Idaho Elk — Unit 5-1X

Idaho Unit 5-1X covers 278,941 acres and lies 13 miles south-west of St. Maries and 33 miles south of Coeur d'Alene. 11% of it is public land, mostly state land (10%) and national forest (1%). A further 15% is tribal land rather than public land.

Public land:11% Size:278,941 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Idaho Department of Fish and Game has not offered an elk license in Unit 5-1X in any draw we hold. It has a page because the agency still publishes it by name — the Idaho elk hunts that are on offer are drawn elsewhere.

The country

St. Maries Moscow Spirit Lake Grangeville Bonners Ferry
Unit 5-1X within Idaho
3-2 5 5-1 6 8-1 St. Maries Kellogg
Unit 5-1X and its neighbours
Zoomable USGS topo, aerial imagery and shaded relief, with the neighboring areas drawn on.

Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.

Who owns the ground

  • Private 204,375 ac · 73%
  • Tribal 42,541 ac · 15%
  • State land 27,668 ac · 10%
  • National Forest 2,319 ac · 1%
  • Other public 1,932 ac · 1%
  • BLM 1 ac · 0%

Source: BLM Idaho Surface Management Agency (land ownership / SMA)

Boundary: Controlled Hunts - All Species, BigGame='Elk' AND Year=2025 (hunt-area boundaries)

How we compute draw odds · All Idaho elk hunts