2039 · BullRES + NR

Unit 61 elk,All of Unit 61.

Season Any Weapon Nov 1–Nov 10·Units: 61·50 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

50 tags, 243 applied, 21% drew in 2026. 105th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

16%

5 of 32 drew

Harvest success

18–38%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Bulls / 100 cows

Island Park, 2020

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	32	5
2026	Resident	211	45

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	5 of 32 drew	32	5	16%
2026	Resident	45 of 211 drew	211	45	21%
2025	Nonresident	5 of 32 drew	32	5	16%
2025	Resident	45 of 152 drew	152	45	30%
2024	Nonresident	2 of 27 drew	27	2	7%
2024	Resident	48 of 160 drew	160	48	30%
2023	Nonresident	4 of 15 drew	15	4	27%
2023	Resident	46 of 155 drew	155	46	30%
2022	Nonresident	5 of 178 drew	178	5	3%
2022	Resident	45 of 846 drew	846	45	5%
2021	Nonresident	5 of 196 drew	196	5	3%
2021	Resident	45 of 936 drew	936	45	5%
2020	Nonresident	2 of 69 drew	69	2	3%
2020	Resident	23 of 326 drew	326	23	7%
2019	Nonresident	2 of 41 drew	41	2	5%
2019	Resident	23 of 259 drew	259	23	9%
2018	Nonresident	1 of 247 drew	247	1	<1%
2018	Resident	9 of 1,118 drew	1,118	9	<1%
2017	Nonresident	1 of 199 drew	199	1	<1%
2017	Resident	9 of 931 drew	931	9	<1%
2016	Nonresident	5 of 39 drew	39	5	13%
2016	Resident	95 of 1,549 drew	1,549	95	6%
2015	Nonresident	2 of 44 drew	44	2	5%
2015	Resident	98 of 1,514 drew	1,514	98	6%
2014	Nonresident	3 of 134 drew	134	3	2%
2014	Resident	32 of 861 drew	861	32	4%
2013	Nonresident	30 of 234 drew	234	30	13%
2013	Resident	270 of 1,272 drew	1,272	270	21%
2012	Nonresident	30 of 197 drew	197	30	15%
2012	Resident	270 of 1,217 drew	1,217	270	22%
2011	Nonresident	30 of 214 drew	214	30	14%
2011	Resident	270 of 1,366 drew	1,366	270	20%
2010	Nonresident	0 of 17 drew	17	0	<1%
2010	Resident	25 of 408 drew	408	25	6%
2009	Nonresident	20 of 44 drew	44	20	45%
2009	Resident	180 of 251 drew	251	180	72%
2008	Nonresident	20 of 38 drew	38	20	53%
2008	Resident	180 of 213 drew	213	180	85%
2007	Nonresident	17 of 18 drew	18	17	94%
2007	Resident	183 of 185 drew	185	183	99%
2006	All applicants	190 of 190 drew	190	190	100%
2006	Nonresident	0 of 2 drew	2	0	<1%
2006	Resident	11 of 114 drew	114	11	10%
2005	Nonresident	62 of 394 drew	394	62	16%
2005	Resident	563 of 2,143 drew	2,143	563	26%
2004	Nonresident	59 of 404 drew	404	59	15%
2004	Resident	532 of 2,213 drew	2,213	532	24%
2003	Nonresident	59 of 372 drew	372	59	16%
2003	Resident	532 of 2,055 drew	2,055	532	26%
2002	Nonresident	50 of 377 drew	377	50	13%
2002	Resident	541 of 1,924 drew	1,924	541	28%
2001	Nonresident	50 of 344 drew	344	50	15%
2001	Resident	541 of 1,691 drew	1,691	541	32%
2000	Nonresident	50 of 268 drew	268	50	19%
2000	Resident	541 of 1,427 drew	1,427	541	38%

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What it is

Hunt: All of Unit 61.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 50 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Nov 1–Nov 10

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Harvest success, 2039

2001–2025

0147%0620%1132%1651%2171%2528%

2025: 13 taken by 46 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