2018 · BullRES + NR

Unit 42 elk,All of Unit 42.

Season Any Weapon Oct 15–Nov 24·Units: 42·15 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

15 tags, 893 applied, 2% drew in 2026. One of Idaho's hardest elk draws: 7th hardest of 300 in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

<1%

1 of 214 drew

Harvest success

29–73%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Applicants · 2026

893

60 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	214	1
2026	Resident	679	14

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	1 of 214 drew	214	1	<1%
2026	Resident	14 of 679 drew	679	14	2%
2025	Nonresident	1 of 142 drew	142	1	<1%
2025	Resident	14 of 634 drew	634	14	2%
2024	Nonresident	2 of 60 drew	60	2	3%
2024	Resident	18 of 280 drew	280	18	6%
2023	Nonresident	1 of 68 drew	68	1	1%
2023	Resident	19 of 313 drew	313	19	6%
2022	Nonresident	2 of 45 drew	45	2	4%
2022	Resident	18 of 272 drew	272	18	7%
2021	Nonresident	2 of 42 drew	42	2	5%
2021	Resident	18 of 262 drew	262	18	7%
2020	Nonresident	2 of 35 drew	35	2	6%
2020	Resident	18 of 258 drew	258	18	7%
2019	Nonresident	2 of 33 drew	33	2	6%
2019	Resident	18 of 222 drew	222	18	8%
2018	Nonresident	1 of 22 drew	22	1	5%
2018	Resident	9 of 157 drew	157	9	6%
2017	Nonresident	1 of 64 drew	64	1	2%
2017	Resident	9 of 159 drew	159	9	6%
2016	Nonresident	1 of 51 drew	51	1	2%
2016	Resident	14 of 283 drew	283	14	5%
2015	Nonresident	1 of 61 drew	61	1	2%
2015	Resident	14 of 228 drew	228	14	6%
2014	Nonresident	9 of 57 drew	57	9	16%
2014	Resident	81 of 392 drew	392	81	21%
2013	Nonresident	9 of 72 drew	72	9	13%
2013	Resident	81 of 453 drew	453	81	18%
2012	Nonresident	9 of 75 drew	75	9	12%
2012	Resident	81 of 404 drew	404	81	20%
2011	Nonresident	9 of 55 drew	55	9	16%
2011	Resident	81 of 310 drew	310	81	26%
2010	Nonresident	1 of 10 drew	10	1	10%
2010	Resident	9 of 175 drew	175	9	5%
2009	Nonresident	9 of 61 drew	61	9	15%
2009	Resident	81 of 302 drew	302	81	27%
2008	Nonresident	2 of 102 drew	102	2	2%
2008	Resident	18 of 536 drew	536	18	3%
2007	Nonresident	2 of 83 drew	83	2	2%
2007	Resident	18 of 538 drew	538	18	3%
2006	Nonresident	2 of 75 drew	75	2	3%
2006	Resident	18 of 560 drew	560	18	3%
2005	Nonresident	12 of 21 drew	21	12	57%
2005	Resident	113 of 130 drew	130	113	87%
2004	Nonresident	9 of 10 drew	10	9	90%
2004	Resident	166 of 172 drew	172	166	97%
2003	Nonresident	17 of 18 drew	18	17	94%
2003	Resident	181 of 186 drew	186	181	97%
2002	All applicants	192 of 192 drew	192	192	100%
2001	Nonresident	12 of 23 drew	23	12	52%
2001	Resident	136 of 167 drew	167	136	81%
2000	Nonresident	10 of 20 drew	20	10	50%
2000	Resident	138 of 188 drew	188	138	73%

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What it is

Hunt: All of Unit 42.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 15 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Oct 15–Nov 24

Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.

Harvest success, 2018

2001–2025

0120%0656%1131%1685%2129%2573%

2025: 11 taken by 15 hunters.

Other elk hunts in Unit 42

2191Success 100%

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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