2133 · Either sexRES + NR
Unit 36A-3 elk,muzzleloader season
Season Muzzleloader Nov 1–Nov 30·Units: 36A-3·250 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
250 tags, 181 applied, 77% drew in 2026. 217th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
38%
25 of 66 drew
Harvest success
27–42%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
250
Applicants · 2026
181
0.7 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 66 | 25 |
| 2026 | Resident | 115 | 114 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 25 of 66 drew | 66 | 25 | 38% |
| 2026 | Resident | 114 of 115 drew | 115 | 114 | 99% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 25 of 64 drew | 64 | 25 | 39% |
| 2025 | Resident | 114 of 115 drew | 115 | 114 | 99% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 5 of 35 drew | 35 | 5 | 14% |
| 2024 | Resident | 45 of 132 drew | 132 | 45 | 34% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 5 of 73 drew | 73 | 5 | 7% |
| 2023 | Resident | 45 of 172 drew | 172 | 45 | 26% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 12 of 38 drew | 38 | 12 | 32% |
| 2022 | Resident | 60 of 61 drew | 61 | 60 | 98% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 12 of 32 drew | 32 | 12 | 38% |
| 2021 | Resident | 31 of 35 drew | 35 | 31 | 89% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 5 of 55 drew | 55 | 5 | 9% |
| 2020 | Resident | 45 of 133 drew | 133 | 45 | 34% |
| 2019 | Nonresident | 5 of 28 drew | 28 | 5 | 18% |
| 2019 | Resident | 45 of 128 drew | 128 | 45 | 35% |
| 2018 | All applicants | 173 of 173 drew | 173 | 173 | 100% |
| 2018 | Nonresident | 0 of 1 drew | 1 | 0 | <1% |
| 2018 | Resident | 6 of 58 drew | 58 | 6 | 10% |
| 2017 | All applicants | 149 of 149 drew | 149 | 149 | 100% |
| 2017 | Resident | 9 of 54 drew | 54 | 9 | 17% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 6 of 12 drew | 12 | 6 | 50% |
| 2016 | Resident | 69 of 112 drew | 112 | 69 | 62% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 1 of 6 drew | 6 | 1 | 17% |
| 2015 | Resident | 74 of 145 drew | 145 | 74 | 51% |
| 2014 | Nonresident | 1 of 9 drew | 9 | 1 | 11% |
| 2014 | Resident | 74 of 234 drew | 234 | 74 | 32% |
| 2013 | Nonresident | 1 of 7 drew | 7 | 1 | 14% |
| 2013 | Resident | 9 of 98 drew | 98 | 9 | 9% |
| 2012 | All applicants | 48 of 48 drew | 48 | 48 | 100% |
| 2012 | Resident | 4 of 17 drew | 17 | 4 | 24% |
| 2011 | Nonresident | 0 of 40 drew | 40 | 0 | <1% |
| 2011 | Resident | 15 of 464 drew | 464 | 15 | 3% |
| 2010 | All applicants | 59 of 59 drew | 59 | 59 | 100% |
| 2010 | Resident | 8 of 11 drew | 11 | 8 | 73% |
| 2009 | All applicants | 24 of 24 drew | 24 | 24 | 100% |
| 2009 | Resident | 5 of 5 drew | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| 2008 | Nonresident | 0 of 19 drew | 19 | 0 | <1% |
| 2008 | Resident | 10 of 143 drew | 143 | 10 | 7% |
| 2007 | Nonresident | 0 of 2 drew | 2 | 0 | <1% |
| 2007 | Resident | 10 of 79 drew | 79 | 10 | 13% |
| 2006 | All applicants | 82 of 82 drew | 82 | 82 | 100% |
| 2006 | Resident | 12 of 21 drew | 21 | 12 | 57% |
| 2005 | All applicants | 81 of 81 drew | 81 | 81 | 100% |
| 2005 | Resident | 6 of 12 drew | 12 | 6 | 50% |
| 2004 | All applicants | 42 of 42 drew | 42 | 42 | 100% |
| 2003 | Resident | 25 of 45 drew | 45 | 25 | 56% |
| 2002 | Nonresident | 9 of 9 drew | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| 2001 | All applicants | 2 of 2 drew | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2000 | Nonresident | 4 of 9 drew | 9 | 4 | 44% |
| 2000 | Resident | 3 of 3 drew | 3 | 3 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- All of Unit 36A and that portion of Unit 50 north of Trail Creek Road and west of U.S.
- Weapon
- Muzzleloader
- Tags
- 250 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Muzzleloader: Nov 1–Nov 30
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2133
2001–20250150%0623%1173%1645%2136%2527%
2025: 57 taken by 208 hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 36A-3
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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