2064 · antlerlessRES + NR

Unit 23 elk,any weapon season

Season Any Weapon Oct 15–Nov 8·Units: 23·30 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

30 tags, 54 applied, 56% drew in 2026. 183rd hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

50%

2 of 4 drew

Harvest success

27–72%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Bulls / 100 cows

McCall, 2022

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	4	2
2026	Resident	50	28

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	2 of 4 drew	4	2	50%
2026	Resident	28 of 50 drew	50	28	56%
2025	Nonresident	2 of 5 drew	5	2	40%
2025	Resident	28 of 50 drew	50	28	56%
2024	Nonresident	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2024	Resident	25 of 98 drew	98	25	26%
2023	Nonresident	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2023	Resident	25 of 95 drew	95	25	26%
2022	Nonresident	10 of 26 drew	26	10	38%
2022	Resident	190 of 356 drew	356	190	53%
2021	Nonresident	13 of 28 drew	28	13	46%
2021	Resident	187 of 386 drew	386	187	48%
2020	Nonresident	11 of 30 drew	30	11	37%
2020	Resident	189 of 473 drew	473	189	40%
2019	Nonresident	9 of 23 drew	23	9	39%
2019	Resident	191 of 541 drew	541	191	35%
2018	All applicants	98 of 98 drew	98	98	100%
2018	Nonresident	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2018	Resident	19 of 20 drew	20	19	95%
2017	All applicants	123 of 123 drew	123	123	100%
2017	Nonresident	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2017	Resident	4 of 24 drew	24	4	17%
2016	All applicants	41 of 41 drew	41	41	100%
2016	Resident	1 of 4 drew	4	1	25%
2015	Nonresident	1 of 1 drew	1	1	100%
2015	Resident	49 of 57 drew	57	49	86%
2014	All applicants	384 of 384 drew	384	384	100%
2014	Nonresident	5 of 8 drew	8	5	63%
2014	Resident	35 of 58 drew	58	35	60%
2013	All applicants	208 of 208 drew	208	208	100%
2012	Nonresident	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2012	Resident	50 of 132 drew	132	50	38%
2011	Nonresident	0 of 5 drew	5	0	<1%
2011	Resident	100 of 373 drew	373	100	27%
2010	All applicants	28 of 28 drew	28	28	100%
2009	Nonresident	5 of 5 drew	5	5	100%
2009	Resident	95 of 105 drew	105	95	90%
2008	All applicants	21 of 21 drew	21	21	100%
2007	All applicants	10 of 10 drew	10	10	100%
2007	Resident	3 of 3 drew	3	3	100%
2006	All applicants	70 of 70 drew	70	70	100%
2005	All applicants	50 of 50 drew	50	50	100%
2004	All applicants	88 of 88 drew	88	88	100%
2003	Nonresident	4 of 5 drew	5	4	80%
2003	Resident	296 of 385 drew	385	296	77%
2002	Nonresident	2 of 5 drew	5	2	40%
2002	Resident	148 of 296 drew	296	148	50%
2001	Nonresident	7 of 11 drew	11	7	64%
2001	Resident	118 of 269 drew	269	118	44%
2000	Nonresident	6 of 13 drew	13	6	46%
2000	Resident	119 of 323 drew	323	119	37%

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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: 30 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Oct 15–Nov 8

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Harvest success, 2064

2001–2025

0136%0666%1138%1649%2122%2527%

2025: 7 taken by 26 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