2036 · BullRES + NR

Unit 55 elk, Trophy unitAll of Units 55, 56 and 57.

Season Any Weapon Oct 1–Oct 31·Units: 55·50 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Unit 55 at a glance

Trophy unit

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

50 tags, 1,340 applied, 4% drew in 2026. One of Idaho's hardest elk draws: 16th hardest of 300 in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

5 of 255 drew

Harvest success

50–72%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Applicants · 2026

1,340

27 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	255	5
2026	Resident	1,085	45

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	5 of 255 drew	255	5	2%
2026	Resident	45 of 1,085 drew	1,085	45	4%
2025	Nonresident	5 of 248 drew	248	5	2%
2025	Resident	45 of 1,113 drew	1,113	45	4%
2024	Nonresident	4 of 89 drew	89	4	4%
2024	Resident	71 of 1,141 drew	1,141	71	6%
2023	Nonresident	6 of 90 drew	90	6	7%
2023	Resident	69 of 1,148 drew	1,148	69	6%
2022	Nonresident	2 of 19 drew	19	2	11%
2022	Resident	48 of 191 drew	191	48	25%
2021	Nonresident	5 of 81 drew	81	5	6%
2021	Resident	45 of 229 drew	229	45	20%
2020	Nonresident	7 of 56 drew	56	7	13%
2020	Resident	68 of 1,087 drew	1,087	68	6%
2019	Nonresident	4 of 45 drew	45	4	9%
2019	Resident	71 of 1,151 drew	1,151	71	6%
2018	Nonresident	5 of 45 drew	45	5	11%
2018	Resident	45 of 149 drew	149	45	30%
2017	Nonresident	5 of 65 drew	65	5	8%
2017	Resident	45 of 112 drew	112	45	40%
2016	Nonresident	1 of 111 drew	111	1	<1%
2016	Resident	29 of 701 drew	701	29	4%
2015	Nonresident	3 of 100 drew	100	3	3%
2015	Resident	27 of 730 drew	730	27	4%
2014	Nonresident	3 of 44 drew	44	3	7%
2014	Resident	27 of 439 drew	439	27	6%
2013	Nonresident	2 of 40 drew	40	2	5%
2013	Resident	98 of 996 drew	996	98	10%
2012	Nonresident	1 of 23 drew	23	1	4%
2012	Resident	99 of 935 drew	935	99	11%
2011	Nonresident	2 of 26 drew	26	2	8%
2011	Resident	98 of 892 drew	892	98	11%
2010	Nonresident	5 of 19 drew	19	5	26%
2010	Resident	45 of 145 drew	145	45	31%
2009	Nonresident	4 of 291 drew	291	4	1%
2009	Resident	46 of 1,040 drew	1,040	46	4%
2008	Nonresident	5 of 365 drew	365	5	1%
2008	Resident	45 of 1,073 drew	1,073	45	4%
2007	Nonresident	5 of 337 drew	337	5	1%
2007	Resident	45 of 1,011 drew	1,011	45	4%
2006	Nonresident	5 of 332 drew	332	5	2%
2006	Resident	45 of 1,018 drew	1,018	45	4%
2005	Nonresident	11 of 118 drew	118	11	9%
2005	Resident	289 of 2,051 drew	2,051	289	14%
2004	Nonresident	13 of 83 drew	83	13	16%
2004	Resident	287 of 1,865 drew	1,865	287	15%
2003	Nonresident	10 of 78 drew	78	10	13%
2003	Resident	290 of 1,551 drew	1,551	290	19%
2002	Nonresident	8 of 59 drew	59	8	14%
2002	Resident	242 of 1,738 drew	1,738	242	14%
2001	Nonresident	3 of 21 drew	21	3	14%
2001	Resident	97 of 803 drew	803	97	12%
2000	Nonresident	5 of 34 drew	34	5	15%
2000	Resident	45 of 443 drew	443	45	10%

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What it is

Hunt: All of Units 55, 56 and 57.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 50 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Oct 1–Oct 31

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Harvest success, 2036

2001–2025

0153%0671%1150%1683%2137%2572%

2025: 36 taken by 50 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