Idaho Unit 66A:elk draw odds & harvest
4 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit Diamond Creek. 2026: 50 to 350 tags, 84 to 2,431 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 66A
Unit 66ANeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 66A2026 draw
204150 tags, 1,368 applied, 4% drew.
One of Idaho's hardest elk draws: 15th hardest of 300 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 66A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2041 | any weapon · Oct 1–Oct 14All of Units 66A and 76. | 45 of 1,034 drew | 50 | 40–66% |
| 2042 | any weapon · Oct 15–Oct 24All of Units 66A and 76. | 315 of 1,778 drew | 350 | 43–64% |
| 2104 | any weapon · Oct 25–Nov 5All of Unit 66A. | 54 of 64 drew | 60 | 35–43% |
| 2108 | any weapon · Nov 16–Dec 31That portion of Unit 66A within the following boundary: Beginning at the Wyoming-Idaho border and Jackknife Road, then west on Jackknife Road, then south on the Cabin Creek-Haderlie Ridge Trail (Forest Service Trail 460) to the intersection of State Highway 34, then east to the Wyoming border, then north to the Jackknife Road; and that portion of Unit 76 within the following boundary: Beginning at the intersection of State Highway 34 and the Idaho-Wyoming border, then west approximately four miles to the mouth of the South Fork of Tincup Creek and Forest Service Trail 008, then south on Trail 008 to the Stump Creek Road, then south and east along Stump Creek Road to the Idaho-Wyoming border, then north along the Idaho-Wyoming border to the junction of State Highway 34. | 92 of 92 drew | 100 | 25–57% |
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%
0%
0%
11%
8%
0%
16%
0%
17%
100%
18%
0%
26%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
26%
21%
13%
24%
0%
'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
204115–80%
39%
31%
20%
31%
30%
52%
42%
33%
45%
32%
18%
15%
26%
52%
76%
79%
66%
58%
47%
60%
61%
80%
40%
48%
66%
'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
204219–89%
36%
63%
67%
42%
55%
30%
39%
19%
38%
36%
40%
58%
48%
23%
53%
52%
46%
47%
42%
89%
61%
73%
64%
42%
46%
'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
210412–80%
29%
29%
26%
20%
25%
39%
37%
44%
44%
47%
22%
55%
31%
24%
80%
54%
25%
34%
12%
26%
40%
41%
35%
43%
41%
'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
21083–80%
36%
41%
22%
3%
37%
36%
25%
32%
18%
76%
24%
49%
39%
46%
58%
25%
17%
22%
22%
80%
51%
29%
46%
56%
25%
'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
Herd unit Diamond Creek
Population estimate 2023
3,426
Bulls / 100 cows 2023
34
Mature bulls / 100 cows 2023
7.1
Calves / 100 cows 2023
36
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points 2025
50%
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
- 2041Any WeaponOct 1–Oct 14
- 2042Any WeaponOct 15–Oct 24
- 2104Any WeaponOct 25–Nov 5
- 2108Any WeaponNov 16–Dec 31
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 66Aand 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 66Ainto your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 66A 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 66A · 2041
45 of 1,034 drew
Success40–66%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG · Updated Nov 13, 2026