Harvest trends / Idaho

Idaho Elk harvest, 2025

Idaho elk hunters reported 19,853 animals in 2025 — edged up 3.2% from 19,246 in 2024. That puts 2025 at 83% of the 2015 peak of 23,836.

19,853
2025 harvest
+3.2%
vs 2024
20
Years of record
23,836
Peak (2015)
19.1%
Avg success
2006: 19,511062007: 18,5712008: 15,741082009: 15,5642010: 17,141102011: 14,7612012: 16,016122013: 16,2312014: 20,088142015: 23,8362016: 20,673162017: 21,8342018: 21,369182019: 19,6302020: 22,245202021: 19,5572022: 20,344222023: 17,1922024: 19,246242025: 19,853
Reported harvest by season year. Latest year in orange; 2015 peak shaded.

Season by season

SeasonHarvestChangeUnits
202519,853+3.2%99
202419,246+11.9%98
202317,192-15.5%98
202220,344+4.0%98
202119,557-12.1%98
202022,245+13.3%98
201919,630-8.1%98
201821,369-2.1%98
201721,834+5.6%98
201620,673-13.3%97
201523,836+18.7%101
201420,088—116
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Statewide totals summed from official Idaho harvest reports and subject to agency revision. Reporting rules differ by state, so these figures are comparable across years within Idaho, not between states.