2127 · BullRES + NR

Unit 54 elk,All of Unit 54.

Season Archery Aug 30–Sep 24·Units: 54·20 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

20 tags, 1,253 applied, 2% drew in 2026. One of Idaho's hardest elk draws: 6th hardest of 300 in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

<1%

2 of 525 drew

Harvest success

33–48%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Applicants · 2026

1,253

63 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	525	2
2026	Resident	728	18

Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	2 of 525 drew	525	2	<1%
2026	Resident	18 of 728 drew	728	18	2%
2025	Nonresident	2 of 431 drew	431	2	<1%
2025	Resident	18 of 714 drew	714	18	3%
2024	Nonresident	12 of 39 drew	39	12	31%
2024	Resident	97 of 97 drew	97	97	100%
2023	Nonresident	12 of 35 drew	35	12	34%
2023	Resident	70 of 72 drew	72	70	97%
2022	Nonresident	0 of 0 drew	0	0
2022	Resident	0 of 0 drew	0	0
2021	Resident	4 of 4 drew	4	4	100%
2020	Nonresident	2 of 148 drew	148	2	1%
2020	Resident	23 of 261 drew	261	23	9%
2019	Nonresident	2 of 114 drew	114	2	2%
2019	Resident	23 of 246 drew	246	23	9%
2018	Nonresident	8 of 14 drew	14	8	57%
2018	Resident	192 of 296 drew	296	192	65%
2017	Nonresident	6 of 6 drew	6	6	100%
2017	Resident	193 of 205 drew	205	193	94%
2016	Resident	50 of 63 drew	63	50	79%
2015	Nonresident	2 of 2 drew	2	2	100%
2015	Resident	48 of 68 drew	68	48	71%
2014	Nonresident	16 of 56 drew	56	16	29%
2014	Resident	384 of 1,463 drew	1,463	384	26%
2013	Nonresident	20 of 22 drew	22	20	91%
2013	Resident	680 of 772 drew	772	680	88%
2012	Nonresident	10 of 25 drew	25	10	40%
2012	Resident	140 of 423 drew	423	140	33%
2011	Nonresident	1 of 4 drew	4	1	25%
2011	Resident	74 of 227 drew	227	74	33%
2010	Nonresident	1 of 1 drew	1	1	100%
2010	Resident	99 of 112 drew	112	99	88%
2009	Resident	10 of 46 drew	46	10	22%
2008	All applicants	48 of 48 drew	48	48	100%
2007	All applicants	50 of 50 drew	50	50	100%
2006	All applicants	136 of 136 drew	136	136	100%
2006	Resident	10 of 28 drew	28	10	36%
2005	All applicants	145 of 145 drew	145	145	100%
2005	Nonresident	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2005	Resident	2 of 11 drew	11	2	18%
2004	Nonresident	2 of 2 drew	2	2	100%
2004	Resident	18 of 121 drew	121	18	15%
2003	All applicants	49 of 49 drew	49	49	100%
2002	All applicants	16 of 16 drew	16	16	100%
2001	Resident	25 of 42 drew	42	25	60%
2000	Nonresident	5 of 10 drew	10	5	50%
2000	Resident	45 of 61 drew	61	45	74%

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What it is

Hunt: All of Unit 54.
Weapon: Archery
Tags: 20 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Archery: Aug 30–Sep 24

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Harvest success, 2127

2001–2025

0146%0633%1173%1638%210%2548%

2025: 10 taken by 21 hunters.

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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