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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
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 |
* 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*
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.
Private 279,714 acres 59.8% |
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 124,713 acres 26.6% |
State of Idaho 57,192 acres 12.2% |
U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 2,975 acres 0.6% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 2,030 acres 0.4% |
Other 613 acres 0.1% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 553 acres 0.1% |
State of Idaho 151 acres 0% |
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.