2043 · BullRES + NR

Unit 70 elk, Trophy unitAll of Units 70, 71, 72, 73, 73A, and 74.

Season Any Weapon Oct 1–Oct 14·Units: 70·25 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Unit 70 at a glance

Trophy unit

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

25 tags, 919 applied, 3% drew in 2026. One of Idaho's hardest elk draws: 12th hardest of 300 in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

2 of 81 drew

Harvest success

41–71%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Applicants · 2026

919

37 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	81	2
2026	Resident	838	23

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	2 of 81 drew	81	2	2%
2026	Resident	23 of 838 drew	838	23	3%
2025	Nonresident	2 of 100 drew	100	2	2%
2025	Resident	23 of 818 drew	818	23	3%
2024	Nonresident	25 of 158 drew	158	25	16%
2024	Resident	225 of 925 drew	925	225	24%
2023	Nonresident	25 of 157 drew	157	25	16%
2023	Resident	225 of 793 drew	793	225	28%
2022	Nonresident	2 of 73 drew	73	2	3%
2022	Resident	118 of 1,963 drew	1,963	118	6%
2021	Nonresident	5 of 65 drew	65	5	8%
2021	Resident	115 of 1,748 drew	1,748	115	7%
2020	Nonresident	5 of 36 drew	36	5	14%
2020	Resident	45 of 220 drew	220	45	20%
2019	Nonresident	5 of 34 drew	34	5	15%
2019	Resident	45 of 175 drew	175	45	26%
2018	Nonresident	7 of 48 drew	48	7	15%
2018	Resident	93 of 1,436 drew	1,436	93	6%
2017	Nonresident	5 of 36 drew	36	5	14%
2017	Resident	95 of 1,520 drew	1,520	95	6%
2016	Nonresident	2 of 44 drew	44	2	5%
2016	Resident	23 of 611 drew	611	23	4%
2015	Nonresident	1 of 46 drew	46	1	2%
2015	Resident	24 of 562 drew	562	24	4%
2014	Nonresident	2 of 58 drew	58	2	3%
2014	Resident	23 of 285 drew	285	23	8%
2013	Nonresident	1 of 3 drew	3	1	33%
2013	Resident	49 of 107 drew	107	49	46%
2012	Nonresident	1 of 3 drew	3	1	33%
2012	Resident	49 of 184 drew	184	49	27%
2011	All applicants	29 of 29 drew	29	29	100%
2011	Resident	9 of 11 drew	11	9	82%
2010	Nonresident	3 of 7 drew	7	3	43%
2010	Resident	72 of 254 drew	254	72	28%
2009	Nonresident	1 of 5 drew	5	1	20%
2009	Resident	74 of 234 drew	234	74	32%
2008	Nonresident	4 of 8 drew	8	4	50%
2008	Resident	71 of 211 drew	211	71	34%
2007	Nonresident	2 of 5 drew	5	2	40%
2007	Resident	48 of 183 drew	183	48	26%
2006	Nonresident	2 of 4 drew	4	2	50%
2006	Resident	48 of 182 drew	182	48	26%
2005	Nonresident	2 of 2 drew	2	2	100%
2005	Resident	23 of 43 drew	43	23	53%
2004	Nonresident	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2004	Resident	25 of 68 drew	68	25	37%
2003	Nonresident	1 of 2 drew	2	1	50%
2003	Resident	49 of 75 drew	75	49	65%
2002	Nonresident	1 of 1 drew	1	1	100%
2002	Resident	49 of 107 drew	107	49	46%
2001	Nonresident	1 of 1 drew	1	1	100%
2001	Resident	49 of 90 drew	90	49	54%
2000	Nonresident	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2000	Resident	50 of 150 drew	150	50	33%

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What it is

Hunt: All of Units 70, 71, 72, 73, 73A, and 74.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 25 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Oct 1–Oct 14

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Harvest success, 2043

2001–2025

0133%0659%1120%16100%2181%2571%

2025: 17 taken by 24 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