2050 · antlerlessRES + NR

Unit 8-1 elk,any weapon season

Season Any Weapon Oct 20–Dec 1·Units: 8-1·25 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

25 tags, 209 applied, 12% drew in 2026. 64th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

10%

2 of 21 drew

Harvest success

40–56%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Applicants · 2026

209

8.4 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	21	2
2026	Resident	188	23

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	2 of 21 drew	21	2	10%
2026	Resident	23 of 188 drew	188	23	12%
2025	Nonresident	2 of 19 drew	19	2	11%
2025	Resident	23 of 175 drew	175	23	13%
2024	Nonresident	0 of 24 drew	24	0	<1%
2024	Resident	25 of 214 drew	214	25	12%
2023	Nonresident	2 of 12 drew	12	2	17%
2023	Resident	23 of 226 drew	226	23	10%
2022	Nonresident	1 of 10 drew	10	1	10%
2022	Resident	149 of 740 drew	740	149	20%
2021	Nonresident	0 of 10 drew	10	0	<1%
2021	Resident	150 of 719 drew	719	150	21%
2020	Nonresident	2 of 4 drew	4	2	50%
2020	Resident	98 of 275 drew	275	98	36%
2019	Nonresident	1 of 6 drew	6	1	17%
2019	Resident	99 of 238 drew	238	99	42%
2018	Nonresident	13 of 30 drew	30	13	43%
2018	Resident	437 of 823 drew	823	437	53%
2017	Nonresident	13 of 22 drew	22	13	59%
2017	Resident	437 of 909 drew	909	437	48%
2016	Nonresident	7 of 13 drew	13	7	54%
2016	Resident	118 of 356 drew	356	118	33%
2015	Nonresident	2 of 10 drew	10	2	20%
2015	Resident	123 of 381 drew	381	123	32%
2014	Nonresident	1 of 1 drew	1	1	100%
2014	Resident	24 of 105 drew	105	24	23%
2013	Nonresident	1 of 7 drew	7	1	14%
2013	Resident	49 of 284 drew	284	49	17%
2012	Nonresident	8 of 16 drew	16	8	50%
2012	Resident	192 of 338 drew	338	192	57%
2011	Resident	50 of 259 drew	259	50	19%
2010	All applicants	171 of 171 drew	171	171	100%
2010	Nonresident	0 of 2 drew	2	0	<1%
2010	Resident	4 of 18 drew	18	4	22%
2009	All applicants	17 of 17 drew	17	17	100%
2008	All applicants	19 of 19 drew	19	19	100%
2008	Nonresident	4 of 4 drew	4	4	100%
2008	Resident	20 of 22 drew	22	20	91%
2007	All applicants	21 of 21 drew	21	21	100%
2006	Resident	75 of 101 drew	101	75	74%
2005	Nonresident	3 of 8 drew	8	3	38%
2005	Resident	72 of 107 drew	107	72	67%
2004	Nonresident	1 of 2 drew	2	1	50%
2004	Resident	74 of 115 drew	115	74	64%
2003	All applicants	38 of 38 drew	38	38	100%
2002	All applicants	27 of 27 drew	27	27	100%
2001	Nonresident	1 of 7 drew	7	1	14%
2001	Resident	49 of 186 drew	186	49	26%
2000	Nonresident	2 of 10 drew	10	2	20%
2000	Resident	48 of 205 drew	205	48	23%

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What it is

Hunt: Those portions of Units 8 and 8A north of the following line: Beginning at the western boundary of Unit 8 at its junction with State Highway 8, then east on Highway 8 to State Highway 9, then northwest on Highway 9 to State Highway 6, then north on Highway 6 to the Unit 8A boundary.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 25 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Oct 20–Dec 1

Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.

Harvest success, 2050

2001–2025

0165%0644%1161%1643%2153%2540%

2025: 10 taken by 25 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