Idaho Unit 4A:elk draw odds & harvest
1 hunt code for elk. 2026: 25 tags, 1,760 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 4A
Unit 4ANeighbor units
The draw in Unit 4A2026 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 4A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
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 hunters0–30%
6%
0%
0%
5%
10%
9%
0%
0%
0%
7%
11%
0%
0%
4%
30%
0%
7%
3%
0%
0%
9%
'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'23'25
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
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points 2025
10%
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points (%)Rising
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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 4Aand 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 4Ainto your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 4A 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 4A · 2109
24 of 1,654 drew
Success26–70%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG · Updated Nov 13, 2026