2089RES + NRPreference draw
Unit 48 elk,any weapon season
Season Any Weapon Aug 1–Aug 29·Units: 48·25 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Your points
0
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Answer card2026 draw · Resident
In 2026, 23 of 27 residents applying drew.
Draw result · 2026
85%
23 of 27 drew
Harvest success
28–46%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
25
Bulls / 100 cows
36
Smoky-Bennett, 2015
Odds by point level · 2026 · Resident
You are in the -1 row| Points | Applicants | Drew | Odds · 2026 results | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1You · 0 pts | 27 | 23 | 85% | Likely |
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 48 south and east of the following boundary: Beginning at the junction of the Deer Creek Road and State Highway 75, then west on the Deer Creek Road (Forest Service Road 097) to the Deer Creek Trail (Forest Service Trail 158), then west on the Deer Creek Trail to the Curran Creek Trail (Forest Service Trail 160), then southwest on the Curran Creek Trail to the Unit 44/48 boundary, and that portion of Unit 44 east of Willow Creek and south and east of Little Beaver Creek and Princess Mine Road.
- Weapon
- Any Weapon
- Tags
- 25 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Any Weapon: Aug 1–Aug 29
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2089
2019–20251919%2031%2139%2235%2328%2446%2535%
2025: 8 taken by 23 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