2035 · BullRES + NR

Unit 54 elk,All of Unit 54.

Season Any Weapon Oct 15–Nov 10·Units: 54·20 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

20 tags, 3,342 applied, under 1% drew in 2026. One of Idaho's hardest elk draws: 2nd hardest of 300 in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

<1%

2 of 866 drew

Harvest success

65–85%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Applicants · 2026

3,342

167 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	866	2
2026	Resident	2,476	18

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	2 of 866 drew	866	2	<1%
2026	Resident	18 of 2,476 drew	2,476	18	<1%
2025	Nonresident	2 of 657 drew	657	2	<1%
2025	Resident	18 of 2,355 drew	2,355	18	<1%
2024	Nonresident	5 of 214 drew	214	5	2%
2024	Resident	45 of 1,043 drew	1,043	45	4%
2023	Nonresident	5 of 218 drew	218	5	2%
2023	Resident	45 of 946 drew	946	45	5%
2022	Nonresident	5 of 39 drew	39	5	13%
2022	Resident	45 of 63 drew	63	45	71%
2021	Nonresident	5 of 28 drew	28	5	18%
2021	Resident	45 of 103 drew	103	45	44%
2020	Nonresident	5 of 29 drew	29	5	17%
2020	Resident	45 of 254 drew	254	45	18%
2019	Nonresident	2 of 32 drew	32	2	6%
2019	Resident	48 of 228 drew	228	48	21%
2018	Nonresident	12 of 107 drew	107	12	11%
2018	Resident	113 of 701 drew	701	113	16%
2017	Nonresident	12 of 70 drew	70	12	17%
2017	Resident	113 of 652 drew	652	113	17%
2016	Nonresident	1 of 159 drew	159	1	<1%
2016	Resident	9 of 846 drew	846	9	1%
2015	Nonresident	1 of 114 drew	114	1	<1%
2015	Resident	9 of 879 drew	879	9	1%
2014	Nonresident	3 of 31 drew	31	3	10%
2014	Resident	72 of 985 drew	985	72	7%
2013	Nonresident	3 of 25 drew	25	3	12%
2013	Resident	27 of 443 drew	443	27	6%
2012	Nonresident	2 of 21 drew	21	2	10%
2012	Resident	28 of 443 drew	443	28	6%
2011	Nonresident	1 of 16 drew	16	1	6%
2011	Resident	29 of 383 drew	383	29	8%
2010	Nonresident	6 of 21 drew	21	6	29%
2010	Resident	94 of 790 drew	790	94	12%
2009	Nonresident	4 of 11 drew	11	4	36%
2009	Resident	46 of 107 drew	107	46	43%
2008	Nonresident	5 of 11 drew	11	5	45%
2008	Resident	45 of 105 drew	105	45	43%
2007	Nonresident	10 of 39 drew	39	10	26%
2007	Resident	90 of 174 drew	174	90	52%
2006	Nonresident	10 of 23 drew	23	10	43%
2006	Resident	90 of 136 drew	136	90	66%
2005	Nonresident	5 of 48 drew	48	5	10%
2005	Resident	45 of 547 drew	547	45	8%
2004	Nonresident	4 of 42 drew	42	4	10%
2004	Resident	46 of 534 drew	534	46	9%
2003	Nonresident	3 of 37 drew	37	3	8%
2003	Resident	47 of 431 drew	431	47	11%
2002	Nonresident	5 of 78 drew	78	5	6%
2002	Resident	45 of 498 drew	498	45	9%
2001	Nonresident	4 of 36 drew	36	4	11%
2001	Resident	146 of 657 drew	657	146	22%
2000	Nonresident	0 of 7 drew	7	0	<1%
2000	Resident	100 of 586 drew	586	100	17%

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What it is

Hunt: All of Unit 54.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 20 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Oct 15–Nov 10

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Harvest success, 2035

2001–2025

0144%0618%1160%1660%2119%2585%

2025: 17 taken by 20 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