Elk Controlled Hunt Antlerless Season

Hunt Area 66-1X
Elk Controlled Hunt 2230 500 Tags

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

11/17/2016 - 11/30/2016

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

In response to a wildfire that burned about 75 percent of the Tex Creek Wildlife Management Area near Idaho Falls, Idaho Fish and Game is offering special controlled hunts with 500 antlerless deer tags and 500 antlerless elk tags to be sold on a first-come, first-served basis at 10 a.m. (Mountain Time) on Oct. 13. See press release for details.

Hunt Area 66-1X
All of Units 66 and 69. Area Size: 1,149,590 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 66 69

Controlled Hunt Harvest Statistics

Year Hunt# Area Hunters Harvest Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %Spike %6+Pts
2016 2230 66-1X 383 59 15 1607 59
2006 2117 66* 241 73 30 1104 5 64 0 0
2005 2114 66* 166 91 55 492 0 91 0 0
2000 2113 66 98 0 92 0 0
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
2006 2117 66* 1 200 200 100 218 100 46 300 300
2006 2117 66* 2 38 26 68 11 0 0 26 26
2005 2114 66* 1 26 26 100 85 29 34 55 200
2005 2114 66* 2 31 31 100 31 19 61 50 151
2000 2113 66 1 244 200 82 179 0 0 200 200
1999 2123 66 1 433 433 100 391 166 42 599 600
1998 2127 66-1 1 433 433 100 448 154 34 587 600
1998 2128 66-2 1 409 409 100 508 191 37 600 600
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
2006 2117 66* 1 194 289 100 6 11 100 300 300
2006 2117 66* 2 38 26 68 0 0 26 26
2005 2114 66* 1 26 55 100 0 0 55 200
2005 2114 66* 2 30 49 100 1 1 100 50 151
2000 2113 66 1 240 198 82 4 2 50 200 200
1999 2123 66 1 427 590 100 6 9 100 599 600
1998 2127 66-1 1 416 567 100 17 20 100 587 600
1998 2128 66-2 1 398 586 100 11 14 100 600 600
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 48.53 percent Private 557,853 acres   48.5%
Graph illustrating 17.83 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 204,974 acres   17.8%
Graph illustrating 11.92 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 137,030 acres   11.9%
Graph illustrating 11.54 percent State of Idaho 132,714 acres   11.5%
Graph illustrating 3.48 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 39,954 acres   3.5%
Graph illustrating 3.32 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 38,134 acres   3.3%
Graph illustrating 1.67 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 19,239 acres   1.7%
Graph illustrating 1.02 percent State of Idaho 11,767 acres   1%
Graph illustrating 0.53 percent U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 6,093 acres   0.5%
Graph illustrating 0.16 percent Other 1,792 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0 percent U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 40 acres   0%

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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.