Idaho Unit 16:elk draw odds & harvest
1 hunt code for elk. Part of elk herd unit Elk City. 2026: 40 tags, 76 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 16
Unit 16Neighbor units
The draw in Unit 162026 draw
205540 tags, 76 applied, 53% drew.
181st hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 16
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2055 | any weapon · Dec 10–Dec 31That portion of Unit 16 west of the Nez Perce National Forest perimeter boundary. | 39 of 75 drew | 40 | 31–41% |
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 hunters0–38%
18%
8%
0%
0%
2%
3%
0%
14%
22%
11%
0%
38%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
20%
'01'02'03'04'06'07'09'10'11'12'13'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'23'24
205514–86%
38%
51%
24%
35%
80%
59%
30%
28%
14%
28%
38%
73%
20%
40%
27%
20%
58%
59%
47%
57%
86%
77%
40%
31%
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
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit Elk City
Population estimate 2022
4,808
Bulls / 100 cows 2022
18
Mature bulls / 100 cows 2022
4.7
Calves / 100 cows 2022
25
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points 2025
16%
Population estimateRising
20152022
Bulls per 100 cowsRising
20152022
Mature bulls per 100 cowsRising
20152022
Calves per 100 cowsFalling
20152022
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points (%)Falling
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.
Map & access
Unit 16and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
Take Unit 16into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 16 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 16 · 2055
39 of 75 drew
Success31–41%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG · Updated Nov 13, 2026