Idaho Unit 10A:elk draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit Dworshak. 2026: 40 to 60 tags, 97 to 471 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 10A
Unit 10ANeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 10A2026 draw
205240 tags, 471 applied, 8% drew.
44th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 10A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2128 | muzzleloader · Dec 2–Dec 5All of Unit 10A | 56 of 87 drew | 60 | 26–47% |
| 2175 | Elk Controlled Hunt 2175 · muzzleloader · Dec 2–Dec 5 | 0–100% | ||
| 2052 | any weapon · Aug 1–Dec 31That portion of Unit 10A west of the Clearwater National Forest boundary, south of Forest Service Road 250, south of State Highway 11 from Pierce to Weippe, and Jim Ford Creek from Weippe to its junction with the Clearwater River, and that portion beginning at the Unit 10A/11A boundary, then east on Michigan Avenue to Deer Creek Road, then east on Deer Creek Road to Harmony Heights Road, then south and east on Harmony Heights Road to Old Deer Creek Grade, then north on Old Deer Creek Grade to Deer Cedar Road, then north on Deer Cedar Road to Grangemont Road, then west on Grangemont Road to Johnson Mill Road, then north on Johnson Mill Road to Dent Bridge Road, then north on Dent Bridge Road to the Unit 8A/10A boundary, then along the Unit 8A/10A boundary to the Unit 10A/11A boundary, then along the Unit 10A/11A boundary to the point of beginning. | 36 of 449 drew | 40 | 71–73% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest & herd
How hunters didand how the herd is doing.
Harvest success by hunt, 2001–2025
% successAll hunters13–33%
25%
13%
17%
17%
24%
16%
33%
16%
16%
15%
19%
17%
13%
19%
24%
18%
22%
18%
'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18
205223–74%
23%
39%
36%
57%
70%
62%
36%
29%
34%
42%
38%
38%
25%
30%
48%
41%
69%
59%
48%
58%
62%
48%
71%
74%
71%
'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
21289–63%
27%
18%
36%
32%
24%
9%
29%
41%
17%
44%
26%
53%
47%
46%
63%
41%
59%
45%
25%
30%
39%
40%
27%
47%
41%
'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
21750–100%
25%
33%
37%
51%
37%
16%
17%
46%
16%
76%
0%
100%
'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'21'22'23'24
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit Dworshak
Population estimate 2022
3,500
Bulls / 100 cows 2022
9
Mature bulls / 100 cows 2022
1.1
Calves / 100 cows 2022
29
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points 2025
20%
Population estimateFalling
20112022
Bulls per 100 cowsRising
20112022
Mature bulls per 100 cowsFalling
20112022
Calves per 100 cowsRising
20112022
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points (%)Rising
200420052006200720082009201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Before you apply
- Deadline
- “December 5–15, 2026: First application period for the Nonresident and DAV Draw.”
- 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 2027.
Season dates · 2026
- 2052Any WeaponAug 1–Dec 31
- 2128MuzzleloaderDec 2–Dec 5
- 2175MuzzleloaderDec 2–Dec 5
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 10Aand the units around it
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Public land & access
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 10A hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each elk hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 10A · 2128
56 of 87 drew
Success26–47%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG · Updated Nov 13, 2026