2048RES + NRPreference draw

Unit 3 elk,any weapon season

Season Any Weapon Aug 1–Dec 31·Units: 3·50 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

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Answer card2026 draw · Resident

In 2026, 50 of 207 residents applying drew.

Draw result · 2026

24%

50 of 207 drew

Harvest success

50–57%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Applicants · 2026

213

4.3 per tag

Odds by point level · 2026 · Resident

You are in the -1 row

Points	Applicants	Drew	Odds · 2026 results	Verdict
-1You · 0 pts	207	50	24%	Long shot

Why "drew out at" and your odds differ: the cutoff is one number, while odds count everyone who applied at each level.

What it is

Hunt: That portion of Unit 3 that is south of Interstate 90 on or within one mile of private agricultural lands within the following boundary: beginning at 4th of July Pass on Interstate 90 take Forest Service Road 614 south to East Blue Lake Road, then south on Thompson Creek to Coeur d’Alene River then follow Coeur d’Alene River east to Evans Creek, then south to East Rainy Hill Road, then east to State Highway 3, then south on State Highway 3 to Mission Point on the St Joe River then follow east shoreline of Round and Coeur d’Alene Lakes to Interstate 90 then to point of beginning.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 50 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.

Harvest success, 2048

2019–2025

1952%2061%2142%2250%2351%2450%2557%

2025: 27 taken by 47 hunters.

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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”
Points: “Controlled hunts have a limited number of tags that are issued by a random drawing.”
Application fee: “The fee is $6.25 for residents and $18.00 for nonresidents”

Rules for 2027.

Source: IDFG