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Elk Harvest Data – Elk Management Zone

All six licensed elk hunters were successful each hunt year. DWR would like to thank all the private landowners and volunteers who make this success possible. The table below includes information about each harvest. Click or tap each image to enlarge it.

Harvest Photo Hunt Year County Weapon Live Weight Dressed Weighta Number of Points Scoring Methodb Gross Score (in) Final Score (in) Years of Age
Man smiling with his kill, an elk. 2022 Buchanan Rifle 852 — 8×9 Official–Nontypical 433 & 5/8 413 & 7/8 6.5
A man smiling, posing with a dead elk. 2022 Buchanan Rifle 761 — 6×6 Unofficial–Typical 285 & 3/8 277 & 0/8 5.5
A person posing with an dead elk. 2022 Buchanan Rifle 691 — 7×7 Unofficial–Nontypical 267 & 1/8 254 & 1/8 3.5
A group of seven men posing with a killed elk. 2022 Buchanan Rifle 726 — 6×6 Unofficial–Nontypical 312 & 1/8 282 & 7/8 11.5
A man posing with an 8 point killed elk. 2022 Buchanan Rifle 772 — 7×8 Unofficial–Nontypical 323 & 5/8 305 & 5/8 8.5
A man posing with a dead, hunted elk. 2022 Buchanan Rifle 739 — 6×7 Unofficial–Nontypical 259 & 7/8 216 & 1/8 6.5
Two men posing with a dead elk in a tall grass field. 2023 Buchanan Rifle 689 571 5×5 Unofficial–Typical 246 & 1/8 239 & 0/8 7.5
Eight men posing with a killed elk. 2023 Buchanan Rifle 709 557 6×6 Unofficial–Typical 295 & 5/8 289 & 2/8 4.5
Four men posing with a killed elk in a field on a cloudy day. 2023 Buchanan Rifle 745 535 7×7 Unofficial–Typical 317 & 2/8 303 & 0/8 11.5
Two men posing with a dead elk, holding his head up by the antlers. 2023 Buchanan Rifle 715 555 6×6 Unofficial–Typical 282 & 2/8 273 & 6/8 4.5
Two men posing with a dead elk at night in a field. 2023 Buchanan Rifle 755 605 8×8 Unofficial–Nontypical 362 & 0/8 341 & 4/8 10.5
Two men posing with a dead elk. 2023 Buchanan Rifle 526 389 5×5 Unofficial–Typical 164 & 5/8 157 & 0/8 2.5
A group of seven men posing with a dead elk in a field. 2024 Buchanan Rifle 775 584 7×7 Unofficial–Typical 307 & 2/8 272 & 6/8 TBD
Three men posing with a dead elk in a field. 2024 Buchanan Rifle 754 580 6×6 Unofficial–Typical 286 & 7/8 274 & 7/8 TBD
Five men posing with a dead elk, surrounded by sparse trees. 2024 Buchanan Rifle 777 630 6×6 Unofficial–Typical 309 & 6/8 301 & 1/8 TBD
Five men posing with a dead elk, surrounded by a forest. 2024 Buchanan Rifle 691 535 6×6 Unofficial–Typical 312 & 7/8 292 & 0/8 TBD
Three men posing, kneeling, with a dead elk. 2024 Buchanan Rifle 747 610 6×6 Unofficial–Typical 305 & 5/8 284 & 4/8 TBD
Three men in a forest posing with their kill, an elk. 2024 Buchanan Rifle 763 562 5×6 Unofficial–Typical 309 & 5/8 298 & 6/8 TBD
  • a Dressed weight was not measured in 2022
  • b “Rough” or unofficial scores are measured at the check station by DWR staff using Boone & Crockett scoresheets for American Elk. Official scores are only obtained if the hunter takes their elk to a certified B&C scorer after the designated drying period.