Idaho Unit 3:elk draw odds & harvest
4 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 25 to 50 tags, 65 to 1,760 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 3
Unit 3Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 32026 draw
210925 tags, 1,760 applied, 1% drew.
One of Idaho's hardest elk draws: 4th hardest of 300 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 3
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2047 | any weapon · Aug 1–Dec 31That portion of Unit 3, that is north of Interstate 90 on or within one mile of private agricultural lands. | 50 of 287 drew | 50 | 53–73% |
| 2048 | any weapon · Aug 1–Dec 31That portion of Unit 3 that is south of Interstate 90 on or within one mile of private agricultural lands within the following boundary: beginning at 4th of July Pass on Interstate 90 take Forest Service Road 614 south to East Blue Lake Road, then south on Thompson Creek to Coeur d’Alene River then follow Coeur d’Alene River east to Evans Creek, then south to East Rainy Hill Road, then east to State Highway 3, then south on State Highway 3 to Mission Point on the St Joe River then follow east shoreline of Round and Coeur d’Alene Lakes to Interstate 90 then to point of beginning. | 50 of 207 drew | 50 | 50–57% |
| 2109 | any weapon · Aug 30–Dec 1All of Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7 and 9. | 24 of 1,654 drew | 25 | 26–70% |
| 2148 | any weapon · Aug 30–Sep 30All of Unit 3. | 25 of 65 drew | 25 | 29–61% |
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 hunters0–22%
1%
0%
0%
1%
4%
7%
0%
8%
2%
22%
2%
0%
0%
0%
11%
0%
16%
7%
9%
'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'23
204728–79%
38%
53%
68%
65%
64%
45%
57%
38%
34%
60%
29%
60%
28%
57%
79%
77%
54%
40%
33%
42%
64%
72%
74%
53%
68%
'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
204825–64%
25%
50%
64%
44%
56%
41%
42%
30%
47%
40%
55%
61%
52%
28%
52%
47%
40%
43%
52%
63%
42%
50%
52%
50%
57%
'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
21095–72%
44%
28%
49%
45%
44%
49%
38%
48%
27%
39%
5%
31%
23%
36%
40%
34%
60%
72%
24%
49%
39%
69%
29%
26%
70%
'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
214810–100%
86%
88%
11%
10%
100%
80%
60%
54%
91%
15%
13%
67%
47%
40%
16%
18%
76%
64%
42%
27%
61%
'03'04'05'07'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points 2025
12%
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.
Season dates · 2026
- 2047Any WeaponAug 1–Dec 31
- 2048Any WeaponAug 1–Dec 31
- 2109Any WeaponAug 30–Dec 1
- 2148Any WeaponOct 10–Dec 1
- 2148ArcheryAug 30–Sep 30
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 3and the units around it
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Public land & access
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 3 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 3 · 2047
50 of 287 drew
Success53–73%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG · Updated Nov 13, 2026