2142 · Either sexRES + NR
Unit 61 elk,All of Unit 61.
Season Muzzleloader Nov 15–Dec 9·Units: 61·200 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
200 tags, 63 applied, 95% drew in 2026. 234th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
91%
20 of 22 drew
Harvest success
12–66%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
200
Bulls / 100 cows
28
Island Park, 2020
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 22 | 20 |
| 2026 | Resident | 41 | 40 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 20 of 22 drew | 22 | 20 | 91% |
| 2026 | Resident | 40 of 41 drew | 41 | 40 | 98% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 13 of 13 drew | 13 | 13 | 100% |
| 2025 | Resident | 47 of 47 drew | 47 | 47 | 100% |
| 2024 | Resident | 25 of 46 drew | 46 | 25 | 54% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 1 of 2 drew | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| 2023 | Resident | 24 of 55 drew | 55 | 24 | 44% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 15 of 15 drew | 15 | 15 | 100% |
| 2022 | Resident | 50 of 50 drew | 50 | 50 | 100% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 18 of 18 drew | 18 | 18 | 100% |
| 2021 | Resident | 69 of 69 drew | 69 | 69 | 100% |
| 2020 | Resident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2019 | Resident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2018 | Nonresident | 15 of 21 drew | 21 | 15 | 71% |
| 2018 | Resident | 285 of 397 drew | 397 | 285 | 72% |
| 2017 | Nonresident | 8 of 15 drew | 15 | 8 | 53% |
| 2017 | Resident | 292 of 413 drew | 413 | 292 | 71% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 2 of 8 drew | 8 | 2 | 25% |
| 2016 | Resident | 73 of 299 drew | 299 | 73 | 24% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 0 of 6 drew | 6 | 0 | <1% |
| 2015 | Resident | 75 of 228 drew | 228 | 75 | 33% |
| 2014 | All applicants | 73 of 73 drew | 73 | 73 | 100% |
| 2014 | Resident | 20 of 27 drew | 27 | 20 | 74% |
| 2013 | All applicants | 60 of 60 drew | 60 | 60 | 100% |
| 2013 | Resident | 14 of 29 drew | 29 | 14 | 48% |
| 2012 | All applicants | 38 of 47 drew | 47 | 38 | 81% |
| 2012 | Nonresident | 1 of 8 drew | 8 | 1 | 13% |
| 2012 | Resident | 3 of 12 drew | 12 | 3 | 25% |
| 2011 | All applicants | 42 of 43 drew | 43 | 42 | 98% |
| 2011 | Nonresident | 2 of 5 drew | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| 2011 | Resident | 5 of 29 drew | 29 | 5 | 17% |
| 2010 | Resident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2009 | Nonresident | 2 of 2 drew | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2009 | Resident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2007 | All applicants | 22 of 22 drew | 22 | 22 | 100% |
| 2007 | Resident | 21 of 21 drew | 21 | 21 | 100% |
| 2006 | Nonresident | 6 of 10 drew | 10 | 6 | 60% |
| 2006 | Resident | 194 of 312 drew | 312 | 194 | 62% |
| 2005 | Nonresident | 3 of 3 drew | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2004 | Nonresident | 7 of 7 drew | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| 2003 | Nonresident | 6 of 10 drew | 10 | 6 | 60% |
| 2003 | Resident | 0 of 3 drew | 3 | 0 | <1% |
| 2002 | Resident | 3 of 3 drew | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2001 | Nonresident | 13 of 13 drew | 13 | 13 | 100% |
| 2001 | Resident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- All of Unit 61.
- Weapon
- Muzzleloader
- Tags
- 200 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Muzzleloader: Nov 15–Dec 9
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2142
2001–20250136%05100%1050%1441%1847%229%2512%
2025: 20 taken by 163 hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 61
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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