Idaho Unit 63:elk draw odds & harvest
5 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 50 to 100 tags, 370 to 837 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 63
Unit 63Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 632026 draw
228450 tags, 522 applied, 10% drew.
47th hardest of 300 Idaho elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 63
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2120 | any weapon · Aug 31–Nov 30All of Unit 63 | 95 of 796 drew | 100 | 11–65% |
| 2169 | any weapon · Aug 1–Oct 31All of Unit 63. | 100 of 364 drew | 100 | 35–100% |
| 2170 | any weapon · Nov 1–Dec 31All of Unit 63. | 100 of 481 drew | 100 | 18–100% |
| 2254 | short-range weapons · Jan 1–Feb 15That portion of Unit 63 north of US Highway 20, excluding the Camas National Wildlife Refuge Idah CONTROLLED ELK which is closed and including those portions of Units 59 and 59A that are within 1 mile north of State Highway 22. | 50 of 514 drew | 50 | 0–100% |
| 2284 | short-range weapons · Jan 1–Feb 15That portion of Unit 63 north of US Highway 20, excluding the Camas National Wildlife Refuge Idah CONTROLLED ELK which is closed and including those portions of Units 59 and 59A that are within 1 mile north of State Highway 22. | 50 of 521 drew | 50 | 39% |
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%
47%
15%
0%
0%
24%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
10%
0%
50%
30%
32%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'22'23
212011–92%
38%
30%
44%
25%
72%
55%
52%
50%
27%
53%
31%
45%
20%
48%
44%
58%
54%
28%
92%
92%
33%
41%
40%
11%
65%
'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
216922–100%
100%
22%
67%
59%
64%
80%
60%
67%
77%
85%
61%
74%
63%
100%
35%
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
217012–100%
25%
100%
33%
57%
76%
33%
14%
12%
75%
76%
48%
58%
43%
100%
18%
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
22540–100%
0%
100%
68%
201720182022
228439%
39%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points 2018
27%
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points (%)Falling
20042005200620072008200920112012201320142015201620172018
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
- 2120Any WeaponAug 31–Nov 30
- 2169Any WeaponAug 1–Oct 31
- 2170Any WeaponNov 1–Dec 31
- 2284Short-Range WeaponsJan 1–Feb 15
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 63and the units around it
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Public land & access
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 63 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 63 · 2120
95 of 796 drew
Success11–65%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG · Updated Nov 13, 2026