2111 · Either sexRES + NR
Unit 30A elk, Trophy unitany weapon season
Season Any Weapon Aug 1–Aug 29·Units: 30A·10 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Unit 30A at a glance
Trophy unit
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
10 tags, 30 applied, 33% drew in 2026. 134th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
20%
1 of 5 drew
Harvest success
43–70%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
10
Bulls / 100 cows
26
Beaverhead, 2009
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | Resident | 25 | 9 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 1 of 5 drew | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| 2026 | Resident | 9 of 25 drew | 25 | 9 | 36% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 1 of 2 drew | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| 2025 | Resident | 9 of 14 drew | 14 | 9 | 64% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 12 of 32 drew | 32 | 12 | 38% |
| 2024 | Resident | 113 of 391 drew | 391 | 113 | 29% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 6 of 11 drew | 11 | 6 | 55% |
| 2023 | Resident | 119 of 293 drew | 293 | 119 | 41% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 4 of 4 drew | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| 2022 | Resident | 71 of 71 drew | 71 | 71 | 100% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 8 of 8 drew | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| 2021 | Resident | 82 of 82 drew | 82 | 82 | 100% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 15 of 15 drew | 15 | 15 | 100% |
| 2020 | Resident | 347 of 347 drew | 347 | 347 | 100% |
| 2019 | Nonresident | 20 of 20 drew | 20 | 20 | 100% |
| 2019 | Resident | 323 of 323 drew | 323 | 323 | 100% |
| 2018 | Nonresident | 5 of 12 drew | 12 | 5 | 42% |
| 2018 | Resident | 95 of 180 drew | 180 | 95 | 53% |
| 2017 | Nonresident | 8 of 12 drew | 12 | 8 | 67% |
| 2017 | Resident | 92 of 208 drew | 208 | 92 | 44% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 1 of 2 drew | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| 2016 | Resident | 24 of 62 drew | 62 | 24 | 39% |
| 2015 | Resident | 25 of 89 drew | 89 | 25 | 28% |
| 2014 | Nonresident | 6 of 14 drew | 14 | 6 | 43% |
| 2014 | Resident | 119 of 349 drew | 349 | 119 | 34% |
| 2013 | Nonresident | 1 of 8 drew | 8 | 1 | 13% |
| 2013 | Resident | 119 of 301 drew | 301 | 119 | 40% |
| 2012 | Resident | 20 of 46 drew | 46 | 20 | 43% |
| 2011 | Resident | 15 of 42 drew | 42 | 15 | 36% |
| 2009 | Nonresident | 0 of 5 drew | 5 | 0 | <1% |
| 2009 | Resident | 20 of 95 drew | 95 | 20 | 21% |
| 2008 | Nonresident | 9 of 14 drew | 14 | 9 | 64% |
| 2008 | Resident | 91 of 172 drew | 172 | 91 | 53% |
| 2007 | Nonresident | 6 of 6 drew | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| 2007 | Resident | 194 of 202 drew | 202 | 194 | 96% |
| 2006 | All applicants | 183 of 183 drew | 183 | 183 | 100% |
| 2006 | Resident | 13 of 55 drew | 55 | 13 | 24% |
| 2005 | Nonresident | 7 of 8 drew | 8 | 7 | 88% |
| 2005 | Resident | 343 of 682 drew | 682 | 343 | 50% |
| 2004 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2004 | Resident | 349 of 526 drew | 526 | 349 | 66% |
| 2003 | Nonresident | 0 of 1 drew | 1 | 0 | <1% |
| 2003 | Resident | 350 of 426 drew | 426 | 350 | 82% |
| 2002 | All applicants | 187 of 187 drew | 187 | 187 | 100% |
| 2001 | All applicants | 205 of 205 drew | 205 | 205 | 100% |
| 2000 | Resident | 150 of 171 drew | 171 | 150 | 88% |
What it is
- Hunt
- That portion of Unit 30A starting at the junction of Highway 28 and Highway 29 and continuing east on Highway 29 to the junction with the USFS administrative boundary.
- Weapon
- Any Weapon
- Tags
- 10 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Any Weapon: Aug 1–Aug 29
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2111
2001–20250132%0649%1187%1631%2131%2550%
2025: 5 taken by 10 hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 30A
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