Elk Controlled Hunt Either Sex Season

Hunt Area 5
Elk Controlled Hunt 2139 450 Tags

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

9/6/2016 - 9/30/2016

Species
Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Either-sex Elk
Either sex may be taken.
Archery
Archery ONLY.

Restrictions

No special restrictions.

Hunt Area 5
All of Unit 5. Area Size: 457,550 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 5

Controlled Hunt Harvest Statistics

Year Hunt# Area Hunters Harvest Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2016 2139 5 407 134 33 2952 31 102 22.5 14.1
2015 2139 5 432 182 42 3028 50 132 47.4 7.9
2014 2130 5-1 375 176 47 2866 32 144 50 7.7
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Drawing Odds for 1st & 2nd Choice Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information 1st Choice 2nd Choice Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2016 2139 5 1 769 450 59 278 0 0 450 450
2016 2139 5 2 231 14 6 67 0 0 14 14
2015 2139 5 1 839 450 54 260 0 0 450 450
2015 2139 5 2 247 16 6 69 0 0 16 16
2014 2130 5-1 1 657 400 61 255 0 0 400 400
2014 2130 5-1 2 264 15 6 56 0 0 15 15
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Drawing Odds for Resident & NonResident Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information Resident NonResident Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2016 2139 5 1 692 405 59 77 45 58 450 450
2016 2139 5 2 208 13 6 23 1 4 14 14
2015 2139 5 1 766 411 54 73 39 53 450 450
2015 2139 5 2 223 11 5 24 5 21 16 16
2014 2130 5-1 1 607 371 61 50 29 58 400 400
2014 2130 5-1 2 245 14 6 19 1 5 15 15
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Elk Tag
  • Jr./Sr./DAV Elk Tag
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Elk Tag
  • Adult Elk Tag
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • 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 75.67 percent Private 346,222 acres   75.7%
Graph illustrating 10.82 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 49,498 acres   10.8%
Graph illustrating 6.16 percent Other 28,178 acres   6.2%
Graph illustrating 2.75 percent State of Idaho 12,594 acres   2.8%
Graph illustrating 1.89 percent State of Idaho 8,649 acres   1.9%
Graph illustrating 1.59 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 7,276 acres   1.6%
Graph illustrating 0.51 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 2,321 acres   0.5%
Graph illustrating 0.34 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 1,541 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0.21 percent State of Idaho 945 acres   0.2%

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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.