2160 · antlerlessRES + NR
Unit 54 elk,All of Unit 54.
Season Any Weapon Aug 1–Aug 29·Units: 54·50 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
50 tags, 236 applied, 21% drew in 2026. 109th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
20%
5 of 25 drew
Harvest success
19–47%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
50
Applicants · 2026
236
4.7 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 25 | 5 |
| 2026 | Resident | 211 | 45 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 5 of 25 drew | 25 | 5 | 20% |
| 2026 | Resident | 45 of 211 drew | 211 | 45 | 21% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 3 of 20 drew | 20 | 3 | 15% |
| 2025 | Resident | 47 of 234 drew | 234 | 47 | 20% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2024 | Resident | 49 of 175 drew | 175 | 49 | 28% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 0 of 1 drew | 1 | 0 | <1% |
| 2023 | Resident | 50 of 129 drew | 129 | 50 | 39% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 3 of 4 drew | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| 2022 | Resident | 97 of 190 drew | 190 | 97 | 51% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 0 of 1 drew | 1 | 0 | <1% |
| 2021 | Resident | 100 of 175 drew | 175 | 100 | 57% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 0 of 9 drew | 9 | 0 | <1% |
| 2020 | Resident | 25 of 185 drew | 185 | 25 | 14% |
| 2019 | Nonresident | 2 of 12 drew | 12 | 2 | 17% |
| 2019 | Resident | 23 of 162 drew | 162 | 23 | 14% |
| 2018 | Nonresident | 5 of 16 drew | 16 | 5 | 31% |
| 2018 | Resident | 45 of 74 drew | 74 | 45 | 61% |
| 2017 | Nonresident | 5 of 12 drew | 12 | 5 | 42% |
| 2017 | Resident | 45 of 53 drew | 53 | 45 | 85% |
| 2016 | All applicants | 307 of 307 drew | 307 | 307 | 100% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 1 of 4 drew | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| 2016 | Resident | 42 of 91 drew | 91 | 42 | 46% |
| 2015 | All applicants | 252 of 252 drew | 252 | 252 | 100% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 4 of 4 drew | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| 2015 | Resident | 51 of 102 drew | 102 | 51 | 50% |
| 2014 | Nonresident | 1 of 19 drew | 19 | 1 | 5% |
| 2014 | Resident | 9 of 128 drew | 128 | 9 | 7% |
| 2013 | All applicants | 49 of 49 drew | 49 | 49 | 100% |
| 2013 | Resident | 4 of 31 drew | 31 | 4 | 13% |
| 2011 | Nonresident | 5 of 5 drew | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| 2008 | Nonresident | 9 of 9 drew | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| 2007 | Nonresident | 8 of 8 drew | 8 | 8 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- All of Unit 54.
- Weapon
- Any Weapon
- Tags
- 50 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Any Weapon: Aug 1–Aug 29
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2160
2007–202507100%1212%1520%1823%2132%2547%
2025: 18 taken by 38 hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 54
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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