2015 · BullRES + NR

Unit 40-1 elk,any weapon season

Season Any Weapon Sep 15–Oct 14·Units: 40-1·5 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

5 tags, 1,251 applied, under 1% drew in 2026. One of Idaho's hardest elk draws: 1st hardest of 300 in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

<1%

1 of 291 drew

Harvest success

26–100%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Applicants · 2026

1,251

250 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	291	1
2026	Resident	960	4

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	1 of 291 drew	291	1	<1%
2026	Resident	4 of 960 drew	960	4	<1%
2025	Nonresident	1 of 187 drew	187	1	<1%
2025	Resident	4 of 780 drew	780	4	<1%
2024	Nonresident	3 of 70 drew	70	3	4%
2024	Resident	27 of 238 drew	238	27	11%
2023	Nonresident	3 of 60 drew	60	3	5%
2023	Resident	27 of 215 drew	215	27	13%
2022	Nonresident	3 of 89 drew	89	3	3%
2022	Resident	27 of 267 drew	267	27	10%
2021	Nonresident	3 of 41 drew	41	3	7%
2021	Resident	27 of 184 drew	184	27	15%
2020	Nonresident	3 of 138 drew	138	3	2%
2020	Resident	27 of 190 drew	190	27	14%
2019	Nonresident	3 of 40 drew	40	3	8%
2019	Resident	27 of 223 drew	223	27	12%
2018	Nonresident	1 of 34 drew	34	1	3%
2018	Resident	9 of 111 drew	111	9	8%
2017	Nonresident	1 of 16 drew	16	1	6%
2017	Resident	9 of 110 drew	110	9	8%
2016	Nonresident	1 of 24 drew	24	1	4%
2016	Resident	9 of 142 drew	142	9	6%
2015	Nonresident	1 of 49 drew	49	1	2%
2015	Resident	9 of 154 drew	154	9	6%
2014	Nonresident	1 of 21 drew	21	1	5%
2014	Resident	9 of 130 drew	130	9	7%
2013	Nonresident	1 of 21 drew	21	1	5%
2013	Resident	9 of 131 drew	131	9	7%
2012	Nonresident	4 of 121 drew	121	4	3%
2012	Resident	46 of 972 drew	972	46	5%
2011	Nonresident	5 of 109 drew	109	5	5%
2011	Resident	45 of 768 drew	768	45	6%
2010	Nonresident	0 of 71 drew	71	0	<1%
2010	Resident	5 of 526 drew	526	5	<1%
2009	Nonresident	0 of 89 drew	89	0	<1%
2009	Resident	5 of 658 drew	658	5	<1%
2008	Nonresident	3 of 96 drew	96	3	3%
2008	Resident	37 of 585 drew	585	37	6%
2007	Nonresident	3 of 74 drew	74	3	4%
2007	Resident	37 of 555 drew	555	37	7%
2006	Nonresident	3 of 66 drew	66	3	5%
2006	Resident	37 of 485 drew	485	37	8%
2005	Nonresident	4 of 64 drew	64	4	6%
2005	Resident	36 of 421 drew	421	36	9%
2004	Nonresident	4 of 68 drew	68	4	6%
2004	Resident	36 of 422 drew	422	36	9%
2003	Nonresident	4 of 47 drew	47	4	9%
2003	Resident	36 of 353 drew	353	36	10%
2002	Nonresident	4 of 39 drew	39	4	10%
2002	Resident	36 of 384 drew	384	36	9%
2001	Nonresident	4 of 15 drew	15	4	27%
2001	Resident	36 of 255 drew	255	36	14%
2000	Nonresident	1 of 26 drew	26	1	4%
2000	Resident	39 of 246 drew	246	39	16%

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What it is

Hunt: All of Units 40 and 42 and that portion of Unit 41 west of Highway 51.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 5 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Sep 15–Oct 14

Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.

Harvest success, 2015

2001–2025

0143%0522%0960%1385%1790%2252%25100%

2025: 5 taken by 5 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