2082 · antlerlessRES + NR
Unit 39 elk,any weapon season
Season Any Weapon Oct 5–Oct 31·Units: 39·500 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
500 tags, 960 applied, 52% drew in 2026. 180th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
71%
15 of 21 drew
Harvest success
23–47%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
500
Bulls / 100 cows
24
Boise River, 2021
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 21 | 15 |
| 2026 | Resident | 939 | 485 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 15 of 21 drew | 21 | 15 | 71% |
| 2026 | Resident | 485 of 939 drew | 939 | 485 | 52% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 10 of 19 drew | 19 | 10 | 53% |
| 2025 | Resident | 490 of 907 drew | 907 | 490 | 54% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 5 of 19 drew | 19 | 5 | 26% |
| 2024 | Resident | 70 of 201 drew | 201 | 70 | 35% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 5 of 16 drew | 16 | 5 | 31% |
| 2023 | Resident | 70 of 209 drew | 209 | 70 | 33% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 2 of 3 drew | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| 2022 | Resident | 58 of 87 drew | 87 | 58 | 67% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 6 of 10 drew | 10 | 6 | 60% |
| 2021 | Resident | 54 of 70 drew | 70 | 54 | 77% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 12 of 14 drew | 14 | 12 | 86% |
| 2020 | Resident | 62 of 62 drew | 62 | 62 | 100% |
| 2019 | Nonresident | 12 of 14 drew | 14 | 12 | 86% |
| 2019 | Resident | 78 of 78 drew | 78 | 78 | 100% |
| 2018 | Nonresident | 9 of 10 drew | 10 | 9 | 90% |
| 2018 | Resident | 141 of 199 drew | 199 | 141 | 71% |
| 2017 | Nonresident | 8 of 12 drew | 12 | 8 | 67% |
| 2017 | Resident | 142 of 224 drew | 224 | 142 | 63% |
| 2016 | All applicants | 22 of 22 drew | 22 | 22 | 100% |
| 2015 | All applicants | 14 of 14 drew | 14 | 14 | 100% |
| 2014 | Nonresident | 2 of 6 drew | 6 | 2 | 33% |
| 2014 | Resident | 98 of 189 drew | 189 | 98 | 52% |
| 2013 | Nonresident | 7 of 7 drew | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| 2013 | Resident | 243 of 309 drew | 309 | 243 | 79% |
| 2012 | Nonresident | 2 of 4 drew | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| 2012 | Resident | 98 of 534 drew | 534 | 98 | 18% |
| 2011 | Nonresident | 5 of 7 drew | 7 | 5 | 71% |
| 2011 | Resident | 95 of 285 drew | 285 | 95 | 33% |
| 2010 | Nonresident | 2 of 4 drew | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| 2010 | Resident | 73 of 93 drew | 93 | 73 | 78% |
| 2009 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2009 | Resident | 74 of 107 drew | 107 | 74 | 69% |
| 2008 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2008 | Resident | 39 of 71 drew | 71 | 39 | 55% |
| 2007 | Resident | 100 of 114 drew | 114 | 100 | 88% |
| 2006 | Nonresident | 0 of 5 drew | 5 | 0 | <1% |
| 2006 | Resident | 100 of 550 drew | 550 | 100 | 18% |
| 2005 | Nonresident | 3 of 4 drew | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| 2005 | Resident | 97 of 188 drew | 188 | 97 | 52% |
| 2004 | Nonresident | 0 of 4 drew | 4 | 0 | <1% |
| 2004 | Resident | 50 of 81 drew | 81 | 50 | 62% |
| 2003 | All applicants | 38 of 38 drew | 38 | 38 | 100% |
| 2002 | All applicants | 102 of 102 drew | 102 | 102 | 100% |
| 2001 | All applicants | 78 of 78 drew | 78 | 78 | 100% |
| 2000 | All applicants | 339 of 339 drew | 339 | 339 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- That portion of Unit 39 north and west of State Highway 21 and that portion of Unit 33 west of Alder Creek Road (Forest Service Road 615) and south of Highway 17.
- Weapon
- Any Weapon
- Tags
- 500 (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, 2082
2001–20250137%0650%1134%1645%2128%2523%
2025: 98 taken by 429 hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 39
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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