Idaho Unit 36A:elk draw odds & harvest
5 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 50 to 250 tags, 432 to 2,271 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 36A
Unit 36ANeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
0–23%
Compare species at a glanceShow
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk16% drew
- Deer100% drew
- Moose7% drew
- Pronghorn100% drew
- Bighorn sheep5% drew
- Mountain goat9% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk0–23%
- Deer0–9%
- Moose0–88%
- Pronghorn15–62%
- Bighorn sheep50–100%
- Mountain goat100%
Hardest draw in Unit 36A2025 draw
225050 tags, 485 applied, 10% drew.
53rd hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2025.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 36A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | any weapon · Oct 1–Oct 31That portion of Unit 36A west of the East Fork of the Salmon River and that portion east of the East Fork of the Salmon River upstream from and including the West Pass Creek drainage. | 54 of 330 drew | 60 | 44–73% |
| 2011 | any weapon · Oct 1–Oct 31That portion of Unit 36A east of the East Fork of the Salmon River downstream from but excluding the West Pass Creek drainage, and that portion of Unit 50 north of Trail Creek Road and west of U.S. | 108 of 803 drew | 120 | 59–69% |
| 2167 | any weapon · Dec 1–Dec 31All of Unit 36A. | 247 of 2,206 drew | 250 | 71–74% |
| 2250 | any weapon · Jan 1–Jan 31That portion of Unit 36A north of the following boundary. | 48 of 472 drew | 50 | 23% |
| 2280 | any weapon · Jan 1–Jan 31That portion of Unit 36A north of the following boundary. | 47 of 418 drew | 50 | 68–86% |
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 hunters0–100%
29%
19%
0%
0%
100%
20%
0%
0%
0%
48%
48%
50%
18%
14%
39%
31%
8%
0%
28%
23%
0%
5%
'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'21'22'23'24
201023–78%
50%
42%
41%
38%
52%
45%
23%
28%
72%
73%
35%
47%
76%
77%
78%
60%
63%
71%
57%
68%
64%
62%
62%
73%
44%
'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
201142–73%
55%
56%
43%
54%
42%
66%
50%
57%
51%
59%
68%
64%
73%
53%
56%
71%
56%
69%
63%
68%
50%
43%
59%
61%
69%
'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
21670–84%
67%
13%
48%
84%
62%
29%
24%
22%
26%
0%
73%
73%
74%
'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'23'24'25
228068–86%
86%
68%
20192025
225022%
22%
2022
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points 2025
28%
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
- 2010Any WeaponOct 1–Oct 31
- 2011Any WeaponOct 1–Oct 31
- 2167Any WeaponDec 1–Dec 31
- 2280Any WeaponJan 1–Jan 31
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 36Aand the units around it
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Public land & access
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 36A 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 36A · 2010
54 of 330 drew
Success44–73%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG · Updated Nov 13, 2026