2051 · antlerlessRES + NR
Unit 8-2 elk,any weapon season
Season Any Weapon Oct 20–Dec 1·Units: 8-2·100 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
100 tags, 368 applied, 27% drew in 2026. 127th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
5%
1 of 20 drew
Harvest success
33–39%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
100
Applicants · 2026
368
3.7 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 20 | 1 |
| 2026 | Resident | 348 | 99 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 1 of 20 drew | 20 | 1 | 5% |
| 2026 | Resident | 99 of 348 drew | 348 | 99 | 28% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 10 of 20 drew | 20 | 10 | 50% |
| 2025 | Resident | 90 of 358 drew | 358 | 90 | 25% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 4 of 16 drew | 16 | 4 | 25% |
| 2024 | Resident | 96 of 369 drew | 369 | 96 | 26% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 2 of 10 drew | 10 | 2 | 20% |
| 2023 | Resident | 98 of 370 drew | 370 | 98 | 26% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2022 | Resident | 49 of 156 drew | 156 | 49 | 31% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 2 of 3 drew | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| 2021 | Resident | 48 of 153 drew | 153 | 48 | 31% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 2 of 2 drew | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2020 | Resident | 98 of 340 drew | 340 | 98 | 29% |
| 2019 | Nonresident | 2 of 8 drew | 8 | 2 | 25% |
| 2019 | Resident | 98 of 297 drew | 297 | 98 | 33% |
| 2018 | Nonresident | 3 of 3 drew | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2018 | Resident | 97 of 182 drew | 182 | 97 | 53% |
| 2017 | Resident | 100 of 119 drew | 119 | 100 | 84% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 8 of 13 drew | 13 | 8 | 62% |
| 2016 | Resident | 242 of 456 drew | 456 | 242 | 53% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 5 of 9 drew | 9 | 5 | 56% |
| 2015 | Resident | 245 of 592 drew | 592 | 245 | 41% |
| 2014 | Nonresident | 1 of 10 drew | 10 | 1 | 10% |
| 2014 | Resident | 49 of 291 drew | 291 | 49 | 17% |
| 2013 | Nonresident | 7 of 12 drew | 12 | 7 | 58% |
| 2013 | Resident | 143 of 194 drew | 194 | 143 | 74% |
| 2012 | Nonresident | 12 of 17 drew | 17 | 12 | 71% |
| 2012 | Resident | 163 of 181 drew | 181 | 163 | 90% |
| 2011 | Nonresident | 12 of 18 drew | 18 | 12 | 67% |
| 2011 | Resident | 188 of 356 drew | 356 | 188 | 53% |
| 2010 | All applicants | 126 of 126 drew | 126 | 126 | 100% |
| 2010 | Resident | 12 of 26 drew | 26 | 12 | 46% |
| 2009 | Nonresident | 3 of 4 drew | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| 2009 | Resident | 72 of 243 drew | 243 | 72 | 30% |
| 2008 | Nonresident | 0 of 6 drew | 6 | 0 | <1% |
| 2008 | Resident | 75 of 238 drew | 238 | 75 | 32% |
| 2007 | Nonresident | 1 of 6 drew | 6 | 1 | 17% |
| 2007 | Resident | 74 of 205 drew | 205 | 74 | 36% |
| 2006 | All applicants | 17 of 17 drew | 17 | 17 | 100% |
| 2005 | All applicants | 22 of 22 drew | 22 | 22 | 100% |
| 2004 | All applicants | 29 of 29 drew | 29 | 29 | 100% |
| 2003 | Nonresident | 4 of 11 drew | 11 | 4 | 36% |
| 2003 | Resident | 71 of 190 drew | 190 | 71 | 37% |
| 2002 | Nonresident | 5 of 7 drew | 7 | 5 | 71% |
| 2002 | Resident | 70 of 204 drew | 204 | 70 | 34% |
| 2001 | Nonresident | 2 of 2 drew | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2001 | Resident | 73 of 84 drew | 84 | 73 | 87% |
| 2000 | All applicants | 75 of 75 drew | 75 | 75 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- Those portions of Units 8 and 8A south 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 Idah CONTROLLED ELK ED HUNT AREA DESCRIPTIONS cies.
- Weapon
- Any Weapon
- Tags
- 100 (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, 2051
2001–20250135%0629%1137%1622%2138%2538%
2025: 35 taken by 92 hunters.
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
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