2124 · BullRES + NR
Unit 44 elk,All of Unit 44.
Season Archery Aug 30–Sep 30·Units: 44·25 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
25 tags, 467 applied, 5% drew in 2026. One of Idaho's hardest elk draws: 24th hardest of 300 in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
1%
2 of 159 drew
Harvest success
39–62%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
25
Bulls / 100 cows
36
Smoky-Bennett, 2015
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 159 | 2 |
| 2026 | Resident | 308 | 23 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 2 of 159 drew | 159 | 2 | 1% |
| 2026 | Resident | 23 of 308 drew | 308 | 23 | 7% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 2 of 165 drew | 165 | 2 | 1% |
| 2025 | Resident | 23 of 369 drew | 369 | 23 | 6% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 0 of 3 drew | 3 | 0 | <1% |
| 2024 | Resident | 25 of 158 drew | 158 | 25 | 16% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 0 of 5 drew | 5 | 0 | <1% |
| 2023 | Resident | 25 of 173 drew | 173 | 25 | 14% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 1 of 10 drew | 10 | 1 | 10% |
| 2022 | Resident | 14 of 52 drew | 52 | 14 | 27% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 1 of 51 drew | 51 | 1 | 2% |
| 2021 | Resident | 14 of 98 drew | 98 | 14 | 14% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 4 of 98 drew | 98 | 4 | 4% |
| 2020 | Resident | 36 of 171 drew | 171 | 36 | 21% |
| 2019 | Nonresident | 4 of 140 drew | 140 | 4 | 3% |
| 2019 | Resident | 36 of 189 drew | 189 | 36 | 19% |
| 2018 | Nonresident | 8 of 16 drew | 16 | 8 | 50% |
| 2018 | Resident | 192 of 315 drew | 315 | 192 | 61% |
| 2017 | Nonresident | 12 of 19 drew | 19 | 12 | 63% |
| 2017 | Resident | 188 of 344 drew | 344 | 188 | 55% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 4 of 4 drew | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| 2016 | Resident | 146 of 243 drew | 243 | 146 | 60% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 2 of 3 drew | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| 2015 | Resident | 148 of 231 drew | 231 | 148 | 64% |
| 2014 | Nonresident | 7 of 7 drew | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| 2014 | Resident | 68 of 107 drew | 107 | 68 | 64% |
| 2013 | Nonresident | 4 of 11 drew | 11 | 4 | 36% |
| 2013 | Resident | 96 of 192 drew | 192 | 96 | 50% |
| 2012 | Resident | 20 of 87 drew | 87 | 20 | 23% |
| 2010 | Nonresident | 3 of 3 drew | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2010 | Resident | 147 of 255 drew | 255 | 147 | 58% |
| 2009 | All applicants | 44 of 44 drew | 44 | 44 | 100% |
| 2009 | Nonresident | 0 of 1 drew | 1 | 0 | <1% |
| 2009 | Resident | 3 of 28 drew | 28 | 3 | 11% |
| 2008 | All applicants | 30 of 30 drew | 30 | 30 | 100% |
| 2007 | Nonresident | 18 of 31 drew | 31 | 18 | 58% |
| 2007 | Resident | 167 of 169 drew | 169 | 167 | 99% |
| 2006 | Nonresident | 1 of 24 drew | 24 | 1 | 4% |
| 2006 | Resident | 14 of 277 drew | 277 | 14 | 5% |
| 2005 | Nonresident | 15 of 23 drew | 23 | 15 | 65% |
| 2005 | Resident | 266 of 402 drew | 402 | 266 | 66% |
| 2004 | All applicants | 149 of 149 drew | 149 | 149 | 100% |
| 2004 | Resident | 5 of 17 drew | 17 | 5 | 29% |
| 2003 | Nonresident | 1 of 8 drew | 8 | 1 | 13% |
| 2003 | Resident | 14 of 151 drew | 151 | 14 | 9% |
| 2002 | All applicants | 89 of 89 drew | 89 | 89 | 100% |
| 2001 | All applicants | 49 of 49 drew | 49 | 49 | 100% |
| 2000 | All applicants | 294 of 294 drew | 294 | 294 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- All of Unit 44.
- Weapon
- Archery
- Tags
- 25 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Archery: Aug 30–Sep 30
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2124
2001–20250154%0636%1177%1634%2115%2540%
2025: 10 taken by 25 hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 44
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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