2050RES + NRPreference draw
Unit 8-1 elk,any weapon season
Season Any Weapon Oct 20–Dec 1·Units: 8-1·25 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Your points
0
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Answer card2026 draw · Resident
In 2026, 23 of 188 residents applying drew.
Draw result · 2026
12%
23 of 188 drew
Harvest success
40–56%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
25
Applicants · 2026
209
8.4 per tag
Odds by point level · 2026 · Resident
You are in the -1 row| Points | Applicants | Drew | Odds · 2026 results | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1You · 0 pts | 188 | 23 | 12% | 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
- Those portions of Units 8 and 8A north of the following line: Beginning at the western boundary of Unit 8 at its junction with State Highway 8, then east on Highway 8 to State Highway 9, then northwest on Highway 9 to State Highway 6, then north on Highway 6 to the Unit 8A boundary.
- Weapon
- Any Weapon
- Tags
- 25 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Any Weapon: Oct 20–Dec 1
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2050
2019–20251938%2040%2153%2251%2356%2447%2540%
2025: 10 taken by 25 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