2163 · Either sexRES + NR
Unit 31 elk,All of Unit 31.
Season Any Weapon Oct 1–Oct 14·Units: 31·50 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
50 tags, 467 applied, 11% drew in 2026. 57th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
4%
5 of 113 drew
Harvest success
20–67%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
50
Bulls / 100 cows
64
Brownlee, 2019
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 113 | 5 |
| 2026 | Resident | 354 | 45 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 5 of 113 drew | 113 | 5 | 4% |
| 2026 | Resident | 45 of 354 drew | 354 | 45 | 13% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 5 of 54 drew | 54 | 5 | 9% |
| 2025 | Resident | 45 of 293 drew | 293 | 45 | 15% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2024 | Resident | 74 of 117 drew | 117 | 74 | 63% |
| 2023 | Resident | 75 of 79 drew | 79 | 75 | 95% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 0 of 14 drew | 14 | 0 | <1% |
| 2022 | Resident | 85 of 549 drew | 549 | 85 | 15% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 1 of 10 drew | 10 | 1 | 10% |
| 2021 | Resident | 84 of 478 drew | 478 | 84 | 18% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 5 of 102 drew | 102 | 5 | 5% |
| 2020 | Resident | 45 of 484 drew | 484 | 45 | 9% |
| 2019 | Nonresident | 3 of 53 drew | 53 | 3 | 6% |
| 2019 | Resident | 47 of 487 drew | 487 | 47 | 10% |
| 2018 | Nonresident | 5 of 38 drew | 38 | 5 | 13% |
| 2018 | Resident | 45 of 137 drew | 137 | 45 | 33% |
| 2017 | Nonresident | 5 of 29 drew | 29 | 5 | 17% |
| 2017 | Resident | 45 of 154 drew | 154 | 45 | 29% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 1 of 17 drew | 17 | 1 | 6% |
| 2016 | Resident | 9 of 35 drew | 35 | 9 | 26% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 1 of 4 drew | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| 2015 | Resident | 9 of 23 drew | 23 | 9 | 39% |
| 2014 | All applicants | 88 of 88 drew | 88 | 88 | 100% |
| 2014 | Nonresident | 2 of 2 drew | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2014 | Resident | 35 of 47 drew | 47 | 35 | 74% |
| 2013 | Nonresident | 1 of 39 drew | 39 | 1 | 3% |
| 2013 | Resident | 4 of 83 drew | 83 | 4 | 5% |
| 2012 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2012 | Resident | 24 of 97 drew | 97 | 24 | 25% |
| 2011 | Nonresident | 5 of 5 drew | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| 2008 | Resident | 2 of 2 drew | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2007 | Nonresident | 2 of 2 drew | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2007 | Resident | 8 of 8 drew | 8 | 8 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- All of Unit 31.
- Weapon
- Any Weapon
- Tags
- 50 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Any Weapon: Oct 1–Oct 14
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2163
2007–20250733%1221%1533%1833%212%2567%
2025: 31 taken by 46 hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 31
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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