2028 · BullRES + NR

Unit 49 elk,All of Unit 49.

Season Any Weapon Oct 1–Oct 14·Units: 49·20 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

20 tags, 305 applied, 7% drew in 2026. 31st hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

2 of 49 drew

Harvest success

39–62%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Applicants · 2026

305

15 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	49	2
2026	Resident	256	18

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	2 of 49 drew	49	2	4%
2026	Resident	18 of 256 drew	256	18	7%
2025	Nonresident	2 of 82 drew	82	2	2%
2025	Resident	18 of 299 drew	299	18	6%
2024	Nonresident	17 of 174 drew	174	17	10%
2024	Resident	158 of 705 drew	705	158	22%
2023	Nonresident	17 of 194 drew	194	17	9%
2023	Resident	158 of 894 drew	894	158	18%
2022	Nonresident	13 of 105 drew	105	13	12%
2022	Resident	122 of 607 drew	607	122	20%
2021	Nonresident	13 of 124 drew	124	13	10%
2021	Resident	122 of 515 drew	515	122	24%
2020	Nonresident	1 of 50 drew	50	1	2%
2020	Resident	24 of 277 drew	277	24	9%
2019	Nonresident	2 of 47 drew	47	2	4%
2019	Resident	23 of 303 drew	303	23	8%
2018	Nonresident	1 of 22 drew	22	1	5%
2018	Resident	9 of 134 drew	134	9	7%
2017	Nonresident	1 of 28 drew	28	1	4%
2017	Resident	9 of 128 drew	128	9	7%
2016	Nonresident	1 of 46 drew	46	1	2%
2016	Resident	9 of 245 drew	245	9	4%
2015	Nonresident	1 of 31 drew	31	1	3%
2015	Resident	9 of 218 drew	218	9	4%
2014	Nonresident	1 of 13 drew	13	1	8%
2014	Resident	9 of 240 drew	240	9	4%
2013	Nonresident	8 of 77 drew	77	8	10%
2013	Resident	92 of 753 drew	753	92	12%
2012	Nonresident	5 of 43 drew	43	5	12%
2012	Resident	70 of 643 drew	643	70	11%
2011	Nonresident	2 of 39 drew	39	2	5%
2011	Resident	73 of 582 drew	582	73	13%
2010	Nonresident	2 of 14 drew	14	2	14%
2010	Resident	23 of 261 drew	261	23	9%
2009	Nonresident	12 of 62 drew	62	12	19%
2009	Resident	113 of 416 drew	416	113	27%
2008	Nonresident	12 of 69 drew	69	12	17%
2008	Resident	113 of 436 drew	436	113	26%
2007	Nonresident	12 of 50 drew	50	12	24%
2007	Resident	113 of 378 drew	378	113	30%
2006	Nonresident	11 of 28 drew	28	11	39%
2006	Resident	114 of 366 drew	366	114	31%
2005	Nonresident	19 of 178 drew	178	19	11%
2005	Resident	178 of 1,364 drew	1,364	178	13%
2004	Nonresident	19 of 243 drew	243	19	8%
2004	Resident	178 of 1,432 drew	1,432	178	12%
2003	Nonresident	19 of 276 drew	276	19	7%
2003	Resident	178 of 1,464 drew	1,464	178	12%
2002	Nonresident	16 of 173 drew	173	16	9%
2002	Resident	181 of 1,363 drew	1,363	181	13%
2001	Nonresident	15 of 174 drew	174	15	9%
2001	Resident	182 of 1,256 drew	1,256	182	14%
2000	Nonresident	9 of 141 drew	141	9	6%
2000	Resident	113 of 1,090 drew	1,090	113	10%

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What it is

Hunt: All of Unit 49.
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, 2028

2001–2025

0150%0639%1143%1656%2146%2562%

2025: 10 taken by 16 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