2081 · antlerlessRES + NR
Unit 39 elk,any weapon season
Season Any Weapon Oct 5–Oct 31·Units: 39·650 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
650 tags, 1,764 applied, 37% drew in 2026. 145th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
38%
63 of 166 drew
Harvest success
18–30%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
650
Bulls / 100 cows
24
Boise River, 2021
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 166 | 63 |
| 2026 | Resident | 1,598 | 587 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 63 of 166 drew | 166 | 63 | 38% |
| 2026 | Resident | 587 of 1,598 drew | 1,598 | 587 | 37% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 51 of 111 drew | 111 | 51 | 46% |
| 2025 | Resident | 599 of 1,558 drew | 1,558 | 599 | 38% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 4 of 24 drew | 24 | 4 | 17% |
| 2024 | Resident | 146 of 634 drew | 634 | 146 | 23% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 4 of 24 drew | 24 | 4 | 17% |
| 2023 | Resident | 146 of 696 drew | 696 | 146 | 21% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 10 of 10 drew | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| 2022 | Resident | 65 of 65 drew | 65 | 65 | 100% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 2 of 2 drew | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2021 | Resident | 78 of 78 drew | 78 | 78 | 100% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 12 of 12 drew | 12 | 12 | 100% |
| 2020 | Resident | 102 of 102 drew | 102 | 102 | 100% |
| 2019 | Nonresident | 2 of 2 drew | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2019 | Resident | 48 of 48 drew | 48 | 48 | 100% |
| 2018 | Resident | 25 of 81 drew | 81 | 25 | 31% |
| 2017 | Nonresident | 1 of 2 drew | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| 2017 | Resident | 24 of 96 drew | 96 | 24 | 25% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 9 of 15 drew | 15 | 9 | 60% |
| 2016 | Resident | 151 of 306 drew | 306 | 151 | 49% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 5 of 11 drew | 11 | 5 | 45% |
| 2015 | Resident | 155 of 342 drew | 342 | 155 | 45% |
| 2014 | Nonresident | 10 of 12 drew | 12 | 10 | 83% |
| 2014 | Resident | 190 of 248 drew | 248 | 190 | 77% |
| 2013 | All applicants | 243 of 243 drew | 243 | 243 | 100% |
| 2013 | Nonresident | 0 of 1 drew | 1 | 0 | <1% |
| 2013 | Resident | 15 of 36 drew | 36 | 15 | 42% |
| 2012 | Nonresident | 2 of 7 drew | 7 | 2 | 29% |
| 2012 | Resident | 98 of 295 drew | 295 | 98 | 33% |
| 2011 | Nonresident | 10 of 11 drew | 11 | 10 | 91% |
| 2011 | Resident | 190 of 271 drew | 271 | 190 | 70% |
| 2010 | Nonresident | 2 of 3 drew | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| 2010 | Resident | 23 of 57 drew | 57 | 23 | 40% |
| 2009 | Nonresident | 6 of 6 drew | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| 2009 | Resident | 69 of 80 drew | 80 | 69 | 86% |
| 2008 | Nonresident | 0 of 4 drew | 4 | 0 | <1% |
| 2008 | Resident | 100 of 519 drew | 519 | 100 | 19% |
| 2007 | Nonresident | 1 of 8 drew | 8 | 1 | 13% |
| 2007 | Resident | 99 of 515 drew | 515 | 99 | 19% |
| 2006 | Nonresident | 8 of 13 drew | 13 | 8 | 62% |
| 2006 | Resident | 92 of 325 drew | 325 | 92 | 28% |
| 2005 | Resident | 100 of 121 drew | 121 | 100 | 83% |
| 2004 | Nonresident | 2 of 3 drew | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| 2004 | Resident | 98 of 160 drew | 160 | 98 | 61% |
| 2003 | All applicants | 62 of 62 drew | 62 | 62 | 100% |
| 2002 | All applicants | 70 of 70 drew | 70 | 70 | 100% |
| 2001 | All applicants | 150 of 150 drew | 150 | 150 | 100% |
| 2000 | All applicants | 85 of 85 drew | 85 | 85 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- That portion of Unit 39 south and east of State Highway 21.
- Weapon
- Any Weapon
- Tags
- 650 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Any Weapon: Oct 5–Oct 31
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2081
2001–20250116%0645%1127%1658%2132%2518%
2025: 97 taken by 551 hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 39
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