2002 · BullRES + NR

Unit 18 elk,All of Unit 18.

Season Any Weapon Oct 1–Oct 24·Units: 18·80 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

80 tags, 809 applied, 10% drew in 2026. 50th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

8 of 201 drew

Harvest success

52–70%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Bulls / 100 cows

Hells Canyon, 2019

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	201	8
2026	Resident	608	72

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	8 of 201 drew	201	8	4%
2026	Resident	72 of 608 drew	608	72	12%
2025	Nonresident	8 of 179 drew	179	8	4%
2025	Resident	72 of 613 drew	613	72	12%
2024	Nonresident	11 of 148 drew	148	11	7%
2024	Resident	99 of 562 drew	562	99	18%
2023	Nonresident	12 of 138 drew	138	12	9%
2023	Resident	98 of 513 drew	513	98	19%
2022	Nonresident	11 of 159 drew	159	11	7%
2022	Resident	99 of 458 drew	458	99	22%
2021	Nonresident	11 of 129 drew	129	11	9%
2021	Resident	99 of 399 drew	399	99	25%
2020	Nonresident	11 of 181 drew	181	11	6%
2020	Resident	99 of 466 drew	466	99	21%
2019	Nonresident	11 of 178 drew	178	11	6%
2019	Resident	99 of 364 drew	364	99	27%
2018	Nonresident	22 of 166 drew	166	22	13%
2018	Resident	203 of 443 drew	443	203	46%
2017	Nonresident	22 of 159 drew	159	22	14%
2017	Resident	203 of 472 drew	472	203	43%
2016	Nonresident	22 of 169 drew	169	22	13%
2016	Resident	203 of 471 drew	471	203	43%
2015	Nonresident	22 of 129 drew	129	22	17%
2015	Resident	203 of 470 drew	470	203	43%
2014	Nonresident	22 of 129 drew	129	22	17%
2014	Resident	203 of 448 drew	448	203	45%
2013	Nonresident	22 of 154 drew	154	22	14%
2013	Resident	203 of 561 drew	561	203	36%
2012	Nonresident	7 of 64 drew	64	7	11%
2012	Resident	64 of 246 drew	246	64	26%
2011	Nonresident	7 of 42 drew	42	7	17%
2011	Resident	64 of 226 drew	226	64	28%
2010	Nonresident	6 of 38 drew	38	6	16%
2010	Resident	65 of 351 drew	351	65	19%
2009	Nonresident	3 of 44 drew	44	3	7%
2009	Resident	68 of 406 drew	406	68	17%
2008	Nonresident	14 of 153 drew	153	14	9%
2008	Resident	131 of 656 drew	656	131	20%
2007	Nonresident	14 of 135 drew	135	14	10%
2007	Resident	131 of 603 drew	603	131	22%
2006	Nonresident	14 of 148 drew	148	14	9%
2006	Resident	131 of 545 drew	545	131	24%
2005	Nonresident	14 of 146 drew	146	14	10%
2005	Resident	131 of 475 drew	475	131	28%
2004	Nonresident	14 of 108 drew	108	14	13%
2004	Resident	131 of 409 drew	409	131	32%
2003	Nonresident	12 of 91 drew	91	12	13%
2003	Resident	108 of 373 drew	373	108	29%
2002	Nonresident	7 of 126 drew	126	7	6%
2002	Resident	113 of 347 drew	347	113	33%
2001	Nonresident	7 of 103 drew	103	7	7%
2001	Resident	113 of 317 drew	317	113	36%
2000	Nonresident	7 of 134 drew	134	7	5%
2000	Resident	113 of 263 drew	263	113	43%

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What it is

Hunt: All of Unit 18.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 80 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Oct 1–Oct 24

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Harvest success, 2002

2001–2025

0134%0639%1148%1636%2147%2570%

2025: 52 taken by 74 hunters.

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Before you apply

Tag fee: “Elk 651.75”
Tag fee: “Elk 30.75 36.75”
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