2048 · antlerlessRES + NR

Unit 3 elk,any weapon season

Season Any Weapon Aug 1–Dec 31·Units: 3·50 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

50 tags, 213 applied, 23% drew in 2026. 118th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

<1%

0 of 6 drew

Harvest success

50–57%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Applicants · 2026

213

4.3 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	6	0
2026	Resident	207	50

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	0 of 6 drew	6	0	<1%
2026	Resident	50 of 207 drew	207	50	24%
2025	Nonresident	0 of 6 drew	6	0	<1%
2025	Resident	50 of 194 drew	194	50	26%
2024	Nonresident	0 of 5 drew	5	0	<1%
2024	Resident	50 of 212 drew	212	50	24%
2023	Nonresident	0 of 4 drew	4	0	<1%
2023	Resident	50 of 218 drew	218	50	23%
2022	Nonresident	25 of 157 drew	157	25	16%
2022	Resident	225 of 794 drew	794	225	28%
2021	Nonresident	25 of 123 drew	123	25	20%
2021	Resident	225 of 644 drew	644	225	35%
2020	Nonresident	2 of 85 drew	85	2	2%
2020	Resident	23 of 237 drew	237	23	10%
2019	Nonresident	2 of 83 drew	83	2	2%
2019	Resident	23 of 333 drew	333	23	7%
2018	Nonresident	20 of 102 drew	102	20	20%
2018	Resident	180 of 609 drew	609	180	30%
2017	Nonresident	20 of 88 drew	88	20	23%
2017	Resident	180 of 526 drew	526	180	34%
2016	Nonresident	1 of 2 drew	2	1	50%
2016	Resident	49 of 144 drew	144	49	34%
2015	Nonresident	0 of 3 drew	3	0	<1%
2015	Resident	50 of 116 drew	116	50	43%
2014	Nonresident	1 of 1 drew	1	1	100%
2014	Resident	99 of 132 drew	132	99	75%
2013	Nonresident	1 of 8 drew	8	1	13%
2013	Resident	149 of 460 drew	460	149	32%
2012	Resident	25 of 105 drew	105	25	24%
2011	Nonresident	3 of 10 drew	10	3	30%
2011	Resident	147 of 383 drew	383	147	38%
2010	All applicants	68 of 68 drew	68	68	100%
2009	All applicants	160 of 160 drew	160	160	100%
2009	Nonresident	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2009	Resident	5 of 22 drew	22	5	23%
2008	Nonresident	6 of 7 drew	7	6	86%
2008	Resident	119 of 141 drew	141	119	84%
2007	All applicants	110 of 110 drew	110	110	100%
2007	Nonresident	0 of 2 drew	2	0	<1%
2007	Resident	10 of 50 drew	50	10	20%
2006	All applicants	113 of 113 drew	113	113	100%
2006	Resident	4 of 18 drew	18	4	22%
2005	Resident	50 of 64 drew	64	50	78%
2004	All applicants	27 of 27 drew	27	27	100%
2004	Resident	3 of 12 drew	12	3	25%
2003	Nonresident	2 of 3 drew	3	2	67%
2003	Resident	48 of 255 drew	255	48	19%
2002	Nonresident	2 of 6 drew	6	2	33%
2002	Resident	48 of 257 drew	257	48	19%
2001	Nonresident	2 of 2 drew	2	2	100%
2001	Resident	73 of 82 drew	82	73	89%
2000	Resident	75 of 110 drew	110	75	68%

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What it is

Hunt: That portion of Unit 3 that is south of Interstate 90 on or within one mile of private agricultural lands within the following boundary: beginning at 4th of July Pass on Interstate 90 take Forest Service Road 614 south to East Blue Lake Road, then south on Thompson Creek to Coeur d’Alene River then follow Coeur d’Alene River east to Evans Creek, then south to East Rainy Hill Road, then east to State Highway 3, then south on State Highway 3 to Mission Point on the St Joe River then follow east shoreline of Round and Coeur d’Alene Lakes to Interstate 90 then to point of beginning.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 50 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Aug 1–Dec 31

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Harvest success, 2048

2001–2025

0125%0641%1156%1646%2142%2557%

2025: 27 taken by 47 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