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Elk General A Tag Season
Units 14, 16
Elk A Tag - Elk City Zone Unlimited Tags
Non-resident tag quota of 12,815 total elk tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.
11/21/2016 - 12/9/2016
- Species
- Elk (Cervus canadensis)
- Antlerless or Spike Elk
- Only elk without antlers or elk with no branching on either antler may be taken in any season which is open to spike or antlerless elk only. In antlered or spike-only seasons, antlers must accompany the carcass while in transit.
- Muzzleloader
- Muzzleloader ONLY.
- Restrictions
Units 14 and 16 ONLY
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Units 14, 16
- Units 14 and 16. Area Size: 616,114 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics
Year | Take Method | Unit | Harvest | Hunters | Success% | Days | Antlered | Antlerless | %Spike | %6+Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 19 | 149 | 13 | 504 | 19 | |||
2023 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 6 | 47 | 13 | 231 | 6 | |||
2022 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 33 | 106 | 31 | 390 | 33 | |||
2022 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 134 | ||||
2021 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 23 | 130 | 18 | 492 | 3 | 20 | 100 | 0 |
2021 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 304 | ||||
2020 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 56 | 204 | 27 | 864 | 15 | 41 | 100 | 0 |
2020 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 210 | ||||
2019 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 37 | 151 | 24.7 | 764 | 15 | 22 | 100 | 0 |
2019 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 356 | ||||
2018 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 75 | 237 | 31.6 | 1142 | 10 | 65 | 100 | |
2018 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 7 | 89 | 8 | 526 | 7 | |||
2017 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 63 | 229 | 27.7 | 1282 | 11 | 52 | 100 | |
2017 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 26 | 98 | 26.1 | 516 | 26 | |||
2016 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 83 | 267 | 31.1 | 1214 | 7 | 76 | 100 | |
2016 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 28 | 76 | 36.4 | 347 | 28 | |||
2015 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 101 | 240 | 42 | 1163 | 13 | 88 | 100 | 0 |
2015 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 18 | 155 | 12 | 869 | 3 | 15 | 100 | 0 |
2014 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 82 | 215 | 38 | 1146 | 13 | 69 | 100 | 0 |
2014 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 13 | 97 | 14 | 456 | 4 | 9 | 100 | 0 |
2013 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 64 | 263 | 24.5 | 1299 | 4 | 60 | 100 | 0 |
2013 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 14 | 99 | 14.5 | 416 | 1 | 13 | 100 | 0 |
2012 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 50 | 266 | 18.7 | 1289 | 5 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
2012 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 18 | 147 | 12.2 | 672 | 18 | |||
2011 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 73 | 242 | 30.1 | 1225 | 4 | 69 | 100 | 0 |
2011 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 27 | 116 | 23.5 | 564 | 4 | 23 | 66.7 | 33.3 |
2010 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 65 | 267 | 24.3 | 1294 | 3 | 62 | 66.7 | 0 |
2010 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 25 | 142 | 17.6 | 619 | 1 | 24 | 100 | 0 |
2009 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 52 | 241 | 21.5 | 1218 | 1 | 49 | 100 | 0 |
2009 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 18 | 173 | 10.4 | 717 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
2008 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 76 | 298 | 25.7 | 1610 | 18 | 57 | 100 | 0 |
2008 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 21 | 170 | 12.6 | 893 | 0 | 21 | ||
2007 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 62 | 224 | 27.8 | 1050 | 10 | 52 | 100 | 0 |
2007 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 47 | 184 | 25.7 | 812 | 4 | 43 | 100 | 0 |
2006 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 94 | 299 | 31.4 | 16 | 74 | 100 | 0 | |
2006 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 57 | 166 | 34.3 | 4 | 50 | 100 | 0 | |
2005 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 99 | 284 | 34.9 | 1492 | 14 | 85 | 100 | 0 |
2005 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 31 | 193 | 16.1 | 964 | 1 | 30 | 100 | 0 |
2004 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 125 | 377 | 33.2 | 1781 | 20 | 104 | 70 | 0 |
2004 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 37 | 165 | 22.4 | 756 | 3 | 34 | 100 | 0 |
2003 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 81 | 340 | 24 | 1619 | 11 | 68 | 100 | 0 |
2003 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 26 | 164 | 16 | 708 | 5 | 20 | 100 | 0 |
2002 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 71 | 349 | 20 | 1855 | 10 | 61 | 57 | 0 |
2002 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 14 | 184 | 8 | 936 | 1 | 13 | 100 | 0 |
2001 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 97 | 240 | 40 | 948 | 15 | 82 | 100 | 0 |
2001 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 27 | 151 | 18 | 536 | 3 | 24 | 100 | 0 |
2000 | Muzzleloader | 14 | 58 | 41 | 17 | 40 | 21 | |||
2000 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 30 | 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) 412,525 acres 67% |
Private 168,856 acres 27.4% |
State of Idaho 17,943 acres 2.9% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 11,082 acres 1.8% |
Other 3,201 acres 0.5% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 1,571 acres 0.3% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 732 acres 0.1% |
U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 127 acres 0% |
State of Idaho 47 acres 0% |
U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 30 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.
- Gospel Hump Wilderness 27,097 acres 4.4% of hunt
- Selway Bitterroot Wilderness 12,119 acres 2% of hunt