2123 · BullRES + NR
Unit 40-1 elk,archery season
Season Archery Sep 15–Oct 14·Units: 40-1·25 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
25 tags, 945 applied, 3% drew in 2026. One of Idaho's hardest elk draws: 11th hardest of 300 in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
<1%
2 of 250 drew
Harvest success
32–56%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
25
Applicants · 2026
945
38 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 250 | 2 |
| 2026 | Resident | 695 | 23 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 2 of 250 drew | 250 | 2 | <1% |
| 2026 | Resident | 23 of 695 drew | 695 | 23 | 3% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 2 of 244 drew | 244 | 2 | <1% |
| 2025 | Resident | 23 of 676 drew | 676 | 23 | 3% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 5 of 41 drew | 41 | 5 | 12% |
| 2024 | Resident | 45 of 101 drew | 101 | 45 | 45% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 5 of 27 drew | 27 | 5 | 19% |
| 2023 | Resident | 45 of 123 drew | 123 | 45 | 37% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 2 of 34 drew | 34 | 2 | 6% |
| 2022 | Resident | 23 of 77 drew | 77 | 23 | 30% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 2 of 17 drew | 17 | 2 | 12% |
| 2021 | Resident | 23 of 80 drew | 80 | 23 | 29% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 8 of 8 drew | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| 2020 | Resident | 166 of 166 drew | 166 | 166 | 100% |
| 2019 | Nonresident | 11 of 11 drew | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| 2019 | Resident | 112 of 112 drew | 112 | 112 | 100% |
| 2018 | All applicants | 68 of 68 drew | 68 | 68 | 100% |
| 2017 | All applicants | 72 of 72 drew | 72 | 72 | 100% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 10 of 12 drew | 12 | 10 | 83% |
| 2016 | Resident | 140 of 176 drew | 176 | 140 | 80% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 5 of 5 drew | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| 2015 | Resident | 145 of 185 drew | 185 | 145 | 78% |
| 2014 | Nonresident | 4 of 5 drew | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| 2014 | Resident | 296 of 340 drew | 340 | 296 | 87% |
| 2013 | Nonresident | 2 of 5 drew | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| 2013 | Resident | 148 of 676 drew | 676 | 148 | 22% |
| 2012 | Nonresident | 13 of 16 drew | 16 | 13 | 81% |
| 2012 | Resident | 187 of 263 drew | 263 | 187 | 71% |
| 2010 | Resident | 25 of 29 drew | 29 | 25 | 86% |
| 2009 | Nonresident | 2 of 3 drew | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| 2009 | Resident | 23 of 108 drew | 108 | 23 | 21% |
| 2008 | Nonresident | 3 of 4 drew | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| 2008 | Resident | 147 of 183 drew | 183 | 147 | 80% |
| 2007 | Nonresident | 1 of 28 drew | 28 | 1 | 4% |
| 2007 | Resident | 14 of 360 drew | 360 | 14 | 4% |
| 2006 | Nonresident | 10 of 25 drew | 25 | 10 | 40% |
| 2006 | Resident | 140 of 307 drew | 307 | 140 | 46% |
| 2005 | All applicants | 256 of 323 drew | 323 | 256 | 79% |
| 2005 | Nonresident | 10 of 18 drew | 18 | 10 | 56% |
| 2005 | Resident | 7 of 20 drew | 20 | 7 | 35% |
| 2004 | Nonresident | 6 of 11 drew | 11 | 6 | 55% |
| 2004 | Resident | 91 of 135 drew | 135 | 91 | 67% |
| 2003 | Nonresident | 19 of 61 drew | 61 | 19 | 31% |
| 2003 | Resident | 181 of 492 drew | 492 | 181 | 37% |
| 2002 | All applicants | 57 of 57 drew | 57 | 57 | 100% |
| 2001 | Nonresident | 1 of 2 drew | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| 2001 | Resident | 19 of 113 drew | 113 | 19 | 17% |
| 2000 | All applicants | 34 of 34 drew | 34 | 34 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- All of Units 40 and 42 and that portion of Unit 41 west of Highway 51.
- Weapon
- Archery
- Tags
- 25 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Archery: Sep 15–Oct 14
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2123
2001–20250132%0618%110%1614%2120%2556%
2025: 14 taken by 25 hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 40-1
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