2049 · antlerlessRES + NR

Unit 5 elk,any weapon season

Season Any Weapon Oct 10–Dec 31·Units: 5·200 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

200 tags, 599 applied, 33% drew in 2026. 137th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

32%

13 of 41 drew

Harvest success

51–60%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

200

Applicants · 2026

599

3.0 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	41	13
2026	Resident	558	187

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	13 of 41 drew	41	13	32%
2026	Resident	187 of 558 drew	558	187	34%
2025	Nonresident	14 of 48 drew	48	14	29%
2025	Resident	186 of 643 drew	643	186	29%
2024	Nonresident	3 of 22 drew	22	3	14%
2024	Resident	97 of 467 drew	467	97	21%
2023	Nonresident	0 of 26 drew	26	0	<1%
2023	Resident	100 of 485 drew	485	100	21%
2022	Nonresident	2 of 45 drew	45	2	4%
2022	Resident	23 of 214 drew	214	23	11%
2021	Nonresident	2 of 53 drew	53	2	4%
2021	Resident	23 of 235 drew	235	23	10%
2020	Nonresident	8 of 27 drew	27	8	30%
2020	Resident	292 of 1,107 drew	1,107	292	26%
2019	Nonresident	7 of 36 drew	36	7	19%
2019	Resident	293 of 976 drew	976	293	30%
2018	Nonresident	2 of 56 drew	56	2	4%
2018	Resident	23 of 291 drew	291	23	8%
2017	Nonresident	2 of 64 drew	64	2	3%
2017	Resident	23 of 311 drew	311	23	7%
2016	Nonresident	0 of 5 drew	5	0	<1%
2016	Resident	50 of 280 drew	280	50	18%
2015	Nonresident	0 of 3 drew	3	0	<1%
2015	Resident	50 of 346 drew	346	50	14%
2014	Nonresident	2 of 15 drew	15	2	13%
2014	Resident	148 of 460 drew	460	148	32%
2013	Nonresident	1 of 2 drew	2	1	50%
2013	Resident	24 of 108 drew	108	24	22%
2012	Nonresident	1 of 1 drew	1	1	100%
2012	Resident	49 of 284 drew	284	49	17%
2011	Resident	25 of 70 drew	70	25	36%
2010	Nonresident	7 of 9 drew	9	7	78%
2010	Resident	193 of 282 drew	282	193	68%
2009	Nonresident	2 of 2 drew	2	2	100%
2009	Resident	148 of 151 drew	151	148	98%
2008	All applicants	128 of 128 drew	128	128	100%
2008	Resident	7 of 18 drew	18	7	39%
2007	Nonresident	5 of 5 drew	5	5	100%
2007	Resident	70 of 114 drew	114	70	61%
2006	All applicants	13 of 13 drew	13	13	100%
2005	Nonresident	5 of 16 drew	16	5	31%
2005	Resident	145 of 326 drew	326	145	44%
2004	Nonresident	1 of 3 drew	3	1	33%
2004	Resident	149 of 342 drew	342	149	44%
2003	Nonresident	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2003	Resident	75 of 120 drew	120	75	63%
2002	Nonresident	2 of 2 drew	2	2	100%
2002	Resident	73 of 98 drew	98	73	74%
2001	All applicants	31 of 31 drew	31	31	100%
2000	All applicants	63 of 63 drew	63	63	100%

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What it is

Hunt: That portion of Unit 5 on or within one mile of private agricultural lands.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 200 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Oct 10–Dec 31

Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.

Harvest success, 2049

2001–2025

0126%0657%1175%1679%2156%2551%

2025: 86 taken by 167 hunters.

Other elk hunts in Unit 5

2150 · 24 of 33 drewSuccess 27–32%

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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