2030 · BullRES + NR

Unit 50 elk,any weapon season

Season Any Weapon Oct 15–Oct 31·Units: 50·60 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

60 tags, 999 applied, 6% drew in 2026. One of Idaho's hardest elk draws: 26th hardest of 300 in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

6 of 163 drew

Harvest success

71–92%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Applicants · 2026

999

17 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	163	6
2026	Resident	836	54

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	6 of 163 drew	163	6	4%
2026	Resident	54 of 836 drew	836	54	6%
2025	Nonresident	6 of 132 drew	132	6	5%
2025	Resident	54 of 736 drew	736	54	7%
2024	Nonresident	0 of 23 drew	23	0	<1%
2024	Resident	10 of 300 drew	300	10	3%
2023	Nonresident	1 of 16 drew	16	1	6%
2023	Resident	9 of 270 drew	270	9	3%
2022	Nonresident	20 of 175 drew	175	20	11%
2022	Resident	180 of 1,056 drew	1,056	180	17%
2021	Nonresident	20 of 170 drew	170	20	12%
2021	Resident	180 of 902 drew	902	180	20%
2020	Nonresident	2 of 65 drew	65	2	3%
2020	Resident	23 of 504 drew	504	23	5%
2019	Nonresident	2 of 47 drew	47	2	4%
2019	Resident	23 of 397 drew	397	23	6%
2018	Nonresident	1 of 26 drew	26	1	4%
2018	Resident	9 of 197 drew	197	9	5%
2017	Nonresident	0 of 23 drew	23	0	<1%
2017	Resident	10 of 201 drew	201	10	5%
2016	Nonresident	0 of 19 drew	19	0	<1%
2016	Resident	10 of 244 drew	244	10	4%
2015	Nonresident	1 of 30 drew	30	1	3%
2015	Resident	9 of 235 drew	235	9	4%
2014	Nonresident	1 of 12 drew	12	1	8%
2014	Resident	9 of 203 drew	203	9	4%
2013	Nonresident	12 of 57 drew	57	12	21%
2013	Resident	113 of 486 drew	486	113	23%
2012	Nonresident	8 of 59 drew	59	8	14%
2012	Resident	117 of 493 drew	493	117	24%
2011	Nonresident	12 of 64 drew	64	12	19%
2011	Resident	113 of 503 drew	503	113	22%
2010	Nonresident	0 of 35 drew	35	0	<1%
2010	Resident	75 of 1,122 drew	1,122	75	7%
2009	Nonresident	1 of 83 drew	83	1	1%
2009	Resident	14 of 1,222 drew	1,222	14	1%
2008	Nonresident	0 of 117 drew	117	0	<1%
2008	Resident	15 of 1,057 drew	1,057	15	1%
2007	Nonresident	1 of 82 drew	82	1	1%
2007	Resident	14 of 845 drew	845	14	2%
2006	Nonresident	0 of 70 drew	70	0	<1%
2006	Resident	15 of 749 drew	749	15	2%
2005	Nonresident	12 of 45 drew	45	12	27%
2005	Resident	113 of 370 drew	370	113	31%
2004	Nonresident	12 of 43 drew	43	12	28%
2004	Resident	113 of 384 drew	384	113	29%
2003	Nonresident	12 of 54 drew	54	12	22%
2003	Resident	113 of 378 drew	378	113	30%
2002	Nonresident	12 of 52 drew	52	12	23%
2002	Resident	113 of 401 drew	401	113	28%
2001	Nonresident	12 of 52 drew	52	12	23%
2001	Resident	113 of 484 drew	484	113	23%
2000	Nonresident	5 of 42 drew	42	5	12%
2000	Resident	70 of 336 drew	336	70	21%

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What it is

Hunt: That portion of Unit 50 south of the Doublespring Pass Road east of U.S.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 60 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Oct 15–Oct 31

Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.

Harvest success, 2030

2001–2025

0130%0667%1135%1665%2156%2571%

2025: 42 taken by 59 hunters.

Other elk hunts in Unit 50

2139 · 45 of 197 drewSuccess 10–51%

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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