Elk Controlled Hunt Antlerless Season

Hunt Area 48-3
Elk Controlled Hunt 2109 125 Tags

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

10/15/2014 - 11/9/2014

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

F&G Commission Changes Hunt in Response to Fire Closures

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission Thursday, October 3, approved a change in a controlled elk hunt in the Wood River Valley in response to wildfire closures.

Commissioners changed controlled hunt No. 2107 to include the parts of game management units 43 and 44 west of the Pine-Featherville Road (Forest Service Road 61) and Rocky Bar Road (Forest Service Road 156). The change affects 90 tag holders for controlled hunt area 48-3.


The Elk Complex, Pony Complex and Beaver Creek fires together affected nearly 400,000 acres of private and public shrub-steppe uplands and forest habitat in portions of the Magic Valley and Southwest regions during August and September.


Because of the affected habitat and fire-related closures, many hunters have requesting rain checks for next year or are seeking to exchange their tags for other hunts.


Controlled hunt 2107 in Hunt Area 48-3 – with 90 tags for antlerless elk only from October 15 through November 9 -- has been significantly affected by fire, and access to much of the area is still restricted.


Access is closed to about half of Area 48-3, which is the part of game unit 48 south of the Ketchum-Warm Springs Creek-Dollarhide Summit Road.


Expanding the hunt area for the 2013 season offers hunters with tags the flexibility to hunt in parts of adjacent units 43 and 44. The change also may provide the benefit of harvesting elk that would otherwise migrate to winter range, including agricultural land, that was affected the Elk Complex Fires near Mayfield in Unit 39.

Hunt Area 48-3
That portion of Unit 48 south of the Ketchum-Warm Springs Creek-Dollarhide Summit Rd. That portion of Units 43 and 44 west of the Pine-Featherville Road (FS Rd 61) and Rocky Bar Road 9FS Rd 156). Area Size: 304,547 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 43 44 48

Controlled Hunt Harvest Statistics

Year Hunt# Area Hunters Harvest Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2014 2109 48-3* 119 43 36 663 43
2013 2107 48-3 76 18 23 438 18
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Drawing Odds for 1st & 2nd Choice Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information 1st Choice 2nd Choice Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2014 2109 48-3* 1 90 90 100 71 34 48 124 125
2014 2109 48-3* 2 27 8 30 24 0 0 8 8
2013 2107 48-3 1 125 90 72 120 0 0 90 90
2013 2107 48-3 2 22 4 18 9 0 0 4 4
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Drawing Odds for Resident & NonResident Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information Resident NonResident Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2014 2109 48-3* 1 89 123 100 1 1 100 124 125
2014 2109 48-3* 2 27 8 30 0 0 8 8
2013 2107 48-3 1 125 90 72 0 0 90 90
2013 2107 48-3 2 22 4 18 0 0 4 4
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Elk Tag
  • Jr./Sr./DAV Elk Tag
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Elk Tag
  • Adult Elk Tag
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • 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 50.75 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 154,566 acres   50.8%
Graph illustrating 30.26 percent Private 92,150 acres   30.3%
Graph illustrating 14.81 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 45,092 acres   14.8%
Graph illustrating 2.85 percent State of Idaho 8,667 acres   2.8%
Graph illustrating 1.04 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 3,179 acres   1%
Graph illustrating 0.28 percent Other 850 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent State of Idaho 43 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.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.