2138 · Either sexRES + NR
Unit 49 elk,All of Unit 49.
Season Muzzleloader Nov 1–Nov 14·Units: 49·75 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
75 tags, 60 applied, 63% drew in 2026. 194th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
24%
7 of 29 drew
Harvest success
24–31%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
75
Applicants · 2026
60
0.8 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 29 | 7 |
| 2026 | Resident | 31 | 31 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 7 of 29 drew | 29 | 7 | 24% |
| 2026 | Resident | 31 of 31 drew | 31 | 31 | 100% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 7 of 13 drew | 13 | 7 | 54% |
| 2025 | Resident | 16 of 17 drew | 17 | 16 | 94% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 5 of 38 drew | 38 | 5 | 13% |
| 2024 | Resident | 45 of 134 drew | 134 | 45 | 34% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 3 of 23 drew | 23 | 3 | 13% |
| 2023 | Resident | 47 of 106 drew | 106 | 47 | 44% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 10 of 20 drew | 20 | 10 | 50% |
| 2022 | Resident | 48 of 49 drew | 49 | 48 | 98% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 10 of 24 drew | 24 | 10 | 42% |
| 2021 | Resident | 35 of 39 drew | 39 | 35 | 90% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 12 of 19 drew | 19 | 12 | 63% |
| 2020 | Resident | 27 of 27 drew | 27 | 27 | 100% |
| 2019 | Nonresident | 12 of 15 drew | 15 | 12 | 80% |
| 2019 | Resident | 33 of 33 drew | 33 | 33 | 100% |
| 2018 | Nonresident | 8 of 13 drew | 13 | 8 | 62% |
| 2018 | Resident | 192 of 328 drew | 328 | 192 | 59% |
| 2017 | Nonresident | 6 of 11 drew | 11 | 6 | 55% |
| 2017 | Resident | 194 of 311 drew | 311 | 194 | 62% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 17 of 42 drew | 42 | 17 | 40% |
| 2016 | Resident | 283 of 781 drew | 781 | 283 | 36% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 18 of 32 drew | 32 | 18 | 56% |
| 2015 | Resident | 282 of 713 drew | 713 | 282 | 40% |
| 2014 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2014 | Resident | 24 of 37 drew | 37 | 24 | 65% |
| 2013 | Nonresident | 0 of 1 drew | 1 | 0 | <1% |
| 2013 | Resident | 15 of 22 drew | 22 | 15 | 68% |
| 2012 | Nonresident | 7 of 45 drew | 45 | 7 | 16% |
| 2012 | Resident | 68 of 193 drew | 193 | 68 | 35% |
| 2011 | All applicants | 44 of 44 drew | 44 | 44 | 100% |
| 2010 | All applicants | 20 of 20 drew | 20 | 20 | 100% |
| 2010 | Resident | 2 of 2 drew | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2009 | Nonresident | 8 of 8 drew | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| 2009 | Resident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2007 | Nonresident | 3 of 5 drew | 5 | 3 | 60% |
| 2007 | Resident | 47 of 141 drew | 141 | 47 | 33% |
| 2006 | All applicants | 78 of 78 drew | 78 | 78 | 100% |
| 2005 | Nonresident | 8 of 8 drew | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| 2005 | Resident | 4 of 5 drew | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| 2004 | Nonresident | 5 of 5 drew | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| 2004 | Resident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2003 | Nonresident | 5 of 5 drew | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| 2002 | Nonresident | 4 of 9 drew | 9 | 4 | 44% |
| 2002 | Resident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2001 | Nonresident | 2 of 2 drew | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2000 | Nonresident | 3 of 4 drew | 4 | 3 | 75% |
What it is
- Hunt
- All of Unit 49.
- Weapon
- Muzzleloader
- Tags
- 75 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Muzzleloader: Nov 1–Nov 14
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2138
2001–202501100%0573%104%1440%1850%2213%2528%
2025: 18 taken by 65 hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 49
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