Elk Controlled Hunt Landowner Permission Required Extra Antlerless Season

Hunt Area 51-1X
Elk Controlled Hunt 2273 25 Tags

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

1/1/2018 - 2/15/2018

Species
Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Antlerless Elk
Only elk without antlers or with antlers shorter than 6 inches may be taken in any season which is open for antlerless elk only.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

Restrictions

This is a 2018 hunt. Hunters may apply for this hunt during the 2017 application year. Hunters must purchase a 2018 hunting license before they may pick up a tag. Hunting license for 2018 will go on sale December 1, 2017.

Hunt Area 51-1X
Unit 51 within 1 mile of private cultivated fields outside National Forest System boundary Area Size: 334,752 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 51

Controlled Hunt Harvest Statistics

Year Hunt# Area Hunters Harvest Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2022 2283 51-1X 12 6 50 52 6
2023 2623 51-1X 9 1 16 39 1
2022 2185 51-1X 8 8 100 22 8
2022 2262 51-1X 11 7 67 36 7
2021 2185 51-1X 8 3 43 15 3
2020 2293 51-1X 3 3 100 12 3
2017 2273 51-1X 3 3 100 13 3
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
2022 2283 51-1X 1 128 25 20 48 0 0 25 25
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
2022 2283 51-1X 1 128 25 20 0 0 25 25
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 80.79 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 270,438 acres   80.8%
Graph illustrating 14.53 percent Private 48,634 acres   14.5%
Graph illustrating 4.02 percent State of Idaho 13,446 acres   4%
Graph illustrating 0.55 percent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 1,839 acres   0.5%
Graph illustrating 0.12 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 395 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.
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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.