2126 · BullRES + NR
Unit 46 elk,All of Units 46 and 47.
Season Archery Aug 30–Sep 30·Units: 46·5 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
5 tags, 80 applied, 6% drew in 2026. One of Idaho's hardest elk draws: 29th hardest of 300 in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
3%
1 of 40 drew
Harvest success
6–80%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
5
Applicants · 2026
80
16 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 40 | 1 |
| 2026 | Resident | 40 | 4 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 1 of 40 drew | 40 | 1 | 3% |
| 2026 | Resident | 4 of 40 drew | 40 | 4 | 10% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 1 of 24 drew | 24 | 1 | 4% |
| 2025 | Resident | 4 of 50 drew | 50 | 4 | 8% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 2 of 2 drew | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2024 | Resident | 4 of 4 drew | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 2 of 5 drew | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| 2023 | Resident | 6 of 6 drew | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2022 | Resident | 27 of 27 drew | 27 | 27 | 100% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2021 | Resident | 32 of 32 drew | 32 | 32 | 100% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 1 of 75 drew | 75 | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 | Resident | 9 of 291 drew | 291 | 9 | 3% |
| 2019 | Nonresident | 1 of 90 drew | 90 | 1 | 1% |
| 2019 | Resident | 9 of 310 drew | 310 | 9 | 3% |
| 2018 | All applicants | 140 of 140 drew | 140 | 140 | 100% |
| 2018 | Nonresident | 0 of 1 drew | 1 | 0 | <1% |
| 2018 | Resident | 8 of 39 drew | 39 | 8 | 21% |
| 2017 | Nonresident | 4 of 6 drew | 6 | 4 | 67% |
| 2017 | Resident | 196 of 200 drew | 200 | 196 | 98% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 2 of 12 drew | 12 | 2 | 17% |
| 2016 | Resident | 98 of 701 drew | 701 | 98 | 14% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 1 of 16 drew | 16 | 1 | 6% |
| 2015 | Resident | 99 of 675 drew | 675 | 99 | 15% |
| 2014 | All applicants | 82 of 82 drew | 82 | 82 | 100% |
| 2014 | Resident | 9 of 22 drew | 22 | 9 | 41% |
| 2013 | Nonresident | 5 of 14 drew | 14 | 5 | 36% |
| 2013 | Resident | 70 of 115 drew | 115 | 70 | 61% |
| 2012 | Nonresident | 7 of 18 drew | 18 | 7 | 39% |
| 2012 | Resident | 68 of 303 drew | 303 | 68 | 22% |
| 2011 | Nonresident | 33 of 137 drew | 137 | 33 | 24% |
| 2011 | Resident | 302 of 463 drew | 463 | 302 | 65% |
| 2010 | All applicants | 41 of 41 drew | 41 | 41 | 100% |
| 2010 | Resident | 3 of 11 drew | 11 | 3 | 27% |
| 2009 | All applicants | 24 of 24 drew | 24 | 24 | 100% |
| 2008 | Nonresident | 0 of 1 drew | 1 | 0 | <1% |
| 2008 | Resident | 50 of 110 drew | 110 | 50 | 45% |
| 2007 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2007 | Resident | 149 of 153 drew | 153 | 149 | 97% |
| 2006 | All applicants | 40 of 40 drew | 40 | 40 | 100% |
| 2005 | Nonresident | 1 of 21 drew | 21 | 1 | 5% |
| 2005 | Resident | 14 of 274 drew | 274 | 14 | 5% |
| 2004 | All applicants | 28 of 28 drew | 28 | 28 | 100% |
| 2004 | Resident | 3 of 3 drew | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2003 | All applicants | 142 of 142 drew | 142 | 142 | 100% |
| 2002 | All applicants | 57 of 57 drew | 57 | 57 | 100% |
| 2001 | All applicants | 221 of 221 drew | 221 | 221 | 100% |
| 2000 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2000 | Resident | 74 of 93 drew | 93 | 74 | 80% |
What it is
- Hunt
- All of Units 46 and 47.
- Weapon
- Archery
- Tags
- 5 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Archery: Aug 30–Sep 30
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2126
2001–20250135%0619%1141%1627%2122%2580%
2025: 4 taken by 5 hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 46
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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