Craters of The Moon National Monument (BLM part) for Idaho hunters this season

Entering Craters of The Moon National Monument legally

NPS Craters of the Moon laws page: "Hunting is permitted in Craters of the Moon National Preserve and the surrounding BLM administered lands. Do not confuse this with the Park Service monument, which is closed to hunting: NPS: "Hunting continues to be prohibited within the National Park Service administered Craters of the Moon National Monument.

From National Park Service page, Agency map layer; checked November 12, 2026.

Controlled hunts around Craters of The Moon National Monument

What drawn hunters near Craters of The Moon National Monument are after.

By species, the 36 drawn hunts in these units split as 15 elk, 8 pronghorn, 6 deer, 3 bighorn sheep and 2 moose. Adding the hunt rows gives 1,622 tags in 2026 (computed here). Hunt boundaries are on the Hunt Planner pages linked in the first column. For moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat, IDFG takes applications April 1 to 30.

Moose, sheep and goat rows: 2026 hunt, 2025 & 2026 brochure.

Hunt rows from the Idaho Big Game 2026 Seasons and Rules, the Moose, Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goat 2025 and 2026 brochure and the IDFG Hunt Planner; draw periods Big Game 2026 Seasons and Rules p. 8. Checked November 12, 2026. All Idaho hunt numbers · How the draw works.

Seasons you can hunt at Craters of The Moon National Monument without a draw

General seasons with over-the-counter tags cover black bear, deer, elk, gray wolf and mountain lion in the units at Craters of The Moon National Monument. The wolf rows listed are those for public land in these units.

Showing 40 of 42 lines; see the unit pages.

From the Idaho Big Game 2026 Seasons and Rules, the Upland Game, Turkey and Furbearer 2026 and 2027 brochure and the Migratory Game Bird 2026-2027 brochure; general tags Big Game 2026 Seasons and Rules p. 8; migratory hours IDFG table. Checked November 12, 2026. General seasons statewide.

What hunters took near Craters of The Moon National Monument in 2025

These are IDFG unit totals for 2025; there is no harvest figure for a single property. General deer harvest peaked in Unit 49 at 722 for 2025.

General deer and elk: all weapons combined. Bear, lion, wolf: unit totals.

IDFG Hunt Planner harvest statistics 2025: deer, elk, black bear, mountain lion, gray wolf. Checked November 12, 2026. Harvest statistics.

Nearby ground on the Craters of The Moon National Monument map

The closest other record on this site is Craters of the Moon National Preserve, 1 mile to the south.

The six nearest pins are 4 Access Yes! properties, 1 national preserve and 1 wildlife management area.

Point: BLM NLCS layer boundary (polygon centroid). Straight-line distances. Statewide public land map.

Legal light at Craters of The Moon National Monument by date

The dates in this Craters of The Moon National Monument table come from the season lines that reach its own units, plus the shortest day of the year.

Clocks change March 14, 2027.

Hours rule from the Idaho Big Game 2026 Seasons and Rules (wolf and upland game animals: same rule, wolf, upland); time zone from 49 CFR 71.9; sunrise and sunset worked out for this location with the NOAA solar formula (Mountain Time); migratory bird hours: IDFG migratory bird table; checked November 12, 2026. Legal hours for every county.

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Checks to run before driving to Craters of The Moon National Monument

Plan with this page, then reread the source for Craters of The Moon National Monument in the week before you go.

Sources: source 1 · source 2; seasons from the Idaho Big Game 2026 Seasons and Rules; harvest reporting Big Game 2026 Seasons and Rules p. 10. Data read November 11, 2026, checked November 12, 2026.