2029 · BullRES + NR

Unit 49 elk,All of Unit 49.

Season Any Weapon Oct 15–Oct 31·Units: 49·175 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

175 tags, 1,054 applied, 17% drew in 2026. 89th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

17 of 206 drew

Harvest success

50–57%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

175

Applicants · 2026

1,054

6.0 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	206	17
2026	Resident	848	158

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	17 of 206 drew	206	17	8%
2026	Resident	158 of 848 drew	848	158	19%
2025	Nonresident	18 of 177 drew	177	18	10%
2025	Resident	157 of 854 drew	854	157	18%
2024	Nonresident	6 of 112 drew	112	6	5%
2024	Resident	54 of 731 drew	731	54	7%
2023	Nonresident	5 of 133 drew	133	5	4%
2023	Resident	55 of 787 drew	787	55	7%
2022	Nonresident	2 of 45 drew	45	2	4%
2022	Resident	23 of 277 drew	277	23	8%
2021	Nonresident	2 of 51 drew	51	2	4%
2021	Resident	23 of 281 drew	281	23	8%
2020	Nonresident	20 of 211 drew	211	20	9%
2020	Resident	180 of 1,024 drew	1,024	180	18%
2019	Nonresident	20 of 192 drew	192	20	10%
2019	Resident	180 of 1,257 drew	1,257	180	14%
2018	Nonresident	11 of 95 drew	95	11	12%
2018	Resident	104 of 466 drew	466	104	22%
2017	Nonresident	11 of 123 drew	123	11	9%
2017	Resident	104 of 515 drew	515	104	20%
2016	Nonresident	20 of 227 drew	227	20	9%
2016	Resident	180 of 1,419 drew	1,419	180	13%
2015	Nonresident	16 of 197 drew	197	16	8%
2015	Resident	184 of 1,489 drew	1,489	184	12%
2014	Nonresident	3 of 41 drew	41	3	7%
2014	Resident	97 of 734 drew	734	97	13%
2013	Nonresident	1 of 11 drew	11	1	9%
2013	Resident	9 of 168 drew	168	9	5%
2012	Nonresident	1 of 20 drew	20	1	5%
2012	Resident	24 of 252 drew	252	24	10%
2011	Nonresident	2 of 16 drew	16	2	13%
2011	Resident	23 of 247 drew	247	23	9%
2010	Nonresident	7 of 31 drew	31	7	23%
2010	Resident	118 of 436 drew	436	118	27%
2009	Nonresident	3 of 55 drew	55	3	5%
2009	Resident	72 of 1,054 drew	1,054	72	7%
2008	Nonresident	5 of 41 drew	41	5	12%
2008	Resident	70 of 823 drew	823	70	9%
2007	Nonresident	0 of 30 drew	30	0	<1%
2007	Resident	75 of 732 drew	732	75	10%
2006	Nonresident	2 of 32 drew	32	2	6%
2006	Resident	73 of 701 drew	701	73	10%
2005	Nonresident	3 of 29 drew	29	3	10%
2005	Resident	32 of 207 drew	207	32	15%
2004	Nonresident	0 of 19 drew	19	0	<1%
2004	Resident	35 of 237 drew	237	35	15%
2003	Nonresident	1 of 15 drew	15	1	7%
2003	Resident	34 of 254 drew	254	34	13%
2002	Nonresident	2 of 27 drew	27	2	7%
2002	Resident	33 of 197 drew	197	33	17%
2001	Nonresident	2 of 33 drew	33	2	6%
2001	Resident	33 of 188 drew	188	33	18%
2000	Nonresident	2 of 14 drew	14	2	14%
2000	Resident	18 of 125 drew	125	18	14%

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What it is

Hunt: All of Unit 49.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 175 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Oct 15–Oct 31

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Harvest success, 2029

2001–2025

0150%0651%1167%1658%2163%2550%

2025: 85 taken by 171 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