Elk General A Tag Season

Unit 8A
Elk A Tag - Palouse Zone Unlimited Tags

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

12/2/2017 - 12/14/2017

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

No special restrictions.

Unit 8A
All of Unit 8A. Area Size: 468,020 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 8A

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2023 Muzzleloader 8A 12 260 4 924 12
2022 Muzzleloader 8A 30 254 12 842 30
2021 Muzzleloader 8A 49 318 16 1172 12 38 100 0
2020 Muzzleloader 8A 37 364 10 1562 6 31 100 0
2019 Muzzleloader 8A 13 364 3.5 1593 13
2018 Muzzleloader 8A 48 435 11 2096 1 47 100
2017 Muzzleloader 8A 30 375 8 1845 21 9 100
2016 Muzzleloader 8A 42 346 12 1512 42
2015 Muzzleloader 8A 63 380 16 1781 10 52 100 0
2014 Muzzleloader 8A 28 375 7 1910 6 22 100 0
2013 Muzzleloader 8A 49 336 14.6 1233 3 46 100 0
2012 Muzzleloader 8A 74 412 18.1 1540 8 66 87.8 0
2011 Muzzleloader 8A 32 331 9.8 1144 4 28 100 0
2010 Muzzleloader 8A 68 271 25.1 888 11 57 100 0
2009 Muzzleloader 8A 39 258 15 952 8 30 100 0
2008 Muzzleloader 8A 22 290 7.8 1227 2 20 100 0
2007 Muzzleloader 8A 22 244 9.2 871 4 18 100 0
2006 Muzzleloader 8A 61 265 23 10 50 100 0
2005 Muzzleloader 8A 49 261 18.8 933 5 44 100 0
2004 Muzzleloader 8A 30 287 10.5 986 2 28 0 0
2003 Muzzleloader 8A 30 258 12 890 2 28 0 0
2002 Muzzleloader 8A 19 262 7 1117 4 15 75 0
2001 Muzzleloader 8A 48 181 27 642 10 38 100 0
2000 Muzzleloader 8A 25 20 5 38 17
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 59.77 percent Private 279,714 acres   59.8%
Graph illustrating 26.65 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 124,713 acres   26.6%
Graph illustrating 12.22 percent State of Idaho 57,192 acres   12.2%
Graph illustrating 0.64 percent U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 2,975 acres   0.6%
Graph illustrating 0.43 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 2,030 acres   0.4%
Graph illustrating 0.13 percent Other 613 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.12 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 553 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.03 percent State of Idaho 151 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0.02 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 80 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.