Elk General A Tag Season

Portion of Units 36A and 50
Elk A Tag - Pioneer Zone Unlimited Tags

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

8/1/2015 - 9/30/2015

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

Units 36A & 50 ONLY

Portion of Units 36A and 50
Units 36A and 50 within 1 mile of private cultivated fields outside the NF System Legislative Boundary Area Size: 751,786 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 36A 50

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2023 Any Weapon 36A 66 268 25 1318 66
2023 Any Weapon 50 57 306 19 1381 1 56 0 0
2022 Any Weapon 36A 297 685 43 2897 297
2022 Any Weapon 50 336 928 36 4012 336
2021 Any Weapon 36A 225 528 43 2202 1 224 0 100
2021 Any Weapon 50 341 1045 33 4867 341
2020 Any Weapon 36A 293 608 48 2648 293
2020 Any Weapon 50 472 1040 45 4838 14 459 63.6 36.4
2019 Any Weapon 36A 160 589 27.1 2580 160
2019 Any Weapon 50 299 1069 28 5246 10 290 46.8 53.2
2018 Any Weapon 36A 19 55 33.9 403 19
2018 Any Weapon 50 19 84 22.3 341 19
2017 Any Weapon 36A 10 60 17.6 391 10
2017 Any Weapon 50 19 74 26 416 19
2016 Any Weapon 36A 16 52 31.5 130 16
2016 Any Weapon 50 122 246 49.8 1417 122
2015 Any Weapon 36A 43 89 48 609 43
2015 Any Weapon 50 112 191 59 793 112
2014 Any Weapon 36A 8 59 14 446 8
2014 Any Weapon 50 5 11 50 48 5
2013 Any Weapon 36A 30 64 46.5 428 30
2013 Any Weapon 50 0 5 0 33
2012 Any Weapon 36A 25 50 50 192 25
2012 Any Weapon 50 0 12 80
2011 Any Weapon 36A 11 23 47.8 147 1 10
2011 Any Weapon 50
2010 Any Weapon 36A 11 23 48.5 122 11 0 0
2010 Any Weapon 50 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
2009 Any Weapon 36A 2 10 20 55 2 0 0
2009 Any Weapon 50 2 17 11.8 70 1 1 0 100
2008 Any Weapon 36A 9 460 2 2470 6 3 100
2008 Any Weapon 50 46 530 8.7 2211 44 2 100
2007 Any Weapon 36A 7 64 10.9 355 4 2 100 0
2007 Any Weapon 50 25 169 14.6 514 21 3 100 0
2006 Any Weapon 36A 13 65 20 10 3 100 0
2006 Any Weapon 50 31 179 17.3 30 96.4 3.6
2005 Any Weapon 36A 13 101 12.9 597 10 3 90 0
2005 Any Weapon 50 20 182 11 543 16 4 100 0
2004 Any Weapon 36A 28 130 21.5 519 17 11 88.2 0
2004 Any Weapon 50 78 357 21.8 1398 63 15 96.8 0
2003 Any Weapon 36A 24 93 26 417 9 14 89 11
2003 Any Weapon 50 70 300 23 1201 48 20 100 0
2002 Any Weapon 36A 15 78 19 336 7 8 100 0
2002 Any Weapon 50 84 421 20 1866 44 40 90 0
2001 Any Weapon 36A 30 103 29 298 14 16 83 8
2001 Any Weapon 50 92 392 23 1307 47 45 98 0
2000 Any Weapon 36A 31 18 13 65 19
2000 Any Weapon 50 112 68 44 67 14
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 68.99 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 518,620 acres   69%
Graph illustrating 25.7 percent Private 193,184 acres   25.7%
Graph illustrating 3.68 percent State of Idaho 27,648 acres   3.7%
Graph illustrating 1.37 percent U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 10,284 acres   1.4%
Graph illustrating 0.18 percent State of Idaho 1,351 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.06 percent Other 487 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.02 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 147 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 64 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.