2158 · antlerlessRES + NR
Unit 44 elk,All of Unit 44.
Season Any Weapon Oct 15–Oct 31·Units: 44·50 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
50 tags, 129 applied, 39% drew in 2026. 152nd hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
29%
2 of 7 drew
Harvest success
18–27%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
50
Bulls / 100 cows
36
Smoky-Bennett, 2015
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 7 | 2 |
| 2026 | Resident | 122 | 48 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 2 of 7 drew | 7 | 2 | 29% |
| 2026 | Resident | 48 of 122 drew | 122 | 48 | 39% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 1 of 3 drew | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| 2025 | Resident | 49 of 139 drew | 139 | 49 | 35% |
| 2024 | Resident | 50 of 201 drew | 201 | 50 | 25% |
| 2023 | Resident | 50 of 133 drew | 133 | 50 | 38% |
| 2022 | Resident | 100 of 113 drew | 113 | 100 | 88% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 4 of 4 drew | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| 2021 | Resident | 96 of 106 drew | 106 | 96 | 91% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 1 of 3 drew | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| 2020 | Resident | 24 of 42 drew | 42 | 24 | 57% |
| 2019 | Nonresident | 2 of 3 drew | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| 2019 | Resident | 22 of 22 drew | 22 | 22 | 100% |
| 2018 | Nonresident | 1 of 25 drew | 25 | 1 | 4% |
| 2018 | Resident | 14 of 131 drew | 131 | 14 | 11% |
| 2017 | Nonresident | 1 of 23 drew | 23 | 1 | 4% |
| 2017 | Resident | 14 of 131 drew | 131 | 14 | 11% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 4 of 11 drew | 11 | 4 | 36% |
| 2016 | Resident | 46 of 72 drew | 72 | 46 | 64% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 5 of 5 drew | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| 2015 | Resident | 45 of 53 drew | 53 | 45 | 85% |
| 2014 | All applicants | 42 of 51 drew | 51 | 42 | 82% |
| 2014 | Resident | 4 of 25 drew | 25 | 4 | 16% |
| 2013 | All applicants | 48 of 48 drew | 48 | 48 | 100% |
| 2011 | Nonresident | 0 of 0 drew | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Resident | 0 of 0 drew | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Nonresident | 4 of 5 drew | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| 2008 | Resident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2007 | Nonresident | 2 of 5 drew | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| 2007 | Resident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2006 | All applicants | 16 of 16 drew | 16 | 16 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- All of Unit 44.
- Weapon
- Any Weapon
- Tags
- 50 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Any Weapon: Oct 15–Oct 31
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2158
2006–20250681%1187%1437%170%2056%2318%2527%
2025: 12 taken by 45 hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 44
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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