2159 · antlerlessRES + NR
Unit 49 elk,All of Unit 49.
Season Any Weapon Oct 10–Oct 31·Units: 49·50 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
50 tags, 75 applied, 67% drew in 2026. 201st hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
60%
3 of 5 drew
Harvest success
22–70%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
50
Applicants · 2026
75
1.5 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 5 | 3 |
| 2026 | Resident | 70 | 47 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 3 of 5 drew | 5 | 3 | 60% |
| 2026 | Resident | 47 of 70 drew | 70 | 47 | 67% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 3 of 3 drew | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2025 | Resident | 47 of 60 drew | 60 | 47 | 78% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 8 of 24 drew | 24 | 8 | 33% |
| 2024 | Resident | 192 of 1,475 drew | 1,475 | 192 | 13% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 3 of 23 drew | 23 | 3 | 13% |
| 2023 | Resident | 197 of 1,221 drew | 1,221 | 197 | 16% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 5 of 68 drew | 68 | 5 | 7% |
| 2022 | Resident | 45 of 367 drew | 367 | 45 | 12% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 5 of 62 drew | 62 | 5 | 8% |
| 2021 | Resident | 45 of 374 drew | 374 | 45 | 12% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 1 of 6 drew | 6 | 1 | 17% |
| 2020 | Resident | 49 of 143 drew | 143 | 49 | 34% |
| 2019 | Nonresident | 1 of 6 drew | 6 | 1 | 17% |
| 2019 | Resident | 49 of 139 drew | 139 | 49 | 35% |
| 2018 | Nonresident | 1 of 214 drew | 214 | 1 | <1% |
| 2018 | Resident | 9 of 581 drew | 581 | 9 | 2% |
| 2017 | Nonresident | 1 of 127 drew | 127 | 1 | <1% |
| 2017 | Resident | 9 of 496 drew | 496 | 9 | 2% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 1 of 32 drew | 32 | 1 | 3% |
| 2016 | Resident | 24 of 279 drew | 279 | 24 | 9% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 2 of 40 drew | 40 | 2 | 5% |
| 2015 | Resident | 23 of 492 drew | 492 | 23 | 5% |
| 2014 | All applicants | 308 of 308 drew | 308 | 308 | 100% |
| 2013 | Nonresident | 0 of 6 drew | 6 | 0 | <1% |
| 2013 | Resident | 50 of 288 drew | 288 | 50 | 17% |
| 2011 | Nonresident | 0 of 0 drew | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Resident | 0 of 0 drew | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Resident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2007 | Nonresident | 0 of 0 drew | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Resident | 0 of 0 drew | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Resident | 8 of 8 drew | 8 | 8 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- All of Unit 49.
- Weapon
- Any Weapon
- Tags
- 50 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Any Weapon: Oct 10–Oct 31
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2159
2006–20250683%1171%1416%1740%2022%2344%2522%
2025: 10 taken by 45 hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 49
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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