|
State |
Archery
Season Dates |
Must
hunters choose season? |
Hunt
Ed. Req. |
Bow
Ed. Req. |
Best
Areas for Quantity of Elk |
Best
Areas for Quality Elk |
|
AK |
9/1-9/30 |
No |
No |
No |
Afognak
Island |
Raspberry,
Etolin, Afognak Islands |
|
AZ |
9/12-9/25 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
GMU
1 through 9 |
GMU
1,3B, 3C, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 7, 9 |
|
AR |
9/23-9/29
12/9-12/15 |
No |
Yes |
No |
All
4 Public Land Zones |
All
4 Public Land Zones |
|
CA |
8/9
to 8/17
9/3 to 9/14 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Owens
Valley, Grizzly Island |
Grizzly
Island, Del Norte, Big Lagoon |
|
CO |
8/30-9/28 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
White
River Nat. Forest herd estimated 60,000 elk |
Limited
draw units |
|
ID |
8/30
- 9/30 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Units
in south and central |
Limited
draw units |
|
KY |
No
special
bow season |
No |
Yes |
No |
Southeast
Kentucky |
Southeast
Kentucky |
|
MI |
NA |
No |
Yes |
No |
Otsego
Co., Montmorency |
Otsego
Co.,Montmorency |
|
MT |
9/6-10/19 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Southwest |
Southwest
and limited draw units |
|
NE |
Not
Set |
No |
Yes |
No |
Bordeaux,
Hat Creek |
Bordeaux,
Hat Creek |
|
NV |
8/17-9/27 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Schell-Egan-Snake
ranges, White Pine/north Lincoln Co. |
Schell-Egan-Snake
ranges, White Pine/north Lincoln Co. |
|
NM |
Vary
8/30 to 9/30 |
Yes |
No
|
No |
North
central part of state |
Gila
region and Sacramento Mts. |
|
ND |
8/29-9/28 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
All
Units in West and NE |
All
Units in West and Northeast |
|
OK |
NA |
No |
Yes |
No |
Wichita
Mountains NWR |
Wichita
Mountains NWR |
|
OR |
8/30-9/28 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
NE
Oregon |
NE
Oregon |
|
PA |
11/10-11/15 |
No |
Yes |
No |
Entire
elk range |
Entire
elk range |
|
SD |
9/1-9/30 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Black
Hills |
Black
Hills |
|
UT |
8/21-9/12 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Any
bull - spike only units |
Limited
entry units |
|
WA |
9/2-9/15 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yakima
and Kittitas Counties |
Permit
Only Areas, Blue Mts. |
|
WY |
9/1-9/25-30 |
No |
Yes |
No |
Area
21 and area around Jackson, Pinedale, Afton |
Areas
31, 32, and 100. Late season limited areas 51, 52, and 56 |
|
AB |
Varies |
No |
Yes |
No |
South
Foothills |
Central
Mts. |
|
BC |
9/1-9/9 |
No |
Yes |
No |
Kootenay,
Peace Regions |
West
Kootenays, Vancouver Island |
|
MB |
Varies |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Riding
Mts., Interlake area |
 Duck
Mts., Interlake area |
|
SK |
8/25-9/8 |
No |
Yes |
No |
Hudson
Bay, Sask. area |
Cypress
Hills, Duck Mountains |
