2121RES + NRPreference draw
Unit 18 elk,All of Unit 18.
Season Archery Aug 30–Sep 30·Units: 18·40 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Your points
0
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Answer card2026 draw · Resident
In 2026, 36 of 252 residents applying drew.
Draw result · 2026
14%
36 of 252 drew
Harvest success
41–53%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
40
Bulls / 100 cows
31
Hells Canyon, 2019
Odds by point level · 2026 · Resident
You are in the -1 row| Points | Applicants | Drew | Odds · 2026 results | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1You · 0 pts | 252 | 36 | 14% | 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
- All of Unit 18.
- Weapon
- Archery
- Tags
- 40 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Archery: Aug 30–Sep 30
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 2121
2019–20251969%2080%2131%2255%2353%2444%2541%
2025: 16 taken by 39 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