2011 · BullRES + NR

Unit 36A elk,any weapon season

Season Any Weapon Oct 1–Oct 31·Units: 36A·120 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

120 tags, 1,081 applied, 11% drew in 2026. 60th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

12 of 278 drew

Harvest success

59–69%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

120

Applicants · 2026

1,081

9.0 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	278	12
2026	Resident	803	108

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	12 of 278 drew	278	12	4%
2026	Resident	108 of 803 drew	803	108	13%
2025	Nonresident	12 of 235 drew	235	12	5%
2025	Resident	108 of 737 drew	737	108	15%
2024	Nonresident	11 of 175 drew	175	11	6%
2024	Resident	89 of 493 drew	493	89	18%
2023	Nonresident	10 of 88 drew	88	10	11%
2023	Resident	90 of 453 drew	453	90	20%
2022	Nonresident	10 of 139 drew	139	10	7%
2022	Resident	90 of 450 drew	450	90	20%
2021	Nonresident	10 of 85 drew	85	10	12%
2021	Resident	90 of 466 drew	466	90	19%
2020	Nonresident	10 of 195 drew	195	10	5%
2020	Resident	90 of 446 drew	446	90	20%
2019	Nonresident	10 of 100 drew	100	10	10%
2019	Resident	90 of 492 drew	492	90	18%
2018	Nonresident	6 of 83 drew	83	6	7%
2018	Resident	59 of 383 drew	383	59	15%
2017	Nonresident	6 of 59 drew	59	6	10%
2017	Resident	59 of 421 drew	421	59	14%
2016	Nonresident	6 of 61 drew	61	6	10%
2016	Resident	59 of 473 drew	473	59	12%
2015	Nonresident	0 of 48 drew	48	0	<1%
2015	Resident	65 of 434 drew	434	65	15%
2014	Nonresident	6 of 33 drew	33	6	18%
2014	Resident	59 of 363 drew	363	59	16%
2013	Nonresident	4 of 47 drew	47	4	9%
2013	Resident	61 of 372 drew	372	61	16%
2012	Nonresident	7 of 62 drew	62	7	11%
2012	Resident	74 of 559 drew	559	74	13%
2011	Nonresident	6 of 40 drew	40	6	15%
2011	Resident	75 of 432 drew	432	75	17%
2010	Nonresident	5 of 34 drew	34	5	15%
2010	Resident	53 of 202 drew	202	53	26%
2009	Nonresident	5 of 37 drew	37	5	14%
2009	Resident	53 of 176 drew	176	53	30%
2008	Nonresident	8 of 89 drew	89	8	9%
2008	Resident	80 of 446 drew	446	80	18%
2007	Nonresident	9 of 88 drew	88	9	10%
2007	Resident	109 of 539 drew	539	109	20%
2006	Nonresident	11 of 128 drew	128	11	9%
2006	Resident	107 of 493 drew	493	107	22%
2005	Nonresident	11 of 113 drew	113	11	10%
2005	Resident	107 of 564 drew	564	107	19%
2004	Nonresident	10 of 94 drew	94	10	11%
2004	Resident	108 of 544 drew	544	108	20%
2003	Nonresident	9 of 81 drew	81	9	11%
2003	Resident	86 of 412 drew	412	86	21%
2002	Nonresident	4 of 100 drew	100	4	4%
2002	Resident	114 of 398 drew	398	114	29%
2001	Nonresident	4 of 155 drew	155	4	3%
2001	Resident	114 of 625 drew	625	114	18%
2000	Nonresident	4 of 122 drew	122	4	3%
2000	Resident	114 of 590 drew	590	114	19%

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What it is

Hunt: That portion of Unit 36A east of the East Fork of the Salmon River downstream from but excluding the West Pass Creek drainage, and that portion of Unit 50 north of Trail Creek Road and west of U.S.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 120 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Oct 1–Oct 31

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Harvest success, 2011

2001–2025

0155%0666%1168%1672%2150%2569%

2025: 77 taken by 112 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