2032 · BullRES + NR

Unit 51 elk,All of Unit 51.

Season Any Weapon Nov 1–Nov 30·Units: 51·125 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

125 tags, 940 applied, 13% drew in 2026. 70th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

12 of 152 drew

Harvest success

39–48%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

125

Bulls / 100 cows

Lemhi, 2024

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	152	12
2026	Resident	788	113

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	12 of 152 drew	152	12	8%
2026	Resident	113 of 788 drew	788	113	14%
2025	Nonresident	10 of 159 drew	159	10	6%
2025	Resident	115 of 813 drew	813	115	14%
2024	Nonresident	5 of 68 drew	68	5	7%
2024	Resident	45 of 261 drew	261	45	17%
2023	Nonresident	5 of 39 drew	39	5	13%
2023	Resident	45 of 254 drew	254	45	18%
2022	Nonresident	12 of 150 drew	150	12	8%
2022	Resident	108 of 875 drew	875	108	12%
2021	Nonresident	12 of 122 drew	122	12	10%
2021	Resident	108 of 886 drew	886	108	12%
2020	Nonresident	1 of 23 drew	23	1	4%
2020	Resident	9 of 227 drew	227	9	4%
2019	Nonresident	1 of 15 drew	15	1	7%
2019	Resident	9 of 189 drew	189	9	5%
2018	Nonresident	0 of 28 drew	28	0	<1%
2018	Resident	20 of 290 drew	290	20	7%
2017	Nonresident	1 of 36 drew	36	1	3%
2017	Resident	19 of 376 drew	376	19	5%
2016	Nonresident	0 of 9 drew	9	0	<1%
2016	Resident	10 of 222 drew	222	10	5%
2015	Nonresident	0 of 9 drew	9	0	<1%
2015	Resident	10 of 186 drew	186	10	5%
2014	Nonresident	3 of 41 drew	41	3	7%
2014	Resident	72 of 1,198 drew	1,198	72	6%
2013	Nonresident	1 of 73 drew	73	1	1%
2013	Resident	14 of 1,002 drew	1,002	14	1%
2012	Nonresident	1 of 72 drew	72	1	1%
2012	Resident	14 of 1,184 drew	1,184	14	1%
2011	Nonresident	1 of 67 drew	67	1	1%
2011	Resident	14 of 1,151 drew	1,151	14	1%
2010	Nonresident	0 of 29 drew	29	0	<1%
2010	Resident	20 of 411 drew	411	20	5%
2009	Nonresident	6 of 38 drew	38	6	16%
2009	Resident	69 of 820 drew	820	69	8%
2008	Nonresident	4 of 63 drew	63	4	6%
2008	Resident	71 of 875 drew	875	71	8%
2007	Nonresident	4 of 47 drew	47	4	9%
2007	Resident	71 of 827 drew	827	71	9%
2006	Nonresident	7 of 76 drew	76	7	9%
2006	Resident	68 of 750 drew	750	68	9%
2005	Nonresident	1 of 55 drew	55	1	2%
2005	Resident	14 of 814 drew	814	14	2%
2004	Nonresident	1 of 36 drew	36	1	3%
2004	Resident	14 of 546 drew	546	14	3%
2003	Nonresident	1 of 13 drew	13	1	8%
2003	Resident	14 of 347 drew	347	14	4%
2002	Nonresident	1 of 23 drew	23	1	4%
2002	Resident	14 of 331 drew	331	14	4%
2001	Nonresident	17 of 28 drew	28	17	61%
2001	Resident	183 of 304 drew	304	183	60%
2000	Nonresident	20 of 100 drew	100	20	20%
2000	Resident	180 of 446 drew	446	180	40%

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What it is

Hunt: All of Unit 51.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 125 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Nov 1–Nov 30

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Harvest success, 2032

2001–2025

0124%0638%1193%1665%2166%2544%

2025: 53 taken by 120 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