2005 · BullRES + NR

Unit 29 elk,All of Unit 29.

Season Any Weapon Oct 1–Oct 31·Units: 29·180 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

180 tags, 1,077 applied, 17% drew in 2026. 90th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

18 of 313 drew

Harvest success

48–60%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

180

Bulls / 100 cows

Lemhi, 2024

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	313	18
2026	Resident	764	162

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	18 of 313 drew	313	18	6%
2026	Resident	162 of 764 drew	764	162	21%
2025	Nonresident	18 of 272 drew	272	18	7%
2025	Resident	162 of 811 drew	811	162	20%
2024	Nonresident	18 of 249 drew	249	18	7%
2024	Resident	162 of 783 drew	783	162	21%
2023	Nonresident	18 of 188 drew	188	18	10%
2023	Resident	162 of 699 drew	699	162	23%
2022	Nonresident	18 of 223 drew	223	18	8%
2022	Resident	162 of 751 drew	751	162	22%
2021	Nonresident	18 of 215 drew	215	18	8%
2021	Resident	162 of 689 drew	689	162	24%
2020	Nonresident	18 of 243 drew	243	18	7%
2020	Resident	162 of 880 drew	880	162	18%
2019	Nonresident	18 of 297 drew	297	18	6%
2019	Resident	162 of 899 drew	899	162	18%
2018	Nonresident	18 of 244 drew	244	18	7%
2018	Resident	162 of 971 drew	971	162	17%
2017	Nonresident	18 of 246 drew	246	18	7%
2017	Resident	162 of 958 drew	958	162	17%
2016	Nonresident	18 of 195 drew	195	18	9%
2016	Resident	162 of 899 drew	899	162	18%
2015	Nonresident	18 of 204 drew	204	18	9%
2015	Resident	162 of 869 drew	869	162	19%
2014	Nonresident	18 of 185 drew	185	18	10%
2014	Resident	162 of 760 drew	760	162	21%
2013	Nonresident	18 of 123 drew	123	18	15%
2013	Resident	162 of 744 drew	744	162	22%
2012	Nonresident	0 of 5 drew	5	0	<1%
2012	Resident	5 of 98 drew	98	5	5%
2011	Nonresident	0 of 5 drew	5	0	<1%
2011	Resident	5 of 79 drew	79	5	6%
2010	Nonresident	0 of 6 drew	6	0	<1%
2010	Resident	5 of 61 drew	61	5	8%
2009	Nonresident	0 of 9 drew	9	0	<1%
2009	Resident	5 of 102 drew	102	5	5%
2008	Nonresident	22 of 194 drew	194	22	11%
2008	Resident	201 of 686 drew	686	201	29%
2007	Nonresident	22 of 210 drew	210	22	10%
2007	Resident	201 of 662 drew	662	201	30%
2006	Nonresident	25 of 226 drew	226	25	11%
2006	Resident	227 of 739 drew	739	227	31%
2005	Nonresident	25 of 266 drew	266	25	9%
2005	Resident	227 of 828 drew	828	227	27%
2004	Nonresident	25 of 302 drew	302	25	8%
2004	Resident	227 of 1,027 drew	1,027	227	22%
2003	Nonresident	25 of 338 drew	338	25	7%
2003	Resident	227 of 1,034 drew	1,034	227	22%
2002	Nonresident	13 of 237 drew	237	13	5%
2002	Resident	181 of 963 drew	963	181	19%
2001	Nonresident	13 of 250 drew	250	13	5%
2001	Resident	181 of 988 drew	988	181	18%
2000	Nonresident	8 of 232 drew	232	8	3%
2000	Resident	136 of 899 drew	899	136	15%

Report an error

Save this hunt

What it is

Hunt: All of Unit 29.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 180 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Oct 1–Oct 31

Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.

Harvest success, 2005

2001–2025

0152%0651%1160%1653%2144%2553%

2025: 88 taken by 165 hunters.

Other elk hunts in Unit 29

Ask FarWide

Answers use the same figures as this page.

What did 2005 take to draw in Idaho?Which Idaho elk hunts in Unit 29 have the best success?Easiest Idaho elk hunts to draw as a nonresident?

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