8501RES + NR

Unit 1-1b black bear,take season

Season take Sep 15–Oct 9·Units: 1-1b·15 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

15 tags, 182 applied, 8% drew in 2026. One of Idaho's hardest black bear draws: 2nd hardest of 11 in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

<1%

0 of 2 drew

Harvest success

13–33%

Range, 2013–2015

Tags · 2026

Applicants · 2026

182

12 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	2	0
2026	Resident	180	15

Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	0 of 2 drew	2	0	<1%
2026	Resident	15 of 180 drew	180	15	8%
2025	Nonresident	0 of 3 drew	3	0	<1%
2025	Resident	15 of 168 drew	168	15	9%
2024	Nonresident	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2024	Resident	15 of 156 drew	156	15	10%
2023	Nonresident	0 of 2 drew	2	0	<1%
2023	Resident	15 of 130 drew	130	15	12%
2022	Nonresident	0 of 2 drew	2	0	<1%
2022	Resident	15 of 136 drew	136	15	11%
2021	Nonresident	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2021	Resident	15 of 109 drew	109	15	14%
2020	Nonresident	1 of 3 drew	3	1	33%
2020	Resident	14 of 106 drew	106	14	13%
2019	Nonresident	1 of 1 drew	1	1	100%
2019	Resident	14 of 112 drew	112	14	13%
2018	Resident	15 of 112 drew	112	15	13%
2017	Resident	15 of 101 drew	101	15	15%
2016	Nonresident	0 of 2 drew	2	0	<1%
2016	Resident	15 of 105 drew	105	15	14%
2015	Resident	15 of 89 drew	89	15	17%
2014	Nonresident	0 of 2 drew	2	0	<1%
2014	Resident	15 of 85 drew	85	15	18%
2013	Nonresident	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2013	Resident	15 of 65 drew	65	15	23%
2012	Nonresident	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2012	Resident	15 of 57 drew	57	15	26%
2011	Resident	15 of 64 drew	64	15	23%
2010	Nonresident	15 of 1 drew	1	15	100%
2010	Resident	0 of 75 drew	75	0	<1%
2009	Nonresident	0 of 2 drew	2	0	<1%
2009	Resident	15 of 70 drew	70	15	21%
2008	Nonresident	0 of 3 drew	3	0	<1%
2008	Resident	15 of 48 drew	48	15	31%
2007	Nonresident	1 of 2 drew	2	1	50%
2007	Resident	14 of 42 drew	42	14	33%
2006	Nonresident	1 of 4 drew	4	1	25%
2006	Resident	14 of 34 drew	34	14	41%
2005	Nonresident	1 of 2 drew	2	1	50%
2005	Resident	14 of 36 drew	36	14	39%
2004	Nonresident	0 of 2 drew	2	0	<1%
2004	Resident	15 of 41 drew	41	15	37%

What it is

Season dates, 2026

Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.

Harvest success, 8501

2005–2015

0520%0647%0720%0833%0933%1040%1140%1233%1313%1433%1527%

2015: 4 taken by 15 hunters. Success is animals taken ÷ hunters.

Ask FarWide

Answers use the same figures as this page.

Before you apply

Tag fee: “Bear 231.75”
Tag fee: “Bear/Second Bear and Mt. Lion/Second Mt. Lion 11.50 ea. 13.75”
Points: “Controlled hunts have a limited number of tags that are issued by a random drawing.”

Rules for 2026.

Source: IDFG · Updated Nov 13, 2026