2044 · BullRES + NR

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

Season Any Weapon Oct 15–Oct 24·Units: 70·250 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

250 tags, 1,275 applied, 20% drew in 2026. 99th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

11%

25 of 226 drew

Harvest success

18–46%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

250

Applicants · 2026

1,275

5.1 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	226	25
2026	Resident	1,049	225

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	25 of 226 drew	226	25	11%
2026	Resident	225 of 1,049 drew	1,049	225	21%
2025	Nonresident	25 of 180 drew	180	25	14%
2025	Resident	225 of 874 drew	874	225	26%
2024	Nonresident	2 of 70 drew	70	2	3%
2024	Resident	23 of 181 drew	181	23	13%
2023	Nonresident	2 of 49 drew	49	2	4%
2023	Resident	23 of 163 drew	163	23	14%
2022	Nonresident	1 of 9 drew	9	1	11%
2022	Resident	49 of 200 drew	200	49	25%
2021	Nonresident	1 of 16 drew	16	1	6%
2021	Resident	49 of 198 drew	198	49	25%
2020	Nonresident	5 of 208 drew	208	5	2%
2020	Resident	45 of 938 drew	938	45	5%
2019	Nonresident	5 of 226 drew	226	5	2%
2019	Resident	45 of 1,249 drew	1,249	45	4%
2018	Nonresident	4 of 19 drew	19	4	21%
2018	Resident	46 of 169 drew	169	46	27%
2017	Nonresident	2 of 24 drew	24	2	8%
2017	Resident	48 of 165 drew	165	48	29%
2016	Nonresident	20 of 48 drew	48	20	42%
2016	Resident	180 of 455 drew	455	180	40%
2015	Nonresident	20 of 48 drew	48	20	42%
2015	Resident	180 of 365 drew	365	180	49%
2014	Nonresident	3 of 12 drew	12	3	25%
2014	Resident	97 of 550 drew	550	97	18%
2013	Nonresident	0 of 5 drew	5	0	<1%
2013	Resident	50 of 239 drew	239	50	21%
2012	Nonresident	0 of 3 drew	3	0	<1%
2012	Resident	50 of 81 drew	81	50	62%
2011	Nonresident	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2011	Resident	50 of 88 drew	88	50	57%
2010	All applicants	92 of 92 drew	92	92	100%
2010	Resident	6 of 13 drew	13	6	46%
2009	Nonresident	2 of 4 drew	4	2	50%
2009	Resident	148 of 405 drew	405	148	37%
2008	Nonresident	6 of 10 drew	10	6	60%
2008	Resident	144 of 380 drew	380	144	38%
2007	Nonresident	2 of 9 drew	9	2	22%
2007	Resident	98 of 322 drew	322	98	30%
2006	Nonresident	1 of 6 drew	6	1	17%
2006	Resident	99 of 404 drew	404	99	25%
2005	Nonresident	1 of 1 drew	1	1	100%
2005	Resident	49 of 49 drew	49	49	100%
2004	Resident	50 of 87 drew	87	50	57%
2003	Resident	50 of 106 drew	106	50	47%
2002	Nonresident	1 of 1 drew	1	1	100%
2002	Resident	49 of 102 drew	102	49	48%
2001	Nonresident	1 of 2 drew	2	1	50%
2001	Resident	74 of 238 drew	238	74	31%
2000	Nonresident	2 of 3 drew	3	2	67%
2000	Resident	73 of 218 drew	218	73	33%

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What it is

Hunt: All of Units 70, 71, 72, 73, 73A, and 74.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 250 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Oct 15–Oct 24

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Harvest success, 2044

2001–2025

0177%0663%1179%1643%2124%2540%

2025: 98 taken by 243 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