2139 · Either sexRES + NR
Unit 50 elk,muzzleloader season
Season Muzzleloader Oct 1–Oct 14·Units: 50·50 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
50 tags, 257 applied, 19% drew in 2026. 98th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
8%
5 of 60 drew
Harvest success
10–51%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
50
Applicants · 2026
257
5.1 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 60 | 5 |
| 2026 | Resident | 197 | 45 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 5 of 60 drew | 60 | 5 | 8% |
| 2026 | Resident | 45 of 197 drew | 197 | 45 | 23% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 5 of 55 drew | 55 | 5 | 9% |
| 2025 | Resident | 45 of 169 drew | 169 | 45 | 27% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 12 of 14 drew | 14 | 12 | 86% |
| 2024 | Resident | 71 of 71 drew | 71 | 71 | 100% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 9 of 9 drew | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| 2023 | Resident | 69 of 69 drew | 69 | 69 | 100% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 10 of 24 drew | 24 | 10 | 42% |
| 2022 | Resident | 90 of 116 drew | 116 | 90 | 78% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 10 of 27 drew | 27 | 10 | 37% |
| 2021 | Resident | 90 of 117 drew | 117 | 90 | 77% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 2 of 23 drew | 23 | 2 | 9% |
| 2020 | Resident | 23 of 375 drew | 375 | 23 | 6% |
| 2019 | Nonresident | 1 of 43 drew | 43 | 1 | 2% |
| 2019 | Resident | 24 of 347 drew | 347 | 24 | 7% |
| 2018 | Nonresident | 3 of 17 drew | 17 | 3 | 18% |
| 2018 | Resident | 247 of 778 drew | 778 | 247 | 32% |
| 2017 | Nonresident | 6 of 14 drew | 14 | 6 | 43% |
| 2017 | Resident | 244 of 706 drew | 706 | 244 | 35% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 45 of 77 drew | 77 | 45 | 58% |
| 2016 | Resident | 405 of 692 drew | 692 | 405 | 59% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 39 of 73 drew | 73 | 39 | 53% |
| 2015 | Resident | 411 of 766 drew | 766 | 411 | 54% |
| 2014 | Nonresident | 1 of 3 drew | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| 2014 | Resident | 149 of 326 drew | 326 | 149 | 46% |
| 2013 | Resident | 25 of 26 drew | 26 | 25 | 96% |
| 2012 | Nonresident | 1 of 13 drew | 13 | 1 | 8% |
| 2012 | Resident | 14 of 106 drew | 106 | 14 | 13% |
| 2011 | All applicants | 49 of 49 drew | 49 | 49 | 100% |
| 2011 | Resident | 3 of 4 drew | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| 2010 | All applicants | 36 of 36 drew | 36 | 36 | 100% |
| 2010 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2010 | Resident | 7 of 12 drew | 12 | 7 | 58% |
| 2009 | Nonresident | 0 of 0 drew | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Resident | 0 of 0 drew | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Nonresident | 0 of 1 drew | 1 | 0 | <1% |
| 2007 | Resident | 40 of 238 drew | 238 | 40 | 17% |
| 2006 | All applicants | 41 of 41 drew | 41 | 41 | 100% |
| 2005 | Nonresident | 0 of 0 drew | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Resident | 0 of 0 drew | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2004 | Resident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2003 | All applicants | 6 of 6 drew | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| 2002 | Nonresident | 6 of 6 drew | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| 2001 | All applicants | 8 of 12 drew | 12 | 8 | 67% |
| 2000 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- That portion of Unit 50 south of the Doublespring Pass Road east of U.S.
- Weapon
- Muzzleloader
- Tags
- 50 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Muzzleloader: Oct 1–Oct 14
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2139
2001–20250189%0560%1031%1432%1842%2234%2551%
2025: 24 taken by 47 hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 50
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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