Elk General A Tag Season

Hunt Area Diamond Creek
Unlimited Tags

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

8/30/2012 - 9/30/2012

Species
Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Either-sex Elk
Either sex may be taken.
Archery
Archery 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

Hunt Area Diamond Creek
All of Units 66A and 76. Area Size: 1,061,810 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 66A 76

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2023 Archery 66A 98 735 13 6694 68 30 11 31
2023 Archery 76 241 1087 22 10887 200 41 7 32
2022 Archery 66A 145 697 21 6538 107 38 15.4 47.4
2022 Archery 76 251 1104 23 10801 193 57 5.4 62.1
2021 Archery 66A 176 688 26 5743 148 28 10.9 41.4
2021 Archery 76 276 1122 25 10907 227 49 8.7 54.6
2020 Archery 66A 162 654 25 5336 120 42 10.6 35.5
2020 Archery 76 275 1121 25 11408 258 18 6.5 54.9
2019 Archery 66A 104 725 14.4 6044 76 28 11.1 44.8
2019 Archery 76 266 1143 23.3 10834 234 32 7.7 42.5
2018 Archery 66A 137 658 20.9 5425 85 52 19.2 42.9
2018 Archery 76 293 1146 25.5 10936 216 77 5.8 55.4
2017 Archery 66A 156 782 19.9 6231 104 52 14.2 45.4
2017 Archery 76 181 985 18.4 8690 166 15 16 55.3
2016 Archery 66A 152 683 22.2 5497 106 46 5 53.4
2016 Archery 76 270 964 28 9272 206 63 14 51.6
2015 Archery 66A 195 739 26 6657 141 54 17.3 51.9
2015 Archery 76 244 1110 22 9699 206 38 13.2 53.9
2014 Archery 66A 128 684 19 6032 82 47 14.3 40
2014 Archery 76 268 1153 23 10224 222 47 10.5 43.2
2013 Archery 66A 125 702 17.8 5996 87 38 18.7 38.4
2013 Archery 76 196 1141 17.2 10392 147 48 10.9 37.5
2012 Archery 66A 115 654 17.6 5837 98 17 6.1 47.5
2012 Archery 76 196 1095 17.9 10355 159 37 11.9 57
2011 Archery 66A 81 627 12.9 5528 64 16 16.2 27.1
2011 Archery 76 223 1129 19.7 10557 174 49 13.7 22
2010 Archery 66A 121 692 17.5 5852 81 40 14.2 33.3
2010 Archery 76 203 1122 18.1 10557 169 34 14.2 40.5
2009 Archery 66A 116 689 16.8 6347 89 26 5.6 51.3
2009 Archery 76 245 1206 20.3 11672 205 37 18.4 47.7
2008 Archery 66A 128 814 15.7 6608 100 28 6 46.9
2008 Archery 76 211 1534 13.8 14225 168 43 11.9 33.8
2007 Archery 66A 85 745 11.4 6132 61 23 10 46.7
2007 Archery 76 175 1314 13.3 12383 134 39 12.1 50.8
2006 Archery 66A 90 777 11.6 60 24 8.8 31.6
2006 Archery 76 188 1358 13.8 136 42 22.1 33.6
2005 Archery 66A 94 628 14.9 5670 76 18 15.8 51.2
2005 Archery 76 239 1459 16.3 12952 165 74 19.3 48.1
2004 Archery 66A 77 649 11.9 5497 62 15 6.5 33.9
2004 Archery 76 231 1534 15.1 13250 169 62 18.3 41.4
2003 Archery 66A 110 718 15 5815 74 34 14 44
2003 Archery 76 223 1334 17 12322 167 54 22 38
2002 Archery 66A 89 596 15 5368 66 23 13 41
2002 Archery 76 219 1297 17 13347 157 62 14 41
2001 Archery 66A 82 412 20 3334 65 17 14 37
2001 Archery 76 220 843 26 8003 161 59 19 39
2000 Archery 66A 52 43 9 34 29
2000 Archery 76 161 131 30 56 20
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 46.66 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 495,435 acres   46.7%
Graph illustrating 36.26 percent Private 385,059 acres   36.3%
Graph illustrating 6.18 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 65,600 acres   6.2%
Graph illustrating 3.1 percent State of Idaho 32,890 acres   3.1%
Graph illustrating 2.04 percent Other 21,674 acres   2%
Graph illustrating 1.62 percent U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 17,184 acres   1.6%
Graph illustrating 0.36 percent State of Idaho 3,783 acres   0.4%
Graph illustrating 0.31 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 3,264 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0.09 percent State of Idaho 918 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.04 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 389 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.