2091 · antlerlessRES + NR
Unit 51 elk,All of Unit 51.
Season Any Weapon Dec 10–Dec 31·Units: 51·75 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
75 tags, 194 applied, 39% drew in 2026. 151st hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
8%
1 of 12 drew
Harvest success
12–65%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
75
Bulls / 100 cows
34
Lemhi, 2024
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 12 | 1 |
| 2026 | Resident | 182 | 74 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 1 of 12 drew | 12 | 1 | 8% |
| 2026 | Resident | 74 of 182 drew | 182 | 74 | 41% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 4 of 12 drew | 12 | 4 | 33% |
| 2025 | Resident | 71 of 155 drew | 155 | 71 | 46% |
| 2024 | Resident | 50 of 59 drew | 59 | 50 | 85% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 5 of 9 drew | 9 | 5 | 56% |
| 2023 | Resident | 45 of 46 drew | 46 | 45 | 98% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 6 of 10 drew | 10 | 6 | 60% |
| 2022 | Resident | 69 of 90 drew | 90 | 69 | 77% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 5 of 7 drew | 7 | 5 | 71% |
| 2021 | Resident | 70 of 90 drew | 90 | 70 | 78% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 5 of 14 drew | 14 | 5 | 36% |
| 2020 | Resident | 155 of 225 drew | 225 | 155 | 69% |
| 2019 | Nonresident | 14 of 17 drew | 17 | 14 | 82% |
| 2019 | Resident | 146 of 208 drew | 208 | 146 | 70% |
| 2018 | Nonresident | 4 of 14 drew | 14 | 4 | 29% |
| 2018 | Resident | 96 of 224 drew | 224 | 96 | 43% |
| 2017 | Nonresident | 1 of 8 drew | 8 | 1 | 13% |
| 2017 | Resident | 99 of 234 drew | 234 | 99 | 42% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 1 of 16 drew | 16 | 1 | 6% |
| 2016 | Resident | 149 of 664 drew | 664 | 149 | 22% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 1 of 12 drew | 12 | 1 | 8% |
| 2015 | Resident | 149 of 690 drew | 690 | 149 | 22% |
| 2014 | All applicants | 85 of 85 drew | 85 | 85 | 100% |
| 2014 | Resident | 16 of 37 drew | 37 | 16 | 43% |
| 2013 | All applicants | 19 of 19 drew | 19 | 19 | 100% |
| 2013 | Resident | 4 of 14 drew | 14 | 4 | 29% |
| 2012 | Nonresident | 0 of 14 drew | 14 | 0 | <1% |
| 2012 | Resident | 400 of 1,528 drew | 1,528 | 400 | 26% |
| 2011 | Nonresident | 4 of 6 drew | 6 | 4 | 67% |
| 2011 | Resident | 96 of 221 drew | 221 | 96 | 43% |
| 2010 | Resident | 25 of 76 drew | 76 | 25 | 33% |
| 2009 | Nonresident | 5 of 7 drew | 7 | 5 | 71% |
| 2009 | Resident | 85 of 120 drew | 120 | 85 | 71% |
| 2008 | Nonresident | 13 of 23 drew | 23 | 13 | 57% |
| 2008 | Resident | 387 of 1,015 drew | 1,015 | 387 | 38% |
| 2007 | All applicants | 62 of 62 drew | 62 | 62 | 100% |
| 2006 | Nonresident | 0 of 4 drew | 4 | 0 | <1% |
| 2006 | Resident | 10 of 41 drew | 41 | 10 | 24% |
| 2005 | Nonresident | 7 of 20 drew | 20 | 7 | 35% |
| 2005 | Resident | 493 of 1,126 drew | 1,126 | 493 | 44% |
| 2004 | Nonresident | 7 of 15 drew | 15 | 7 | 47% |
| 2004 | Resident | 493 of 1,164 drew | 1,164 | 493 | 42% |
| 2003 | Nonresident | 0 of 0 drew | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Resident | 0 of 0 drew | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Nonresident | 12 of 12 drew | 12 | 12 | 100% |
| 2002 | Resident | 288 of 314 drew | 314 | 288 | 92% |
| 2001 | All applicants | 298 of 298 drew | 298 | 298 | 100% |
| 2000 | Nonresident | 12 of 12 drew | 12 | 12 | 100% |
| 2000 | Resident | 288 of 295 drew | 295 | 288 | 98% |
What it is
- Hunt
- All of Unit 51.
- Weapon
- Any Weapon
- Tags
- 75 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Any Weapon: Dec 10–Dec 31
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2091
2001–20250128%0688%1122%1637%2118%2565%
2025: 42 taken by 65 hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 51
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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