Idaho Unit 40 Elk: Draw Odds, Harvest & Access

The draw in Unit 402026 draw

2014

60 tags, 2,620 applied, 2% drew.

One of Idaho's hardest elk draws: 9th hardest of 300 in 2026.

Hunt codes

Elk huntsin Unit 40

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026	Tags	Success 3-yr
2014	any weapon · Oct 15–Nov 24All of Unit 40.	54 of 2,142 drew	60	56–100%

Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.

Harvest

How hunters didin Unit 40.

Harvest success by hunt, 2001–2025

% success

All hunters0%

0%

2003200420092011

201443–100%

80%

100%

80%

100%

60%

80%

60%

45%

43%

100%

54%

57%

100%

83%

100%

80%

100%

83%

100%

80%

56%

'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%

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

2014Any WeaponOct 15–Nov 24

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

Unit 40and 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

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Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.

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Unit boundary

The unit outline only.

Unit 40

KMZ GPX GeoJSON

Members

Unit 40 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

Download hunt pack (KMZ) GPX

Unit 40 · 2014

54 of 2,142 drew

Success56–100%

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Idaho Unit 40:elk draw odds & harvest

Elk huntsin Unit 40

How hunters didin Unit 40.

Unit 40and the units around it

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