2031 · BullRES + NR

Unit 51 elk,All of Unit 51.

Season Any Weapon Oct 1–Oct 14·Units: 51·10 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

10 tags, 292 applied, 3% drew in 2026. One of Idaho's hardest elk draws: 13th hardest of 300 in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

<1%

0 of 21 drew

Harvest success

44–60%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Bulls / 100 cows

Lemhi, 2024

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	21	0
2026	Resident	271	10

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	0 of 21 drew	21	0	<1%
2026	Resident	10 of 271 drew	271	10	4%
2025	Nonresident	0 of 24 drew	24	0	<1%
2025	Resident	10 of 313 drew	313	10	3%
2024	Nonresident	12 of 134 drew	134	12	9%
2024	Resident	113 of 780 drew	780	113	14%
2023	Nonresident	12 of 136 drew	136	12	9%
2023	Resident	113 of 843 drew	843	113	13%
2022	Nonresident	2 of 62 drew	62	2	3%
2022	Resident	23 of 439 drew	439	23	5%
2021	Nonresident	1 of 65 drew	65	1	2%
2021	Resident	24 of 481 drew	481	24	5%
2020	Nonresident	12 of 160 drew	160	12	8%
2020	Resident	108 of 788 drew	788	108	14%
2019	Nonresident	12 of 148 drew	148	12	8%
2019	Resident	108 of 928 drew	928	108	12%
2018	Nonresident	20 of 222 drew	222	20	9%
2018	Resident	180 of 1,420 drew	1,420	180	13%
2017	Nonresident	20 of 248 drew	248	20	8%
2017	Resident	180 of 1,581 drew	1,581	180	11%
2016	Nonresident	6 of 97 drew	97	6	6%
2016	Resident	94 of 942 drew	942	94	10%
2015	Nonresident	7 of 79 drew	79	7	9%
2015	Resident	93 of 910 drew	910	93	10%
2014	Nonresident	12 of 83 drew	83	12	14%
2014	Resident	113 of 528 drew	528	113	21%
2013	Nonresident	2 of 37 drew	37	2	5%
2013	Resident	73 of 1,168 drew	1,168	73	6%
2012	Nonresident	4 of 30 drew	30	4	13%
2012	Resident	71 of 972 drew	972	71	7%
2011	Nonresident	3 of 40 drew	40	3	8%
2011	Resident	72 of 1,132 drew	1,132	72	6%
2010	Nonresident	1 of 75 drew	75	1	1%
2010	Resident	14 of 1,240 drew	1,240	14	1%
2009	Nonresident	2 of 45 drew	45	2	4%
2009	Resident	18 of 354 drew	354	18	5%
2008	Nonresident	2 of 38 drew	38	2	5%
2008	Resident	18 of 279 drew	279	18	6%
2007	Nonresident	2 of 26 drew	26	2	8%
2007	Resident	18 of 155 drew	155	18	12%
2006	Nonresident	2 of 20 drew	20	2	10%
2006	Resident	18 of 113 drew	113	18	16%
2005	Nonresident	2 of 26 drew	26	2	8%
2005	Resident	73 of 464 drew	464	73	16%
2004	Nonresident	2 of 25 drew	25	2	8%
2004	Resident	73 of 492 drew	492	73	15%
2003	Nonresident	7 of 30 drew	30	7	23%
2003	Resident	68 of 385 drew	385	68	18%
2002	Nonresident	5 of 36 drew	36	5	14%
2002	Resident	70 of 422 drew	422	70	17%
2001	Nonresident	4 of 38 drew	38	4	11%
2001	Resident	71 of 393 drew	393	71	18%
2000	Nonresident	7 of 49 drew	49	7	14%
2000	Resident	68 of 362 drew	362	68	19%

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What it is

Hunt: All of Unit 51.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 10 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Oct 1–Oct 14

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Harvest success, 2031

2001–2025

0136%0650%1144%1666%2162%2560%

2025: 6 taken by 10 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