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Elk General A Tag Season
Units 36A, 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.
11/1/2015 - 11/14/2015
- 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.
- Muzzleloader
- Muzzleloader ONLY.
- Restrictions
- 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
- Units 36A, 50
- Units 36A and 50 only. Area Size: 1,550,071 acres
General Season Harvest Statistics
Year | Take Method | Unit | Harvest | Hunters | Success% | Days | Antlered | Antlerless | %Spike | %6+Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Muzzleloader | 36A | 0 | 42 | 0 | 116 | ||||
2023 | Muzzleloader | 50 | 13 | 170 | 8 | 576 | 13 | |||
2022 | Muzzleloader | 36A | 12 | 53 | 22 | 145 | 12 | |||
2022 | Muzzleloader | 50 | 10 | 132 | 8 | 540 | 10 | |||
2021 | Muzzleloader | 36A | 11 | 40 | 27 | 154 | 2 | 9 | 100 | 0 |
2021 | Muzzleloader | 50 | 25 | 140 | 18 | 573 | 25 | |||
2019 | Muzzleloader | 36A | 0 | 5 | 0 | 49 | ||||
2018 | Muzzleloader | 36A | 0 | 95 | 0 | 385 | ||||
2018 | Muzzleloader | 50 | 36 | 262 | 13.9 | 869 | 36 | |||
2017 | Muzzleloader | 36A | 5 | 64 | 8.5 | 227 | 5 | |||
2017 | Muzzleloader | 50 | 50 | 277 | 17.9 | 1011 | 50 | |||
2016 | Muzzleloader | 36A | 19 | 112 | 17.3 | 480 | 19 | |||
2016 | Muzzleloader | 50 | 52 | 300 | 17.2 | 1038 | 52 | |||
2015 | Muzzleloader | 36A | 26 | 66 | 40 | 299 | 26 | |||
2015 | Muzzleloader | 50 | 69 | 296 | 23 | 869 | 69 | |||
2014 | Muzzleloader | 36A | 8 | 83 | 10 | 307 | 8 | |||
2014 | Muzzleloader | 50 | 51 | 219 | 23 | 660 | 51 | |||
2013 | Muzzleloader | 36A | 16 | 89 | 17.8 | 297 | 16 | |||
2013 | Muzzleloader | 50 | 22 | 214 | 10.1 | 766 | 22 | |||
2011 | Muzzleloader | 36A | ||||||||
2011 | Muzzleloader | 50 | ||||||||
2010 | Muzzleloader | 36A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2010 | Muzzleloader | 50 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2009 | Muzzleloader | 36A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | Muzzleloader | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | Muzzleloader | 36A | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
2008 | Muzzleloader | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||
2007 | Muzzleloader | 36A | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
2007 | Muzzleloader | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2006 | Muzzleloader | 36A | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2006 | Muzzleloader | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2005 | Muzzleloader | 36A | 7 | 7 | 100 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
2005 | Muzzleloader | 50 | 7 | 9 | 77.3 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
2004 | Muzzleloader | 36A | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | Muzzleloader | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | Muzzleloader | 36A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | Muzzleloader | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | Muzzleloader | 36A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 19 | |||
2000 | Muzzleloader | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 14 |
* 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*
Where to purchase
Learn more about IDFG Licenses, Tags & Permits
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.
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 788,780 acres 50.9% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 518,829 acres 33.5% |
Private 197,944 acres 12.8% |
State of Idaho 32,298 acres 2.1% |
U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 10,284 acres 0.7% |
State of Idaho 1,351 acres 0.1% |
Other 522 acres 0% |
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 64 acres 0% |
Make your own map of Units 36A, 50 Elk A Tag - Pioneer Zone
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.
View all Access Yes Participants.
Federally-designated Wilderness Areas
No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.
There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.