2004 · BullRES + NR
Unit 23 elk,All of Unit 23.
Season Any Weapon Oct 1–Oct 14·Units: 23·10 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
10 tags, 248 applied, 4% drew in 2026. One of Idaho's hardest elk draws: 19th hardest of 300 in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
3%
1 of 35 drew
Harvest success
16–43%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
10
Bulls / 100 cows
30
McCall, 2022
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 35 | 1 |
| 2026 | Resident | 213 | 9 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 1 of 35 drew | 35 | 1 | 3% |
| 2026 | Resident | 9 of 213 drew | 213 | 9 | 4% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 1 of 35 drew | 35 | 1 | 3% |
| 2025 | Resident | 9 of 233 drew | 233 | 9 | 4% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 1 of 33 drew | 33 | 1 | 3% |
| 2024 | Resident | 9 of 194 drew | 194 | 9 | 5% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 1 of 23 drew | 23 | 1 | 4% |
| 2023 | Resident | 9 of 208 drew | 208 | 9 | 4% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 1 of 24 drew | 24 | 1 | 4% |
| 2022 | Resident | 9 of 196 drew | 196 | 9 | 5% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 0 of 29 drew | 29 | 0 | <1% |
| 2021 | Resident | 10 of 150 drew | 150 | 10 | 7% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 1 of 17 drew | 17 | 1 | 6% |
| 2020 | Resident | 9 of 192 drew | 192 | 9 | 5% |
| 2019 | Nonresident | 1 of 27 drew | 27 | 1 | 4% |
| 2019 | Resident | 9 of 191 drew | 191 | 9 | 5% |
| 2018 | Nonresident | 1 of 11 drew | 11 | 1 | 9% |
| 2018 | Resident | 9 of 163 drew | 163 | 9 | 6% |
| 2017 | Nonresident | 0 of 20 drew | 20 | 0 | <1% |
| 2017 | Resident | 10 of 175 drew | 175 | 10 | 6% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 0 of 13 drew | 13 | 0 | <1% |
| 2016 | Resident | 10 of 162 drew | 162 | 10 | 6% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 1 of 13 drew | 13 | 1 | 8% |
| 2015 | Resident | 9 of 143 drew | 143 | 9 | 6% |
| 2014 | Nonresident | 0 of 5 drew | 5 | 0 | <1% |
| 2014 | Resident | 5 of 90 drew | 90 | 5 | 6% |
| 2013 | Nonresident | 0 of 5 drew | 5 | 0 | <1% |
| 2013 | Resident | 5 of 123 drew | 123 | 5 | 4% |
| 2012 | Nonresident | 0 of 7 drew | 7 | 0 | <1% |
| 2012 | Resident | 5 of 50 drew | 50 | 5 | 10% |
| 2011 | Nonresident | 1 of 6 drew | 6 | 1 | 17% |
| 2011 | Resident | 4 of 37 drew | 37 | 4 | 11% |
| 2010 | Nonresident | 0 of 9 drew | 9 | 0 | <1% |
| 2010 | Resident | 5 of 30 drew | 30 | 5 | 17% |
| 2009 | Nonresident | 0 of 6 drew | 6 | 0 | <1% |
| 2009 | Resident | 5 of 43 drew | 43 | 5 | 12% |
| 2008 | Nonresident | 1 of 9 drew | 9 | 1 | 11% |
| 2008 | Resident | 4 of 116 drew | 116 | 4 | 3% |
| 2007 | Nonresident | 1 of 12 drew | 12 | 1 | 8% |
| 2007 | Resident | 4 of 120 drew | 120 | 4 | 3% |
| 2006 | Nonresident | 0 of 6 drew | 6 | 0 | <1% |
| 2006 | Resident | 5 of 146 drew | 146 | 5 | 3% |
| 2005 | Nonresident | 1 of 9 drew | 9 | 1 | 11% |
| 2005 | Resident | 4 of 129 drew | 129 | 4 | 3% |
| 2004 | Nonresident | 0 of 6 drew | 6 | 0 | <1% |
| 2004 | Resident | 5 of 156 drew | 156 | 5 | 3% |
| 2003 | Nonresident | 0 of 9 drew | 9 | 0 | <1% |
| 2003 | Resident | 5 of 128 drew | 128 | 5 | 4% |
| 2002 | Nonresident | 0 of 6 drew | 6 | 0 | <1% |
| 2002 | Resident | 5 of 128 drew | 128 | 5 | 4% |
| 2001 | Nonresident | 0 of 12 drew | 12 | 0 | <1% |
| 2001 | Resident | 5 of 114 drew | 114 | 5 | 4% |
| 2000 | Nonresident | 1 of 7 drew | 7 | 1 | 14% |
| 2000 | Resident | 4 of 121 drew | 121 | 4 | 3% |
What it is
- Hunt
- All of Unit 23.
- Weapon
- Any Weapon
- Tags
- 10 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Any Weapon: Oct 1–Oct 14
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2004
2001–20250180%0625%110%1665%2128%2543%
2025: 3 taken by 7 hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 23
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
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