2056 · antlerlessRES + NR

Unit 18 elk,All of Unit 18.

Season Any Weapon Oct 20–Nov 10·Units: 18·150 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

150 tags, 209 applied, 72% drew in 2026. 208th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

58%

15 of 26 drew

Harvest success

30–44%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

150

Bulls / 100 cows

Hells Canyon, 2019

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	26	15
2026	Resident	183	135

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	15 of 26 drew	26	15	58%
2026	Resident	135 of 183 drew	183	135	74%
2025	Nonresident	15 of 27 drew	27	15	56%
2025	Resident	135 of 203 drew	203	135	67%
2024	Nonresident	2 of 6 drew	6	2	33%
2024	Resident	23 of 35 drew	35	23	66%
2023	Nonresident	2 of 4 drew	4	2	50%
2023	Resident	23 of 46 drew	46	23	50%
2022	Nonresident	7 of 22 drew	22	7	32%
2022	Resident	68 of 256 drew	256	68	27%
2021	Nonresident	7 of 17 drew	17	7	41%
2021	Resident	68 of 267 drew	267	68	25%
2020	Nonresident	5 of 21 drew	21	5	24%
2020	Resident	45 of 347 drew	347	45	13%
2019	Nonresident	5 of 15 drew	15	5	33%
2019	Resident	45 of 229 drew	229	45	20%
2018	Nonresident	3 of 6 drew	6	3	50%
2018	Resident	47 of 175 drew	175	47	27%
2017	Nonresident	1 of 1 drew	1	1	100%
2017	Resident	49 of 59 drew	59	49	83%
2016	All applicants	150 of 150 drew	150	150	100%
2016	Nonresident	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2016	Resident	13 of 38 drew	38	13	34%
2015	All applicants	160 of 160 drew	160	160	100%
2015	Nonresident	2 of 5 drew	5	2	40%
2015	Resident	10 of 57 drew	57	10	18%
2014	All applicants	109 of 109 drew	109	109	100%
2014	Resident	27 of 34 drew	34	27	79%
2013	All applicants	40 of 40 drew	40	40	100%
2012	Nonresident	0 of 2 drew	2	0	<1%
2012	Resident	50 of 82 drew	82	50	61%
2011	Nonresident	3 of 5 drew	5	3	60%
2011	Resident	72 of 258 drew	258	72	28%
2010	Nonresident	2 of 5 drew	5	2	40%
2010	Resident	23 of 28 drew	28	23	82%
2009	Nonresident	5 of 15 drew	15	5	33%
2009	Resident	95 of 229 drew	229	95	41%
2008	All applicants	178 of 178 drew	178	178	100%
2007	All applicants	231 of 231 drew	231	231	100%
2006	All applicants	339 of 339 drew	339	339	100%
2006	Resident	40 of 53 drew	53	40	75%
2005	All applicants	386 of 386 drew	386	386	100%
2005	Resident	30 of 38 drew	38	30	79%
2004	All applicants	176 of 176 drew	176	176	100%
2003	Nonresident	9 of 12 drew	12	9	75%
2003	Resident	91 of 213 drew	213	91	43%
2002	All applicants	388 of 388 drew	388	388	100%
2001	Nonresident	1 of 1 drew	1	1	100%
2001	Resident	99 of 259 drew	259	99	38%
2000	Resident	100 of 262 drew	262	100	38%

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What it is

Hunt: All of Unit 18.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 150 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Oct 20–Nov 10

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Harvest success, 2056

2001–2025

0148%0628%1160%1632%2138%2539%

2025: 50 taken by 129 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