2009 · BullRES + NR

Unit 31 elk,All of Unit 31.

Season Any Weapon Nov 1–Nov 14·Units: 31·75 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

75 tags, 506 applied, 15% drew in 2026. 84th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

7 of 75 drew

Harvest success

48–50%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Bulls / 100 cows

Brownlee, 2019

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	75	7
2026	Resident	431	68

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	7 of 75 drew	75	7	9%
2026	Resident	68 of 431 drew	431	68	16%
2025	Nonresident	6 of 45 drew	45	6	13%
2025	Resident	69 of 381 drew	381	69	18%
2024	Nonresident	6 of 100 drew	100	6	6%
2024	Resident	54 of 239 drew	239	54	23%
2023	Nonresident	5 of 66 drew	66	5	8%
2023	Resident	55 of 309 drew	309	55	18%
2022	Nonresident	6 of 75 drew	75	6	8%
2022	Resident	54 of 303 drew	303	54	18%
2021	Nonresident	6 of 99 drew	99	6	6%
2021	Resident	54 of 330 drew	330	54	16%
2020	Nonresident	6 of 88 drew	88	6	7%
2020	Resident	54 of 304 drew	304	54	18%
2019	Nonresident	6 of 85 drew	85	6	7%
2019	Resident	54 of 299 drew	299	54	18%
2018	Nonresident	6 of 63 drew	63	6	10%
2018	Resident	57 of 307 drew	307	57	19%
2017	Nonresident	6 of 71 drew	71	6	8%
2017	Resident	57 of 313 drew	313	57	18%
2016	Nonresident	6 of 74 drew	74	6	8%
2016	Resident	57 of 279 drew	279	57	20%
2015	Nonresident	6 of 46 drew	46	6	13%
2015	Resident	57 of 262 drew	262	57	22%
2014	Nonresident	6 of 59 drew	59	6	10%
2014	Resident	57 of 274 drew	274	57	21%
2013	Nonresident	5 of 35 drew	35	5	14%
2013	Resident	58 of 238 drew	238	58	24%
2012	Nonresident	4 of 77 drew	77	4	5%
2012	Resident	36 of 1,292 drew	1,292	36	3%
2011	Nonresident	2 of 62 drew	62	2	3%
2011	Resident	38 of 1,306 drew	1,306	38	3%
2010	Nonresident	0 of 17 drew	17	0	<1%
2010	Resident	10 of 191 drew	191	10	5%
2009	Nonresident	1 of 11 drew	11	1	9%
2009	Resident	9 of 105 drew	105	9	9%
2008	Nonresident	4 of 57 drew	57	4	7%
2008	Resident	36 of 1,014 drew	1,014	36	4%
2007	Nonresident	0 of 41 drew	41	0	<1%
2007	Resident	40 of 830 drew	830	40	5%
2006	Nonresident	0 of 37 drew	37	0	<1%
2006	Resident	40 of 750 drew	750	40	5%
2005	Nonresident	2 of 34 drew	34	2	6%
2005	Resident	38 of 659 drew	659	38	6%
2004	Nonresident	3 of 52 drew	52	3	6%
2004	Resident	37 of 655 drew	655	37	6%
2003	Nonresident	5 of 43 drew	43	5	12%
2003	Resident	70 of 654 drew	654	70	11%
2002	Nonresident	1 of 50 drew	50	1	2%
2002	Resident	74 of 661 drew	661	74	11%
2001	Nonresident	2 of 43 drew	43	2	5%
2001	Resident	73 of 616 drew	616	73	12%
2000	Nonresident	3 of 33 drew	33	3	9%
2000	Resident	72 of 605 drew	605	72	12%

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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: Nov 1–Nov 14

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Harvest success, 2009

2001–2025

0149%0651%1163%1641%2153%2550%

2025: 33 taken by 66 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