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Elk General A Tag Season
Hunt Area Lemhi
Unlimited Tags
Non-resident tag quota of 12,815 total elk tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.
8/30/2013 - 9/30/2013
- 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
- CAUTION - Archers: "Any weapon" antlerless elk hunts or muzzleloader controlled hunts will be open, on or within 1 mile of private fields on which cultivated crops are currently growing, in all or parts of this zone.
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Hunt Area Lemhi
- All of Units 29, 37, 37A and 51. Area Size: 1,729,729 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics
Year | Take Method | Unit | Harvest | Hunters | Success% | Days | Antlered | Antlerless | %Spike | %6+Pts |
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2023 | Archery | 29 | 37 | 295 | 12 | 2398 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 61 |
2023 | Archery | 37 | 12 | 123 | 10 | 806 | 12 | 0 | 69 | |
2023 | Archery | 37A | 24 | 130 | 18 | 923 | 24 | 24 | 29 | |
2023 | Archery | 51 | 69 | 343 | 20 | 2474 | 52 | 17 | 28 | 42 |
2022 | Archery | 29 | 31 | 298 | 10 | 2720 | 24 | 7 | 10.5 | 47.5 |
2022 | Archery | 37 | 22 | 106 | 21 | 695 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 77.6 |
2022 | Archery | 37A | 29 | 142 | 20 | 966 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 59.1 |
2022 | Archery | 51 | 50 | 271 | 18 | 1846 | 44 | 6 | 13.8 | 47.8 |
2021 | Archery | 29 | 63 | 351 | 18 | 2482 | 51 | 12 | 2.1 | 43.9 |
2021 | Archery | 37 | 20 | 83 | 24 | 526 | 20 | 0 | 35.2 | |
2021 | Archery | 37A | 21 | 135 | 16 | 974 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 55.8 |
2021 | Archery | 51 | 36 | 260 | 14 | 2233 | 25 | 11 | 18.8 | 57.2 |
2020 | Archery | 29 | 89 | 570 | 16 | 4563 | 69 | 20 | 7.4 | 31.4 |
2020 | Archery | 37 | 17 | 178 | 10 | 1043 | 17 | 9.4 | 30.2 | |
2020 | Archery | 37A | 58 | 267 | 22 | 1800 | 58 | 17.5 | 56.1 | |
2020 | Archery | 51 | 80 | 423 | 19 | 3567 | 70 | 10 | 36.4 | 28.6 |
2019 | Archery | 29 | 46 | 535 | 8.7 | 4654 | 36 | 10 | 3.6 | 43.8 |
2019 | Archery | 37 | 19 | 151 | 12.3 | 988 | 19 | 26.6 | 46.8 | |
2019 | Archery | 37A | 15 | 180 | 8.3 | 1037 | 15 | 0 | 37.5 | |
2019 | Archery | 51 | 53 | 305 | 17.5 | 2202 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 35.3 |
2018 | Archery | 29 | 121 | 638 | 18.9 | 5119 | 102 | 18 | 5 | 40.4 |
2018 | Archery | 37 | 22 | 243 | 9.2 | 1581 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 50 |
2018 | Archery | 37A | 28 | 274 | 10 | 1600 | 22 | 5 | 23.6 | 7.1 |
2018 | Archery | 51 | 38 | 325 | 11.8 | 2501 | 28 | 10 | 18.2 | 63 |
2017 | Archery | 29 | 88 | 524 | 16.8 | 3833 | 77 | 11 | 9.9 | 44.9 |
2017 | Archery | 37 | 24 | 210 | 11.4 | 1267 | 13 | 11 | 14.9 | 42.6 |
2017 | Archery | 37A | 33 | 184 | 17.8 | 1100 | 33 | 0 | 49.9 | |
2017 | Archery | 51 | 51 | 284 | 17.9 | 2310 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 75.8 |
2016 | Archery | 29 | 104 | 442 | 23.4 | 3666 | 78 | 25 | 6 | 30.7 |
2016 | Archery | 37 | 15 | 192 | 7.9 | 1286 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 50 |
2016 | Archery | 37A | 13 | 113 | 11.6 | 655 | 13 | 0 | 72.2 | |
2016 | Archery | 51 | 29 | 291 | 10 | 2479 | 22 | 7 | 23.4 | 46.8 |
2015 | Archery | 29 | 99 | 532 | 19 | 4146 | 60 | 39 | 10 | 55 |
2015 | Archery | 37 | 54 | 174 | 31 | 1130 | 36 | 18 | 8.3 | 58.3 |
2015 | Archery | 37A | 39 | 147 | 27 | 1057 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 62.5 |
2015 | Archery | 51 | 39 | 300 | 13 | 2280 | 24 | 15 | 12.5 | 37.5 |
2014 | Archery | 29 | 88 | 464 | 19 | 3412 | 74 | 15 | 3.3 | 46.7 |
2014 | Archery | 37 | 25 | 142 | 17 | 724 | 17 | 7 | 28.6 | 14.3 |
2014 | Archery | 37A | 27 | 142 | 19 | 906 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 50 |
2014 | Archery | 51 | 56 | 319 | 18 | 2280 | 39 | 17 | 12.5 | 62.5 |
2013 | Archery | 29 | 60 | 336 | 17.9 | 2724 | 52 | 8 | 11.9 | 49 |
2013 | Archery | 37 | 17 | 129 | 13.4 | 1039 | 13 | 4 | 7.7 | 46.2 |
2013 | Archery | 37A | 15 | 120 | 12.7 | 896 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 49.2 |
2013 | Archery | 51 | 41 | 244 | 16.9 | 2010 | 37 | 4 | 14 | 53.3 |
2012 | Archery | 29 | 52 | 290 | 18 | 2301 | 39 | 13 | 12.4 | 42.2 |
2012 | Archery | 37 | 21 | 129 | 16 | 866 | 14 | 7 | 7.3 | 78.1 |
2012 | Archery | 37A | 13 | 109 | 11.7 | 730 | 12 | 1 | 24.4 | 58.5 |
2012 | Archery | 51 | 35 | 263 | 13.4 | 2121 | 28 | 7 | 20.6 | 17.6 |
2011 | Archery | 29 | 43 | 299 | 14.4 | 2482 | 36 | 7 | 19.9 | 25.5 |
2011 | Archery | 37 | 19 | 121 | 15.3 | 793 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 38.3 |
2011 | Archery | 37A | 19 | 78 | 23.9 | 440 | 19 | 22.3 | 43.7 | |
2011 | Archery | 51 | 25 | 195 | 13 | 1581 | 21 | 4 | 35.2 | 35.2 |
2010 | Archery | 29 | 45 | 331 | 13.5 | 2605 | 36 | 9 | 33.2 | 25.1 |
2010 | Archery | 37 | 11 | 127 | 8.6 | 892 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 30.1 |
2010 | Archery | 37A | 18 | 109 | 16.4 | 633 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 58.9 |
2010 | Archery | 51 | 33 | 194 | 17 | 1578 | 18 | 15 | 16.7 | 27.8 |
2009 | Archery | 29 | 73 | 267 | 27.3 | 2155 | 52 | 21 | 1.9 | 34.8 |
2009 | Archery | 37 | 6 | 100 | 6 | 683 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 20 |
2009 | Archery | 37A | 9 | 74 | 12.1 | 499 | 9 | 11.1 | 55.6 | |
2009 | Archery | 51 | 27 | 172 | 15.7 | 1366 | 22 | 5 | 13.6 | 40.9 |
2008 | Archery | 29 | 57 | 382 | 14.9 | 3029 | 52 | 5 | 11.6 | 30.8 |
2008 | Archery | 37 | 18 | 176 | 10.1 | 1204 | 6 | 12 | 33.3 | 0 |
2008 | Archery | 37A | 17 | 156 | 10.9 | 957 | 12 | 4 | 8.3 | 25 |
2008 | Archery | 51 | 38 | 221 | 17.1 | 1740 | 30 | 8 | 16.7 | 56.5 |
2007 | Archery | 29 | 42 | 320 | 13.1 | 2513 | 37 | 5 | 10.8 | 51.4 |
2007 | Archery | 37 | 14 | 157 | 8.9 | 1198 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
2007 | Archery | 37A | 16 | 91 | 17.6 | 667 | 14 | 2 | 7.1 | 57.1 |
2007 | Archery | 51 | 35 | 238 | 14.9 | 2088 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 67.5 |
2006 | Archery | 29 | 72 | 354 | 20.3 | 66 | 5 | 7.6 | 12.2 | |
2006 | Archery | 37 | 12 | 81 | 14.8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 18.2 | |
2006 | Archery | 37A | 19 | 92 | 20.7 | 13 | 4 | 15.4 | 38.5 | |
2006 | Archery | 51 | 31 | 228 | 13.6 | 25 | 5 | 64.2 | 23.8 | |
2005 | Archery | 29 | 39 | 353 | 11.1 | 2881 | 28 | 11 | 14.3 | 50 |
2005 | Archery | 37 | 17 | 91 | 18.6 | 693 | 15 | 2 | 59.8 | 26.8 |
2005 | Archery | 37A | 20 | 111 | 18 | 784 | 17 | 3 | 17.6 | 41.2 |
2005 | Archery | 51 | 37 | 240 | 15.4 | 1883 | 29 | 8 | 20.7 | 37.9 |
2004 | Archery | 29 | 64 | 449 | 14.3 | 3618 | 62 | 2 | 6.5 | 59.7 |
2004 | Archery | 37 | 5 | 123 | 4.1 | 814 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
2004 | Archery | 37A | 12 | 113 | 10.6 | 673 | 12 | 0 | 8.3 | 50 |
2004 | Archery | 51 | 43 | 217 | 19.8 | 1727 | 39 | 4 | 10.3 | 33.3 |
2003 | Archery | 29 | 37 | 447 | 8 | 3856 | 29 | 8 | 14 | 43 |
2003 | Archery | 37 | 9 | 95 | 9 | 591 | 7 | 2 | 67 | 0 |
2003 | Archery | 37A | 13 | 125 | 10 | 838 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 45 |
2003 | Archery | 51 | 36 | 229 | 16 | 1816 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 43 |
2002 | Archery | 29 | 61 | 450 | 14 | 4309 | 54 | 7 | 8 | 53 |
2002 | Archery | 37 | 9 | 87 | 10 | 555 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 56 |
2002 | Archery | 37A | 21 | 104 | 20 | 641 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 56 |
2002 | Archery | 51 | 26 | 220 | 12 | 1725 | 18 | 8 | 28 | 44 |
2001 | Archery | 29 | 78 | 305 | 26 | 2624 | 63 | 15 | 16 | 43 |
2001 | Archery | 37 | 10 | 98 | 10 | 594 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 0 |
2001 | Archery | 37A | 13 | 87 | 15 | 516 | 12 | 1 | 36 | 27 |
2001 | Archery | 51 | 32 | 184 | 17 | 1297 | 23 | 9 | 24 | 33 |
2000 | Archery | 29 | 59 | 21 | 38 | 16 | 39 | |||
2000 | Archery | 37 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 84 | 8 | |||
2000 | Archery | 37A | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 50 | |||
2000 | Archery | 51 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 12 |
* 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
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) 812,559 acres 47% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 672,737 acres 38.9% |
Private 194,541 acres 11.2% |
State of Idaho 46,377 acres 2.7% |
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 1,839 acres 0.1% |
Other 1,434 acres 0.1% |
State of Idaho 242 acres 0% |
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Land management via Inside Idaho
Access Yes! Properties
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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas
No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.
There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.