Elk General A Tag Season

Units 8, 8A and 11A outside NF boundary
Elk A Tag - Palouse Zone Unlimited Tags

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

8/1/2014 - 9/15/2014

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

No special restrictions.

Units 8, 8A and 11A outside NF boundary
Hunting is only allowed outside National Forest boundaries within one mile of private fields on which cultivated crops are currently growing in the Palouse Zone (Game Management Units 8, 8A and 11A). The National Forest Boundary is a legislatively set boundary -- it is not necessarily the boundary of Forest Service property. State, private and other lands within the National Forest Boundary are not open to hunting during this season. (Please refer to a U.S. Forest Service travel plan map for the location of this boundary.) "Private fields on which cultivated crops are currently growing" is defined as: fields on which soil has been used or broken up for the raising of crops, and artificially irrigated pasture. "Currently" means during the current or most recent growing season. Land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) or other set-aside farm programs are specifically excluded. ATTENTION: The map displayed on this website only depicts outside of the Forest Service boundary, it is the hunter's responsibility to determine if they are within one mile of cultivated crops.. Area Size: 1,367,026 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 8 8A 11A

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2022 Any Weapon 8 141 671 21 3476 82 59 40.7 15.6
2022 Any Weapon 8A 238 1559 15 9295 196 42 33.6 12.5
2022 Any Weapon 11A 47 182 26 1156 39 8 26.4 43.7
2021 Any Weapon 8 197 827 24 4406 111 86 28.7 11.6
2021 Any Weapon 8A 273 1517 18 8608 228 45 31 16.7
2021 Any Weapon 11A 49 209 23 1116 35 14 14.2 45.5
2020 Any Weapon 8 194 851 23 4695 99 95 19.6 15
2020 Any Weapon 8A 257 1618 16 9948 195 62 19 18.2
2020 Any Weapon 11A 57 198 29 1250 39 18 0 44.3
2019 Any Weapon 8 183 810 22.7 4009 114 70 32.8 32.8
2019 Any Weapon 8A 238 1468 16.2 8862 203 35 25.2 12.6
2019 Any Weapon 11A 60 164 36.3 821 46 13 3 51.4
2018 Any Weapon 8 194 775 25 3707 127 67 16.8 35.6
2018 Any Weapon 8A 273 1454 18.8 8611 200 74 35.7 22.2
2018 Any Weapon 11A 34 186 18.2 982 26 8 0 72.6
2017 Any Weapon 8 173 782 22.1 3903 68 105 32.7 12.8
2017 Any Weapon 8A 227 1591 14.3 9178 179 48 28.9 15.1
2017 Any Weapon 11A 38 228 16.6 1356 25 13 3.9 65.4
2016 Any Weapon 8 228 824 27.6 4147 116 111 12.3 11.5
2016 Any Weapon 8A 309 1487 20.8 8620 204 105 21 29.6
2016 Any Weapon 11A 26 229 11.3 1204 17 9 61.5 19.2
2015 Any Weapon 8 178 790 23 3930 128 46 12.5 25
2015 Any Weapon 8A 306 1746 17 10011 212 93 34 22.7
2015 Any Weapon 11A 31 193 16 864 24 7 0 33.3
2014 Any Weapon 8 149 871 17 3994 90 59 17.6 29.4
2014 Any Weapon 8A 255 1740 15 9099 179 76 32.4 20.6
2014 Any Weapon 11A 70 293 24 1483 32 38 0 0
2013 Any Weapon 8 202 946 21.3 5005 102 99 21.4 16.4
2013 Any Weapon 8A 264 1583 16.6 9253 172 92 30.7 23.2
2013 Any Weapon 11A 67 254 26.3 1288 35 32 16.4 49.2
2012 Any Weapon 8 153 775 19.7 3778 82 71 28.9 21.8
2012 Any Weapon 8A 261 1390 18.8 8485 175 86 28.7 25.3
2012 Any Weapon 11A 85 283 30.1 1441 54 27 18.3 32.6
2011 Any Weapon 8 159 652 24.4 3368 94 66 23.8 11.6
2011 Any Weapon 8A 194 1338 14.5 7424 133 61 39.7 21.3
2011 Any Weapon 11A 53 337 15.6 1573 47 6 8.6 28.8
2010 Any Weapon 8 188 739 25.4 3778 106 82 34.5 12.2
2010 Any Weapon 8A 281 1348 20.9 7512 204 77 33.5 18.9
2010 Any Weapon 11A 47 299 15.7 1604 25 22 4 20.2
2009 Any Weapon 8 103 596 17.3 2799 54 49 35.1 13.1
2009 Any Weapon 8A 203 1339 15.2 7735 150 52 26.5 12
2009 Any Weapon 11A 50 320 15.7 1895 32 18 6.2 43.8
2008 Any Weapon 8 108 714 15.1 4035 61 47 39.3 9.8
2008 Any Weapon 8A 208 1535 13.6 9132 161 47 37.3 13.7
2008 Any Weapon 11A 51 505 10.1 3271 34 17 2.9 35.3
2007 Any Weapon 8 149 495 30 2386 90 56 14.7 33.1
2007 Any Weapon 8A 242 1246 19.4 6846 194 44 37.4 11.3
2007 Any Weapon 11A 127 388 32.8 1935 94 34 9.8 39.8
2006 Any Weapon 8 141 556 25.4 96 39 39 10.5
2006 Any Weapon 8A 207 1300 15.9 145 50 33.8 13.7
2006 Any Weapon 11A 77 318 24.2 45 29 13.3 28.9
2005 Any Weapon 8 160 578 27.6 2863 80 80 30.1 7.5
2005 Any Weapon 8A 243 1263 19.2 7541 181 62 34.6 12.2
2005 Any Weapon 11A 66 271 24.4 1293 39 27 17.9 33.3
2004 Any Weapon 8 132 608 21.7 3326 68 63 38.2 8.8
2004 Any Weapon 8A 261 1422 18.4 9338 197 63 34 12.2
2004 Any Weapon 11A 88 335 26.3 1524 62 26 6.5 17.7
2003 Any Weapon 8 79 551 14 3195 76 2 39 10
2003 Any Weapon 8A 206 1413 15 9213 205 0 32 19
2003 Any Weapon 11A 37 212 17 898 35 0 18 21
2002 Any Weapon 8 61 497 12 2899 57 4 36 6
2002 Any Weapon 8A 162 1260 13 8519 162 0 36 14
2002 Any Weapon 11A 28 176 16 925 28 0 19 23
2001 Any Weapon 8 74 391 19 2094 60 14 25 14
2001 Any Weapon 8A 173 908 19 6146 160 13 34 13
2001 Any Weapon 11A 26 120 21 523 24 2 32 23
2000 Any Weapon 8 41 38 3 48 8
2000 Any Weapon 8A 123 99 24 38 17
2000 Any Weapon 11A 24 23 1 32 8
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 83.38 percent Private 1,139,834 acres   83.4%
Graph illustrating 4.58 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 62,555 acres   4.6%
Graph illustrating 4.52 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 61,733 acres   4.5%
Graph illustrating 4.3 percent State of Idaho 58,835 acres   4.3%
Graph illustrating 2.42 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 33,042 acres   2.4%
Graph illustrating 0.32 percent Other 4,389 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0.22 percent U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 2,975 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.18 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 2,412 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.04 percent State of Idaho 547 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0.04 percent State of Idaho 545 acres   0%

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Land management via Inside Idaho

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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.