Elk General A Tag Season

Unit 28
Elk A Tag - Salmon Zone Unlimited Tags

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

12/1/2024 - 12/31/2024

Species
Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Antlerless or Antlered Elk
Either sex may be taken.
Archery
Archery ONLY.

Restrictions

Unit 28 ONLY

Unit 28
All of Unit 28. Area Size: 837,093 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 28

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2023 Archery 28 2 73 3 496 2
2022 Archery 28 6 48 13 224 6
2021 Archery 28 2 40 4 252 2 100 0
2020 Archery 28 16 123 13 675 16
2019 Archery 28 4 68 5.7 294 3 1 0 100
2018 Archery 28 3 65 4.7 384 3
2017 Archery 28 0 51 0 357
2016 Archery 28 15 53 27.8 658 15
2015 Archery 28 15 64 24 423 4 12 0 50
2014 Archery 28 9 72 13 472 5 5 0 100
2013 Archery 28 10 102 10.3 551 4 7 0 0
2012 Archery 28 12 62 18.9 297 12
2011 Archery 28 4 87 4.6 522 4
2010 Archery 28 10 55 18.1 327 1 9 0 100
2009 Archery 28 4 102 3.9 623 4 0 0
2008 Archery 28 22 60 36.1 444 9 12 100 0
2007 Archery 28 4 98 4.1 628 1 3 100 0
2006 Archery 28 7 83 8.4 2 4 50 0
2005 Archery 28 10 56 17.9 302 1 9 0 100
2004 Archery 28 20 105 19 695 16 4 6.2 6.2
2003 Archery 28 7 51 14 283 2 5 0 100
2002 Archery 28 1 45 2 282 0 1 0 0
2001 Archery 28 2 36 6 214 0 2 0 0
2000 Archery 28 4 4 0 39 12
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 87.7 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 734,109 acres   87.7%
Graph illustrating 8.44 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 70,664 acres   8.4%
Graph illustrating 3.32 percent Private 27,799 acres   3.3%
Graph illustrating 0.3 percent State of Idaho 2,550 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0.24 percent Other 1,971 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.