2008 · BullRES + NR

Unit 31 elk,All of Unit 31.

Season Any Weapon Oct 15–Oct 31·Units: 31·75 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

75 tags, 559 applied, 13% drew in 2026. 71st hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

7 of 111 drew

Harvest success

38–57%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Bulls / 100 cows

Brownlee, 2019

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	111	7
2026	Resident	448	68

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	7 of 111 drew	111	7	6%
2026	Resident	68 of 448 drew	448	68	15%
2025	Nonresident	6 of 67 drew	67	6	9%
2025	Resident	69 of 548 drew	548	69	13%
2024	Nonresident	3 of 97 drew	97	3	3%
2024	Resident	72 of 781 drew	781	72	9%
2023	Nonresident	7 of 96 drew	96	7	7%
2023	Resident	68 of 749 drew	749	68	9%
2022	Nonresident	9 of 90 drew	90	9	10%
2022	Resident	91 of 747 drew	747	91	12%
2021	Nonresident	10 of 108 drew	108	10	9%
2021	Resident	90 of 837 drew	837	90	11%
2020	Nonresident	10 of 155 drew	155	10	6%
2020	Resident	90 of 997 drew	997	90	9%
2019	Nonresident	10 of 174 drew	174	10	6%
2019	Resident	90 of 1,164 drew	1,164	90	8%
2018	Nonresident	3 of 167 drew	167	3	2%
2018	Resident	72 of 1,679 drew	1,679	72	4%
2017	Nonresident	7 of 144 drew	144	7	5%
2017	Resident	68 of 1,673 drew	1,673	68	4%
2016	Nonresident	2 of 139 drew	139	2	1%
2016	Resident	48 of 1,670 drew	1,670	48	3%
2015	Nonresident	4 of 145 drew	145	4	3%
2015	Resident	46 of 1,676 drew	1,676	46	3%
2014	Nonresident	1 of 100 drew	100	1	1%
2014	Resident	49 of 1,617 drew	1,617	49	3%
2013	Nonresident	2 of 94 drew	94	2	2%
2013	Resident	48 of 1,489 drew	1,489	48	3%
2012	Nonresident	3 of 41 drew	41	3	7%
2012	Resident	27 of 592 drew	592	27	5%
2011	Nonresident	2 of 48 drew	48	2	4%
2011	Resident	28 of 634 drew	634	28	4%
2010	Nonresident	7 of 75 drew	75	7	9%
2010	Resident	68 of 453 drew	453	68	15%
2009	Nonresident	7 of 90 drew	90	7	8%
2009	Resident	68 of 434 drew	434	68	16%
2008	Nonresident	1 of 31 drew	31	1	3%
2008	Resident	9 of 116 drew	116	9	8%
2007	Nonresident	1 of 10 drew	10	1	10%
2007	Resident	9 of 115 drew	115	9	8%
2006	Nonresident	1 of 18 drew	18	1	6%
2006	Resident	9 of 112 drew	112	9	8%
2005	Nonresident	1 of 13 drew	13	1	8%
2005	Resident	9 of 63 drew	63	9	14%
2004	Nonresident	1 of 25 drew	25	1	4%
2004	Resident	9 of 95 drew	95	9	9%
2003	Nonresident	3 of 31 drew	31	3	10%
2003	Resident	32 of 167 drew	167	32	19%
2002	Nonresident	5 of 39 drew	39	5	13%
2002	Resident	45 of 200 drew	200	45	23%
2001	Nonresident	3 of 28 drew	28	3	11%
2001	Resident	37 of 190 drew	190	37	19%
2000	Nonresident	7 of 56 drew	56	7	13%
2000	Resident	68 of 322 drew	322	68	21%

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What it is

Hunt: All of Unit 31.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 75 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Oct 15–Oct 31

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Harvest success, 2008

2001–2025

0141%0663%1178%1664%2128%2538%

2025: 26 taken by 69 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