Elk General A Tag Season

Unit 68A
Elk A Tag - Snake River Zone Unlimited Tags

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

10/1/2015 - 12/31/2015

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.
Archery
Archery ONLY.

Restrictions

Unit 68A ONLY

Unit 68A
All of Unit 68A Area Size: 286,642 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 68A

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2023 Archery 68A 10 50 21 511 5 5 100 0
2022 Archery 68A 4 54 8 466 3 2 0 47.7
2021 Archery 68A 1 61 2 798 1
2020 Archery 68A 9 26 35 242 9 19.8 80.2
2019 Archery 68A 10 33 28.7 430 2 8 100 0
2018 Archery 68A 22 37 61 442 8 15 81.4 18.6
2017 Archery 68A 7 8 80.7 72 7
2016 Archery 68A 7 20 32.8 126 7 100 0
2015 Archery 68A 8 50 17 612 6 3 0 100
2014 Archery 68A 0 13 0 243
2013 Archery 68A 3 28 10.6 450 2 1 0 100
2012 Archery 68A 1 31 3.2 446 1 0 0
2011 Archery 68A 9 23 40 173 6 4 0 100
2010 Archery 68A 7 22 31.5 135 7 0 0
2009 Archery 68A 1 12 8.3 129 1 0 0
2008 Archery 68A 3 31 9.7 268 2 1 0 100
2007 Archery 68A 0 2 0 26
2006 Archery 68A 1 2 50 1 0 0
2005 Archery 68A 1 0 12 0 0 0
2004 Archery 68A 0 2 0 24 0 0 0 0
2003 Archery 68A 0 3 0 21 0 0 0 0
2002 Archery 68A 0 6 0 137 0 0 0 0
2001 Archery 68A 2 3 63 57 0 2
2000 Archery 68A 0 0 0 0 0
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 50.26 percent Private 144,063 acres   50.3%
Graph illustrating 22.43 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 64,289 acres   22.4%
Graph illustrating 17.36 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 49,775 acres   17.4%
Graph illustrating 3.94 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 11,287 acres   3.9%
Graph illustrating 3.15 percent Other 9,030 acres   3.2%
Graph illustrating 2.14 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 6,123 acres   2.1%
Graph illustrating 0.71 percent State of Idaho 2,046 acres   0.7%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent State of Idaho 30 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.