2063 · antlerlessRES + NR
Unit 23 elk,any weapon season
Season Any Weapon Oct 1–Oct 14·Units: 23·50 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
50 tags, 120 applied, 42% drew in 2026. 160th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
33%
2 of 6 drew
Harvest success
17–43%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
50
Bulls / 100 cows
30
McCall, 2022
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | Resident | 114 | 48 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 2 of 6 drew | 6 | 2 | 33% |
| 2026 | Resident | 48 of 114 drew | 114 | 48 | 42% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 5 of 11 drew | 11 | 5 | 45% |
| 2025 | Resident | 45 of 96 drew | 96 | 45 | 47% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 2 of 2 drew | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2024 | Resident | 26 of 26 drew | 26 | 26 | 100% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2023 | Resident | 5 of 5 drew | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 3 of 4 drew | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| 2022 | Resident | 17 of 17 drew | 17 | 17 | 100% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 3 of 6 drew | 6 | 3 | 50% |
| 2021 | Resident | 12 of 12 drew | 12 | 12 | 100% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 3 of 6 drew | 6 | 3 | 50% |
| 2020 | Resident | 14 of 14 drew | 14 | 14 | 100% |
| 2019 | Nonresident | 3 of 6 drew | 6 | 3 | 50% |
| 2019 | Resident | 20 of 20 drew | 20 | 20 | 100% |
| 2018 | All applicants | 25 of 25 drew | 25 | 25 | 100% |
| 2018 | Resident | 2 of 2 drew | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2017 | All applicants | 26 of 26 drew | 26 | 26 | 100% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 10 of 16 drew | 16 | 10 | 63% |
| 2016 | Resident | 140 of 226 drew | 226 | 140 | 62% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 12 of 16 drew | 16 | 12 | 75% |
| 2015 | Resident | 138 of 204 drew | 204 | 138 | 68% |
| 2014 | Nonresident | 2 of 8 drew | 8 | 2 | 25% |
| 2014 | Resident | 23 of 43 drew | 43 | 23 | 53% |
| 2013 | All applicants | 392 of 392 drew | 392 | 392 | 100% |
| 2012 | Nonresident | 1 of 5 drew | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| 2012 | Resident | 99 of 394 drew | 394 | 99 | 25% |
| 2011 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2011 | Resident | 99 of 115 drew | 115 | 99 | 86% |
| 2010 | Nonresident | 6 of 16 drew | 16 | 6 | 38% |
| 2010 | Resident | 54 of 162 drew | 162 | 54 | 33% |
| 2009 | All applicants | 15 of 15 drew | 15 | 15 | 100% |
| 2009 | Resident | 8 of 8 drew | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| 2008 | All applicants | 95 of 95 drew | 95 | 95 | 100% |
| 2008 | Resident | 5 of 16 drew | 16 | 5 | 31% |
| 2007 | Nonresident | 3 of 4 drew | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| 2007 | Resident | 97 of 104 drew | 104 | 97 | 93% |
| 2006 | All applicants | 12 of 12 drew | 12 | 12 | 100% |
| 2005 | Nonresident | 2 of 8 drew | 8 | 2 | 25% |
| 2005 | Resident | 123 of 238 drew | 238 | 123 | 52% |
| 2004 | All applicants | 136 of 136 drew | 136 | 136 | 100% |
| 2004 | Resident | 13 of 13 drew | 13 | 13 | 100% |
| 2003 | All applicants | 94 of 94 drew | 94 | 94 | 100% |
| 2002 | Nonresident | 13 of 17 drew | 17 | 13 | 76% |
| 2002 | Resident | 287 of 413 drew | 413 | 287 | 69% |
| 2001 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2001 | Resident | 149 of 285 drew | 285 | 149 | 52% |
| 2000 | Nonresident | 1 of 2 drew | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| 2000 | Resident | 149 of 295 drew | 295 | 149 | 51% |
What it is
- Hunt
- That portion of Unit 23 within the Little Salmon River drainage, upstream from and including the Boulder Creek drainage on the west side of the Little Salmon River; and upstream from but excluding the Hazard Creek drainage on the east side of the Little Salmon River.
- Weapon
- Any Weapon
- Tags
- 50 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Any Weapon: Oct 1–Oct 14
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2063
2001–20250130%065%1150%1631%2134%2543%
2025: 21 taken by 49 hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 23
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