Elk General A Tag Season

Unit 29 outside NF boundary
Unlimited Tags

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

8/1/2012 - 9/15/2012

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

Unit 29 outside NF boundary
Hunting is only allowed outside National Forest boundaries within one mile of private fields on which cultivated crops are currently growing in Unit 29. The National Forest Boundary is a legislatively set boundary -- it is not necessarily the boundary of Forest Service property. State, private and other lands within the National Forest Boundary are not open to hunting during this season. (Please refer to a U.S. Forest Service travel plan map for the location of this boundary.) "Private fields on which cultivated crops are currently growing" is defined as: fields on which soil has been used or broken up for the raising of crops, and artificially irrigated pasture. "Currently" means during the current or most recent growing season. Land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) or other set-aside farm programs are specifically excluded. ATTENTION: The map displayed on this website only depicts outside of the Forest Service boundary, it is the hunter's responsibility to determine if they are within one mile of cultivated crops.. Area Size: 220,210 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 29

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2023 Any Weapon 29 58 240 24 1359 58
2022 Any Weapon 29 67 221 30 1344 67
2021 Any Weapon 29 112 281 40 1831 112
2020 Any Weapon 29 107 334 32 2249 107
2019 Any Weapon 29 159 419 37.9 1912 159
2018 Any Weapon 29 77 145 53.2 619 77
2017 Any Weapon 29 87 192 45.5 1083 87
2016 Any Weapon 29 94 188 49.6 862 94
2015 Any Weapon 29 120 225 53 1009 120
2014 Any Weapon 29 37 125 29 766 37
2013 Any Weapon 29 32 94 34.3 414 32
2012 Any Weapon 29 35 96 36.7 410 35
2011 Any Weapon 29 11 65 17.5 300 11
2010 Any Weapon 29 20 52 38.4 238 5 15 0 0
2009 Any Weapon 29 20 90 21.8 502 20 0 0
2008 Any Weapon 29 25 653 3.8 3676 1 24 100
2007 Any Weapon 29 49 108 45.2 523 1 48
2006 Any Weapon 29 34 71 47.9 33 0 0
2005 Any Weapon 29 33 96 34.4 461 2 31 0 50
2004 Any Weapon 29 28 109 25.7 493 2 26 0 50
2003 Any Weapon 29 78 178 44 883 8 70 17 33
2002 Any Weapon 29 53 146 36 875 2 51 0 0
2001 Any Weapon 29 70 168 42 757 4 66 0 0
2000 Any Weapon 29 90 32 58 16 39
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 55.29 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 121,755 acres   55.3%
Graph illustrating 38.91 percent Private 85,686 acres   38.9%
Graph illustrating 5.41 percent State of Idaho 11,922 acres   5.4%
Graph illustrating 0.33 percent Other 718 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0.05 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 111 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent State of Idaho 18 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.