2137 · Either sexRES + NR
Unit 48 elk,All of Unit 48.
Season Muzzleloader Nov 15–Nov 30·Units: 48·75 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
75 tags, 51 applied, everyone who applied drew in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
100%
7 of 7 drew
Harvest success
11–25%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
75
Bulls / 100 cows
36
Smoky-Bennett, 2015
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 7 | 7 |
| 2026 | Resident | 44 | 44 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 7 of 7 drew | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| 2026 | Resident | 44 of 44 drew | 44 | 44 | 100% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 7 of 20 drew | 20 | 7 | 35% |
| 2025 | Resident | 30 of 30 drew | 30 | 30 | 100% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 3 of 18 drew | 18 | 3 | 17% |
| 2024 | Resident | 16 of 16 drew | 16 | 16 | 100% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 3 of 4 drew | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| 2023 | Resident | 32 of 32 drew | 32 | 32 | 100% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2022 | Resident | 3 of 3 drew | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 2 of 2 drew | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2021 | Resident | 3 of 3 drew | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2020 | Resident | 3 of 3 drew | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2019 | Resident | 6 of 6 drew | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| 2018 | Resident | 50 of 68 drew | 68 | 50 | 74% |
| 2017 | Nonresident | 0 of 1 drew | 1 | 0 | <1% |
| 2017 | Resident | 50 of 67 drew | 67 | 50 | 75% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 3 of 4 drew | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| 2016 | Resident | 122 of 299 drew | 299 | 122 | 41% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 2 of 3 drew | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| 2015 | Resident | 123 of 244 drew | 244 | 123 | 50% |
| 2014 | Resident | 25 of 26 drew | 26 | 25 | 96% |
| 2013 | Resident | 15 of 27 drew | 27 | 15 | 56% |
| 2011 | Resident | 150 of 288 drew | 288 | 150 | 52% |
| 2010 | All applicants | 114 of 114 drew | 114 | 114 | 100% |
| 2010 | Nonresident | 1 of 2 drew | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| 2010 | Resident | 18 of 22 drew | 22 | 18 | 82% |
| 2009 | Nonresident | 0 of 0 drew | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Resident | 0 of 0 drew | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Nonresident | 4 of 23 drew | 23 | 4 | 17% |
| 2008 | Resident | 46 of 126 drew | 126 | 46 | 37% |
| 2007 | Nonresident | 5 of 35 drew | 35 | 5 | 14% |
| 2007 | Resident | 45 of 105 drew | 105 | 45 | 43% |
| 2006 | Nonresident | 4 of 7 drew | 7 | 4 | 57% |
| 2006 | Resident | 496 of 1,438 drew | 1,438 | 496 | 34% |
| 2005 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2005 | Resident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2004 | Nonresident | 10 of 10 drew | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| 2004 | Resident | 2 of 2 drew | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2003 | Nonresident | 9 of 9 drew | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| 2002 | Nonresident | 6 of 8 drew | 8 | 6 | 75% |
| 2002 | Resident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2001 | Nonresident | 6 of 6 drew | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| 2000 | Nonresident | 8 of 8 drew | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| 2000 | Resident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- All of Unit 48.
- Weapon
- Muzzleloader
- Tags
- 75 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Muzzleloader: Nov 15–Nov 30
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2137
2001–20250160%0628%1137%1634%218%2517%
2025: 10 taken by 60 hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 48
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