Elk General A Tag Season

Hunt Area Bennett Hills
Unlimited Tags

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

9/1/2013 - 9/14/2013

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

Hunt Area Bennett Hills
All of Units 45 and 52. Area Size: 1,357,111 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 45 52

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2018 Muzzleloader 45 9 54 17.4 266 9
2018 Muzzleloader 52 2 20 12.1 88 2
2017 Muzzleloader 45 16 70 22.7 342 16
2017 Muzzleloader 52 2 9 20.5 19 2
2016 Muzzleloader 45 30 90 32.6 436 30
2016 Muzzleloader 52 11 30 36.1 130 11
2015 Muzzleloader 45 20 113 17 538 20
2015 Muzzleloader 52 1 37 4 214 1
2014 Muzzleloader 45 52 134 39 577 52
2014 Muzzleloader 52 8 37 21 112 8
2013 Muzzleloader 45 48 156 30.5 716 48
2013 Muzzleloader 52 11 38 29.5 151 11
2012 Muzzleloader 45 47 136 34.6 715 47
2012 Muzzleloader 52 16 52 29.6 182 16
2011 Muzzleloader 45 44 118 37.1 510 44
2011 Muzzleloader 52 9 28 30.5 82 1 8
2010 Muzzleloader 45 45 127 35.4 489 45 0 0
2010 Muzzleloader 52 9 28 32.1 101 9 0 0
2009 Muzzleloader 45 24 96 25.2 364 24 0 0
2009 Muzzleloader 52 7 17 41.2 64 6 0 0
2008 Muzzleloader 45 28 88 32 381 0 28
2008 Muzzleloader 52 6 13 46.2 33 0 6
2007 Muzzleloader 45 0 0
2007 Muzzleloader 52 0 0
2006 Muzzleloader 45 0 0
2006 Muzzleloader 52 0 0
2005 Muzzleloader 45
2005 Muzzleloader 52
2004 Muzzleloader 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 Muzzleloader 52 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0
2003 Muzzleloader 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 Muzzleloader 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 Muzzleloader 45 2 2 0 93 0
2000 Muzzleloader 52 0 0 0 100 0
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 60.32 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 818,666 acres   60.3%
Graph illustrating 34.21 percent Private 464,212 acres   34.2%
Graph illustrating 4.61 percent State of Idaho 62,562 acres   4.6%
Graph illustrating 0.49 percent State of Idaho 6,618 acres   0.5%
Graph illustrating 0.18 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 2,391 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.12 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 1,589 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.05 percent Other 681 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.02 percent State of Idaho 241 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent Other 150 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.