2023 · BullRES + NR

Unit 45 elk,All of Unit 45.

Season Any Weapon Oct 1–Oct 31·Units: 45·125 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

125 tags, 1,224 applied, 10% drew in 2026. 52nd hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

12 of 185 drew

Harvest success

50–66%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

125

Bulls / 100 cows

Smoky-Bennett, 2015

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	185	12
2026	Resident	1,039	113

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	12 of 185 drew	185	12	6%
2026	Resident	113 of 1,039 drew	1,039	113	11%
2025	Nonresident	12 of 188 drew	188	12	6%
2025	Resident	113 of 1,072 drew	1,072	113	11%
2024	Nonresident	1 of 25 drew	25	1	4%
2024	Resident	14 of 220 drew	220	14	6%
2023	Nonresident	1 of 40 drew	40	1	3%
2023	Resident	14 of 185 drew	185	14	8%
2022	Nonresident	10 of 150 drew	150	10	7%
2022	Resident	90 of 875 drew	875	90	10%
2021	Nonresident	10 of 128 drew	128	10	8%
2021	Resident	90 of 981 drew	981	90	9%
2020	Nonresident	10 of 195 drew	195	10	5%
2020	Resident	90 of 1,129 drew	1,129	90	8%
2019	Nonresident	10 of 202 drew	202	10	5%
2019	Resident	90 of 1,151 drew	1,151	90	8%
2018	Nonresident	17 of 292 drew	292	17	6%
2018	Resident	158 of 1,720 drew	1,720	158	9%
2017	Nonresident	17 of 252 drew	252	17	7%
2017	Resident	158 of 1,623 drew	1,623	158	10%
2016	Nonresident	10 of 249 drew	249	10	4%
2016	Resident	90 of 1,294 drew	1,294	90	7%
2015	Nonresident	10 of 228 drew	228	10	4%
2015	Resident	90 of 1,386 drew	1,386	90	6%
2014	Nonresident	1 of 175 drew	175	1	<1%
2014	Resident	14 of 544 drew	544	14	3%
2013	Nonresident	1 of 195 drew	195	1	<1%
2013	Resident	14 of 468 drew	468	14	3%
2012	Nonresident	1 of 190 drew	190	1	<1%
2012	Resident	14 of 466 drew	466	14	3%
2011	Nonresident	1 of 142 drew	142	1	<1%
2011	Resident	14 of 388 drew	388	14	4%
2010	Nonresident	0 of 6 drew	6	0	<1%
2010	Resident	10 of 132 drew	132	10	8%
2009	Nonresident	11 of 51 drew	51	11	22%
2009	Resident	104 of 293 drew	293	104	35%
2008	Nonresident	15 of 42 drew	42	15	36%
2008	Resident	135 of 405 drew	405	135	33%
2007	Nonresident	14 of 42 drew	42	14	33%
2007	Resident	136 of 343 drew	343	136	40%
2006	Nonresident	13 of 38 drew	38	13	34%
2006	Resident	137 of 362 drew	362	137	38%
2005	Nonresident	0 of 12 drew	12	0	<1%
2005	Resident	50 of 276 drew	276	50	18%
2004	Nonresident	4 of 25 drew	25	4	16%
2004	Resident	46 of 210 drew	210	46	22%
2003	Nonresident	5 of 28 drew	28	5	18%
2003	Resident	45 of 242 drew	242	45	19%
2002	Nonresident	5 of 14 drew	14	5	36%
2002	Resident	45 of 188 drew	188	45	24%
2001	Nonresident	5 of 24 drew	24	5	21%
2001	Resident	45 of 208 drew	208	45	22%
2000	Nonresident	3 of 10 drew	10	3	30%
2000	Resident	47 of 225 drew	225	47	21%

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What it is

Hunt: All of Unit 45.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 125 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Oct 1–Oct 31

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Harvest success, 2023

2001–2025

0142%0632%1184%1676%2167%2552%

2025: 61 taken by 117 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