Unit YNP
Elk
Resident licenses
Elk Zone Tag
Availability: Controlled Hunt
⚠️ No general season data for this species in this unit — see the regulation notes below for details.
Idaho's YNP unit is the portion of Yellowstone National Park within Idaho; hunting is not permitted inside the park, so there is no elk season of any kind here.
Source: IDFG regulations (2026)
Nonresident licenses
Nonresident Elk Zone Tag
Availability: Draw — see notes
⚠️ No general season data for this species in this unit — see the regulation notes below for details.
Idaho's YNP unit is the portion of Yellowstone National Park within Idaho; hunting is not permitted inside the park, so there is no elk season of any kind here.
Source: IDFG regulations (2026)
Success rate history
Not published by IDFG for this unit.
Source: IDFG harvest statistics.
Deer
Resident licenses
Regular Deer Tag
Availability: Controlled Hunt
⚠️ No general season data for this species in this unit — see the regulation notes below for details.
Idaho's YNP unit is the portion of Yellowstone National Park within Idaho; hunting is not permitted inside the park, so there is no deer season of any kind here.
Source: IDFG regulations (2026)
Nonresident licenses
Nonresident Regular Deer Tag
Availability: Draw — see notes
⚠️ No general season data for this species in this unit — see the regulation notes below for details.
Idaho's YNP unit is the portion of Yellowstone National Park within Idaho; hunting is not permitted inside the park, so there is no deer season of any kind here.
Source: IDFG regulations (2026)
Idaho's Regular Deer Tag harvest and success-rate figures below combine the mule and white-tailed deer populations into one number — IDFG doesn't publish a single-species breakdown at the unit level.
Success rate history
Not published by IDFG for this unit.
Source: IDFG harvest statistics.