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Elk General A Tag Season
Unit 4
Elk A Tag - Panhandle Zone Unlimited Tags
Non-resident tag quota of 12,815 total elk tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.
11/20/2015 - 12/1/2015
- Species
- Elk (Cervus canadensis)
- Antlered Elk
- Only elk with at least one antler longer than 6 inches may be taken in any season which is open for antlered elk only. In antlered or spike-only seasons, antlers much accompany the carcass while in transit.
- Muzzleloader
- Muzzleloader ONLY.
- Restrictions
Unit 4 ONLY
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Unit 4
- All of Unit 4. Area Size: 787,906 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics
Year | Take Method | Unit | Harvest | Hunters | Success% | Days | Antlered | Antlerless | %Spike | %6+Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 27 | 550 | 5 | 2482 | 21 | 6 | 93 | 0 |
2022 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 34 | 485 | 7 | 2340 | 26 | 8 | 50 | 0 |
2021 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 24 | 503 | 5 | 2054 | 18 | 6 | 30.6 | 0 |
2020 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 16 | 550 | 3 | 1995 | 10 | 6 | 85.6 | 0 |
2019 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 13 | 571 | 2.3 | 2313 | 13 | 100 | 0 | |
2018 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 6 | 550 | 1.1 | 1900 | 6 | 51.4 | 48.6 | |
2017 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 17 | 581 | 2.9 | 2179 | 15 | 2 | 100 | 0 |
2016 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 45 | 689 | 6.5 | 2754 | 45 | 43.4 | 21.5 | |
2015 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 78 | 1253 | 6 | 3837 | 78 | 40 | 0 | |
2014 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 50 | 668 | 8 | 2172 | 50 | 50 | 0 | |
2013 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 39 | 756 | 5.2 | 2780 | 39 | 39.3 | 26.6 | |
2012 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 25 | 769 | 3.2 | 2755 | 25 | 35.9 | 8.1 | |
2011 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 57 | 905 | 6.3 | 3957 | 57 | 43.5 | 20.3 | |
2010 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 86 | 781 | 11 | 2854 | 86 | 56.4 | 17.5 | |
2009 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 31 | 811 | 3.8 | 3062 | 30 | 1 | 13.3 | 16.7 |
2008 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 30 | 863 | 3.5 | 3686 | 30 | 0 | 33.3 | 13.3 |
2007 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 39 | 690 | 5.7 | 3358 | 39 | 30.7 | 17.9 | |
2006 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 92 | 775 | 11.9 | 90 | 35.6 | 44.4 | ||
2005 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 30 | 738 | 4.1 | 3418 | 29 | 1 | 44.8 | 17.2 |
2004 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 17 | 712 | 2.4 | 3100 | 17 | 0 | 52.9 | 17.6 |
2003 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 28 | 809 | 3 | 3250 | 27 | 1 | 43 | 30 |
2002 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 18 | 813 | 2 | 3292 | 18 | 0 | 25 | 19 |
2001 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 22 | 704 | 3 | 2278 | 21 | 1 | 40 | 5 |
2000 | Muzzleloader | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 32 | 23 |
* 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) 543,602 acres 69% |
Private 157,763 acres 20% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 51,590 acres 6.5% |
State of Idaho 28,561 acres 3.6% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 3,697 acres 0.5% |
Other 1,382 acres 0.2% |
State of Idaho 1,088 acres 0.1% |
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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.
View all Access Yes Participants.
Federally-designated Wilderness Areas
No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.
There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.