2021 · BullRES + NR

Unit 44 elk,All of Unit 44.

Season Any Weapon Oct 1–Oct 14·Units: 44·20 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

20 tags, 872 applied, 2% drew in 2026. One of Idaho's hardest elk draws: 10th hardest of 300 in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

2 of 198 drew

Harvest success

35–75%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Bulls / 100 cows

Smoky-Bennett, 2015

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	198	2
2026	Resident	674	18

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	2 of 198 drew	198	2	1%
2026	Resident	18 of 674 drew	674	18	3%
2025	Nonresident	2 of 198 drew	198	2	1%
2025	Resident	18 of 739 drew	739	18	2%
2024	Nonresident	20 of 280 drew	280	20	7%
2024	Resident	180 of 1,907 drew	1,907	180	9%
2023	Nonresident	20 of 264 drew	264	20	8%
2023	Resident	180 of 1,715 drew	1,715	180	10%
2022	Nonresident	13 of 223 drew	223	13	6%
2022	Resident	162 of 1,425 drew	1,425	162	11%
2021	Nonresident	17 of 228 drew	228	17	7%
2021	Resident	158 of 1,637 drew	1,637	158	10%
2020	Nonresident	17 of 289 drew	289	17	6%
2020	Resident	158 of 1,639 drew	1,639	158	10%
2019	Nonresident	17 of 292 drew	292	17	6%
2019	Resident	158 of 1,710 drew	1,710	158	9%
2018	Nonresident	9 of 138 drew	138	9	7%
2018	Resident	81 of 614 drew	614	81	13%
2017	Nonresident	9 of 121 drew	121	9	7%
2017	Resident	81 of 587 drew	587	81	14%
2016	Nonresident	0 of 58 drew	58	0	<1%
2016	Resident	10 of 436 drew	436	10	2%
2015	Nonresident	1 of 52 drew	52	1	2%
2015	Resident	9 of 424 drew	424	9	2%
2014	Nonresident	8 of 109 drew	109	8	7%
2014	Resident	92 of 1,421 drew	1,421	92	6%
2013	Nonresident	10 of 95 drew	95	10	11%
2013	Resident	90 of 1,281 drew	1,281	90	7%
2012	Nonresident	10 of 92 drew	92	10	11%
2012	Resident	90 of 977 drew	977	90	9%
2011	Nonresident	9 of 123 drew	123	9	7%
2011	Resident	91 of 1,127 drew	1,127	91	8%
2010	Nonresident	12 of 85 drew	85	12	14%
2010	Resident	128 of 900 drew	900	128	14%
2009	Nonresident	4 of 70 drew	70	4	6%
2009	Resident	96 of 910 drew	910	96	11%
2008	Nonresident	5 of 45 drew	45	5	11%
2008	Resident	95 of 652 drew	652	95	15%
2007	Nonresident	6 of 40 drew	40	6	15%
2007	Resident	94 of 521 drew	521	94	18%
2006	Nonresident	10 of 50 drew	50	10	20%
2006	Resident	90 of 473 drew	473	90	19%
2005	Nonresident	3 of 52 drew	52	3	6%
2005	Resident	27 of 334 drew	334	27	8%
2004	Nonresident	3 of 63 drew	63	3	5%
2004	Resident	27 of 350 drew	350	27	8%
2003	Nonresident	3 of 52 drew	52	3	6%
2003	Resident	27 of 346 drew	346	27	8%
2002	Nonresident	3 of 97 drew	97	3	3%
2002	Resident	27 of 395 drew	395	27	7%
2001	Nonresident	3 of 44 drew	44	3	7%
2001	Resident	27 of 344 drew	344	27	8%
2000	Nonresident	2 of 13 drew	13	2	15%
2000	Resident	28 of 331 drew	331	28	8%

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What it is

Hunt: All of Unit 44.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 20 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Oct 1–Oct 14

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Harvest success, 2021

2001–2025

0178%0672%1164%1669%2156%2575%

2025: 15 taken by 20 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