1743 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 54.7 |
2007 | Archery | 48 | 24 | 186 | 12.8 | 1303 | 20 | 3 | 15.2 | 69.5 |
2006 | Archery | 43 | 24 | 260 | 9.2 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 45 | |
2006 | Archery | 48 | 42 | 314 | 13.4 | 40 | 2 | 7.4 | 55.4 | |
2005 | Archery | 43 | 39 | 284 | 13.7 | 2108 | 36 | 3 | 13.9 | 58.3 |
2005 | Archery | 48 | 44 | 218 | 20.3 | 1726 | 41 | 3 | 24.3 | 46.6 |
2004 | Archery | 43 | 25 | 271 | 9.2 | 2110 | 23 | 2 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
2004 | Archery | 48 | 36 | 374 | 9.6 | 3406 | 30 | 6 | 6.7 | 16.7 |
2003 | Archery | 43 | 32 | 273 | 12 | 2110 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 58 |
2003 | Archery | 48 | 34 | 231 | 15 | 1834 | 27 | 6 | 29 | 42 |
2002 | Archery | 43 | 33 | 303 | 11 | 2436 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 35 |
2002 | Archery | 48 | 18 | 257 | 7 | 2089 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 47 |
2001 | Archery | 43 | 35 | 248 | 14 | 1795 | 33 | 2 | 13 | 42 |
2001 | Archery | 48 | 32 | 208 | 15 | 1614 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 57 |
2000 | Archery | 43 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 30 | 22 | |||
2000 | Archery | 48 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 51 | 21 |
* 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.
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 693,932 acres 82.8% |
Private 78,637 acres 9.4% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 51,797 acres 6.2% |
State of Idaho 9,044 acres 1.1% |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 3,347 acres 0.4% |
Other 1,043 acres 0.1% |
State of Idaho 43 acres 0% |
Make your own map of Units 43, 48
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.
- Sawtooth Wilderness 0 acres 0% of hunt