2141 · BullRES + NR
Unit 55 elk, Trophy unitAll of Units 55 and 57.
Season Muzzleloader Nov 1–Nov 14·Units: 55·10 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Unit 55 at a glance
Trophy unit
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
10 tags, 48 applied, 21% drew in 2026. 108th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
6%
1 of 16 drew
Harvest success
0–50%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
10
Applicants · 2026
48
4.8 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 16 | 1 |
| 2026 | Resident | 32 | 9 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 1 of 16 drew | 16 | 1 | 6% |
| 2026 | Resident | 9 of 32 drew | 32 | 9 | 28% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 1 of 19 drew | 19 | 1 | 5% |
| 2025 | Resident | 9 of 28 drew | 28 | 9 | 32% |
| 2024 | Resident | 25 of 33 drew | 33 | 25 | 76% |
| 2023 | Resident | 13 of 13 drew | 13 | 13 | 100% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 1 of 12 drew | 12 | 1 | 8% |
| 2022 | Resident | 9 of 28 drew | 28 | 9 | 32% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 1 of 7 drew | 7 | 1 | 14% |
| 2021 | Resident | 9 of 17 drew | 17 | 9 | 53% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 1 of 35 drew | 35 | 1 | 3% |
| 2020 | Resident | 14 of 118 drew | 118 | 14 | 12% |
| 2019 | Nonresident | 1 of 30 drew | 30 | 1 | 3% |
| 2019 | Resident | 14 of 74 drew | 74 | 14 | 19% |
| 2018 | Nonresident | 2 of 5 drew | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| 2018 | Resident | 98 of 231 drew | 231 | 98 | 42% |
| 2017 | Nonresident | 1 of 4 drew | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| 2017 | Resident | 99 of 196 drew | 196 | 99 | 51% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 33 of 128 drew | 128 | 33 | 26% |
| 2016 | Resident | 302 of 483 drew | 483 | 302 | 63% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 33 of 124 drew | 124 | 33 | 27% |
| 2015 | Resident | 302 of 492 drew | 492 | 302 | 61% |
| 2014 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2014 | Resident | 49 of 72 drew | 72 | 49 | 68% |
| 2013 | Nonresident | 2 of 4 drew | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| 2013 | Resident | 148 of 324 drew | 324 | 148 | 46% |
| 2012 | Nonresident | 1 of 66 drew | 66 | 1 | 2% |
| 2012 | Resident | 14 of 610 drew | 610 | 14 | 2% |
| 2011 | Nonresident | 0 of 4 drew | 4 | 0 | <1% |
| 2011 | Resident | 25 of 128 drew | 128 | 25 | 20% |
| 2010 | Nonresident | 5 of 5 drew | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| 2009 | Nonresident | 3 of 3 drew | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2007 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2007 | Resident | 56 of 56 drew | 56 | 56 | 100% |
| 2006 | All applicants | 92 of 92 drew | 92 | 92 | 100% |
| 2006 | Resident | 5 of 5 drew | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| 2005 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2004 | Nonresident | 3 of 3 drew | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2003 | Nonresident | 7 of 7 drew | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| 2002 | Nonresident | 4 of 4 drew | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| 2002 | Resident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2001 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2000 | Nonresident | 6 of 7 drew | 7 | 6 | 86% |
| 2000 | Resident | 3 of 3 drew | 3 | 3 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- All of Units 55 and 57.
- Weapon
- Muzzleloader
- Tags
- 10 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Muzzleloader: Nov 1–Nov 14
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2141
2002–202502100%0638%1146%1545%1947%230%2550%
2025: 5 taken by 10 hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 55
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