Elk General A Tag Season

Portion of Units 29, 37, 37A and 51
Elk A Tag - Lemhi Zone Unlimited Tags

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

8/1/2014 - 9/30/2014

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.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

Restrictions
  • Only a portion of this Area is OPEN to hunt, see note for details.
  • 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

Portion of Units 29, 37, 37A and 51
That portion of Units 29, 37, 37A and 51 outside of the National Forest System Boundary and on or within 1 mile of private land on which crops are currently growing. Area Size: 912,245 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 29 37 37A 51

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2022 Any Weapon 29 67 221 30 1344 67
2022 Any Weapon 37 23 134 17 758 23
2022 Any Weapon 37A 17 114 15 714 17
2022 Any Weapon 51 11 52 21 249 11
2021 Any Weapon 29 112 281 40 1831 112
2021 Any Weapon 37 34 116 29 658 34
2021 Any Weapon 37A 24 101 24 572 24
2021 Any Weapon 51 38 58 66 226 5 34 0 0
2020 Any Weapon 29 107 334 32 2249 107
2020 Any Weapon 37 78 244 32 1567 78
2020 Any Weapon 37A 52 159 33 1359 52
2020 Any Weapon 51 3 42 7 276 3
2019 Any Weapon 29 159 419 37.9 1912 159
2019 Any Weapon 37 74 218 34.1 1673 74
2019 Any Weapon 37A 82 227 36.1 1969 82
2019 Any Weapon 51 23 71 32 308 23
2018 Any Weapon 29 77 145 53.2 619 77
2018 Any Weapon 37 59 226 25.9 1088 28 31 100
2018 Any Weapon 37A 8 75 11.2 548 8
2018 Any Weapon 51 7 47 14.9 181 7
2017 Any Weapon 29 87 192 45.5 1083 87
2017 Any Weapon 37 62 248 24.9 1113 45 16 100
2017 Any Weapon 37A 19 50 36.9 298 6 13 100
2017 Any Weapon 51 17 109 15.5 524 17
2016 Any Weapon 29 94 188 49.6 862 94
2016 Any Weapon 37 90 256 35 1135 24 65 100 0
2016 Any Weapon 37A 26 106 24.2 376 2 24 100
2016 Any Weapon 51 87 323 27 1226 26 61 100
2015 Any Weapon 29 120 225 53 1009 120
2015 Any Weapon 37 138 285 48 1352 54 81 94.4 0
2015 Any Weapon 37A 39 117 33 751 3 36 100 0
2015 Any Weapon 51 102 309 33 1361 33 69 100 0
2014 Any Weapon 29 37 125 29 766 37
2014 Any Weapon 37 113 263 43 1090 64 49 100 0
2014 Any Weapon 37A 39 118 33 646 2 37 100 0
2014 Any Weapon 51 86 322 27 1166 25 61 100 0
2013 Any Weapon 29 32 94 34.3 414 32
2013 Any Weapon 37 27 136 19.7 598 27 100 0
2013 Any Weapon 37A 1 15 6.5 174 1 100 0
2013 Any Weapon 51 40 265 15.1 884 26 14 100 0
2012 Any Weapon 29 35 96 36.7 410 35
2012 Any Weapon 37 25 170 14.4 714 24 1 100 0
2012 Any Weapon 37A 6 45 12.6 179 6 100 0
2012 Any Weapon 51 23 181 12.8 703 22 1 100 0
2011 Any Weapon 29 11 65 17.5 300 11
2011 Any Weapon 37 45 122 36.8 415 43 2 97.7 0
2011 Any Weapon 37A 7 25 29.3 74 4 3 100 0
2011 Any Weapon 51 23 184 12.3 577 23 100 0
2010 Any Weapon 29 20 52 38.4 238 5 15 0 0
2010 Any Weapon 37 18 99 18.2 323 18 100 0
2010 Any Weapon 37A 4 20 20.1 76 4 75 25
2010 Any Weapon 51 15 134 11.1 442 15 100 0
2009 Any Weapon 29 20 90 21.8 502 20 0 0
2009 Any Weapon 37 19 110 17.2 399 14 5 100 0
2009 Any Weapon 37A 9 37 23.2 168 8 1 100 0
2009 Any Weapon 51 15 142 10.3 595 15 100 0
2008 Any Weapon 29 25 653 3.8 3676 1 24 100
2008 Any Weapon 37 25 352 7.1 1519 24 100
2008 Any Weapon 37A 10 205 4.9 998 8 2 100
2008 Any Weapon 51 6 514 1.2 2652 6 83.3 16.7
2007 Any Weapon 29 49 108 45.2 523 1 48
2007 Any Weapon 37 91 183 50 695 30 61 100 0
2007 Any Weapon 37A 32 86 37 466 1 31
2007 Any Weapon 51 8 115 7 410 8 100 0
2006 Any Weapon 29 34 71 47.9 33 0 0
2006 Any Weapon 37 20 56 35.7 19 1 100 0
2006 Any Weapon 37A 35 62 56.5 3 32 100 0
2006 Any Weapon 51 14 125 11.2 11 2 100 0
2005 Any Weapon 29 33 96 34.4 461 2 31 0 50
2005 Any Weapon 37 19 59 32.2 242 16 3 93.8 6.2
2005 Any Weapon 37A 21 61 34.5 309 4 17 50 50
2005 Any Weapon 51 12 99 12.1 301 12 0 100 0
2004 Any Weapon 29 28 109 25.7 493 2 26 0 50
2004 Any Weapon 37 35 190 18.4 810 26 9 84.6 0
2004 Any Weapon 37A 11 65 16.9 452 1 10 0 0
2004 Any Weapon 51 20 155 12.9 729 14 6 92.9 7.1
2003 Any Weapon 29 78 178 44 883 8 70 17 33
2003 Any Weapon 37 70 177 40 599 29 40 96 0
2003 Any Weapon 37A 37 83 45 352 4 32 0 0
2003 Any Weapon 51 29 188 15 843 13 16 100 0
2002 Any Weapon 29 53 146 36 875 2 51 0 0
2002 Any Weapon 37 48 110 44 349 9 39 78 0
2002 Any Weapon 37A 31 63 49 273 2 29 0 0
2002 Any Weapon 51 41 207 20 926 17 24 94 6
2001 Any Weapon 29 70 168 42 757 4 66 0 0
2001 Any Weapon 37 27 91 29 282 9 18 71 14
2001 Any Weapon 37A 23 51 46 187 0 23 0 0
2001 Any Weapon 51 45 215 21 761 22 23 100 0
2000 Any Weapon 29 90 32 58 16 39
2000 Any Weapon 37 41 17 24 84 8
2000 Any Weapon 37A 17 6 11 8 50
2000 Any Weapon 51 60 26 34 67 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.

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 73.74 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 672,671 acres   73.7%
Graph illustrating 20.78 percent Private 189,563 acres   20.8%
Graph illustrating 5.08 percent State of Idaho 46,377 acres   5.1%
Graph illustrating 0.2 percent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 1,836 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.16 percent Other 1,453 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.03 percent State of Idaho 242 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 104 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.