Elk General A Tag Season

Units 43, 44 and 48
Elk A Tag - Smoky-Bennett Zone 726 Tags

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

11/1/2014 - 11/7/2014

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

No special restrictions.

Units 43, 44 and 48
All of Units 43, 44 and 48. Area Size: 1,191,240 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 43 44 48

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2022 Any Weapon 43 5 22 23 130 5
2022 Any Weapon 44 49 207 24 809 49
2022 Any Weapon 48 1 15 8 96 1
2021 Any Weapon 43 1 29 3 169 1
2021 Any Weapon 44 56 240 23 1072 56
2021 Any Weapon 48 0 7 0 31
2020 Any Weapon 43 9 57 16 293 9
2020 Any Weapon 44 5 18 28 88 5
2020 Any Weapon 48 0 23 0 92
2019 Any Weapon 43 0 35 0 120
2019 Any Weapon 44 0 47 0 292
2019 Any Weapon 48 0 7 0 40
2018 Any Weapon 44 0 1 0 1
2018 Any Weapon 48 0 9 0 68
2017 Any Weapon 48 2 12 13.6 165 2 0 100
2016 Any Weapon 43 10 246 4.1 844 10 100
2016 Any Weapon 44 110 422 26 1372 110 100
2016 Any Weapon 48 26 223 11.5 766 26 95.2 100
2015 Any Weapon 43 34 178 19 613 34 100 0
2015 Any Weapon 44 67 353 19 1156 61 6 100 0
2015 Any Weapon 48 21 176 12 572 21 100 0
2014 Any Weapon 43 19 99 19 390 18 1 93.3 6.7
2014 Any Weapon 44 25 144 18 504 24 1 100 0
2014 Any Weapon 48 5 53 9 141 5 100 0
2013 Any Weapon 43 13 82 16.3 251 13 100 0
2013 Any Weapon 44 33 144 22.8 429 33 100 0
2013 Any Weapon 48 15 79 19.5 317 15 100 0
2012 Any Weapon 43 9 72 12.1 262 9 100 0
2012 Any Weapon 44 27 144 19.1 444 27 100 0
2012 Any Weapon 48 16 88 17.8 342 16 100 0
2011 Any Weapon 43 5 66 7.6 286 5 100 0
2011 Any Weapon 44 27 101 26.7 310 27 100 0
2011 Any Weapon 48 6 72 8.4 270 6 100 0
2010 Any Weapon 43 6 76 7.9 312 6 100 0
2010 Any Weapon 44 13 76 16.5 285 12 1 100 0
2010 Any Weapon 48 15 51 29.8 200 15 100 0
2009 Any Weapon 43 3 99 3 378 3 100 0
2009 Any Weapon 44 15 165 9.1 542 15 100 0
2009 Any Weapon 48 12 124 9.7 394 12 100 0
2008 Any Weapon 43 3 216 1.4 1090 3 66.7
2008 Any Weapon 44 25 629 4 2766 25 100
2008 Any Weapon 48 4 612 0.7 3305 4 100
2007 Any Weapon 43 0 90 0 275
2007 Any Weapon 44 15 81 18.5 274 15 100 0
2007 Any Weapon 48 4 74 5.4 235 4 100 0
2006 Any Weapon 43 1 64 1.6 1 100 0
2006 Any Weapon 44 15 89 16.9 11 3 100 0
2006 Any Weapon 48 6 60 10 5 100 0
2005 Any Weapon 43 7 125 5.6 421 5 2 100 0
2005 Any Weapon 44 18 116 15.7 301 16 2 43.2 0
2005 Any Weapon 48 22 126 17.5 345 20 2 100 0
2004 Any Weapon 43 4 169 2.4 653 4 0 50 0
2004 Any Weapon 44 26 142 18.3 494 25 1 96 4
2004 Any Weapon 48 10 137 7.3 544 10 0 70 0
2003 Any Weapon 43 6 168 4 559 6 0 83 0
2003 Any Weapon 44 6 123 5 391 6 0 67 0
2003 Any Weapon 48 3 119 3 447 3 0 67 33
2002 Any Weapon 43 7 152 5 526 6 1 100 0
2002 Any Weapon 44 5 117 4 347 5 0 100 0
2002 Any Weapon 48 16 131 12 407 16 0 100 0
2001 Any Weapon 43 10 123 8 313 6 4 83 0
2001 Any Weapon 44 10 80 12 154 5 5 100 0
2001 Any Weapon 48 12 105 11 260 11 1 89 0
2000 Any Weapon 43 8 6 2 30 22
2000 Any Weapon 44 6 5 1 71 0
2000 Any Weapon 48 22 20 2 51 21
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 69.05 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 822,567 acres   69.1%
Graph illustrating 21.06 percent Private 250,826 acres   21.1%
Graph illustrating 7.16 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 85,316 acres   7.2%
Graph illustrating 2.17 percent State of Idaho 25,794 acres   2.2%
Graph illustrating 0.45 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 5,413 acres   0.5%
Graph illustrating 0.11 percent Other 1,279 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0 percent State of Idaho 44 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.

Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.