Idaho Unit 36A:elk draw odds & harvest
5 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 50 to 250 tags, 432 to 2,271 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 36A
- Unit 1: Elk
- Unit 2: Elk
- Unit 3: Elk
- Unit 4: Elk
- Unit 5: Elk
- Unit 6: Elk
- Unit 7: Elk
- Unit 9: Elk
- Unit 11: Elk
- Unit 13: Elk
- Unit 16: Elk
- Unit 18: Elk
- Unit 22: Elk
- Unit 23: Elk
- Unit 24: Elk
- Unit 29: Elk
- Unit 30: Elk
- Unit 31: Elk
- Unit 32: Elk
- Unit 33: Elk
- Unit 34: Elk
- Unit 35: Elk
- Unit 36: Elk
- Unit 37: Elk
- Unit 39: Elk
- Unit 40: Elk
- Unit 41: Elk
- Unit 42: Elk
- Unit 43: Elk
- Unit 44: Elk
- Unit 45: Elk
- Unit 46: Elk
- Unit 47: Elk
- Unit 48: Elk
- Unit 49: Elk
- Unit 50: Elk
- Unit 51: Elk
- Unit 52: Elk
- Unit 54: Elk
- Unit 55: Elk
- Unit 56: Elk
- Unit 57: Elk
- Unit 58: Elk
- Unit 59: Elk
- Unit 60: Elk
- Unit 61: Elk
- Unit 63: Elk
- Unit 64: Elk
- Unit 65: Elk
- Unit 66: Elk
- Unit 67: Elk
- Unit 68: Elk
- Unit 69: Elk
- Unit 70: Elk
- Unit 71: Elk
- Unit 72: Elk
- Unit 73: Elk
- Unit 74: Elk
- Unit 75: Elk
- Unit 76: Elk
- Unit 77: Elk
- Unit 78: Elk
- Unit 4A: Elk
- Unit 10A: Elk
- Unit 11A: Elk
- Unit 19A: Elk
- Unit 21A: Elk
- Unit 30A: Elk
- Unit 32A: Elk
- Unit 36B: Elk
- Unit 37A: Elk
- Unit 52A: Elk
- Unit 59A: Elk
- Unit 60A: Elk
- Unit 62A: Elk
- Unit 66A: Elk
- Unit 73A: Elk
Unit 36ANeighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
5
Any weapon
Tags · 2026
230
across 3 hunts
Applicants · 2026
1,551
6.7 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0–23%
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk16% drew
- Deer100% drew
- Moose7% drew
- Pronghorn100% drew
- Bighorn sheep5% drew
- Mountain goat9% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk0–23%
- Deer0–9%
- Moose0–88%
- Pronghorn15–62%
- Bighorn sheep50–100%
- Mountain goat100%
Hardest draw in Unit 36A2025 draw
225050 tags, 485 applied, 10% drew.
52nd hardest of 239 Idaho elk draws in 2025.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 36A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | any weapon · Oct 1–Oct 31That portion of Unit 36A west of the East Fork of the Salmon River and that portion east of the East Fork of the Salmon River upstream from and including the West Pass Creek drainage. | 54 of 330 drew | 60 | 44–73% |
| 2011 | any weapon · Oct 1–Oct 31That portion of Unit 36A east of the East Fork of the Salmon River downstream from but excluding the West Pass Creek drainage, and that portion of Unit 50 north of Trail Creek Road and west of U.S. | 108 of 803 drew | 120 | 59–69% |
| 2167 | any weapon · Dec 1–Dec 31All of Unit 36A. | Not in the 2026 draw report | 71–74% | |
| 2250 | any weapon · Jan 1–Jan 31That portion of Unit 36A north of the following boundary. | 48 of 472 drew | 50 | 23% |
| 2280 | any weapon · Jan 1–Jan 31That portion of Unit 36A north of the following boundary. | 47 of 418 drew | 50 | 68–86% |
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, 2019–2025
% successAll hunters0–28%
28%
23%
0%
5%
2021202220232024
201044–73%
57%
68%
64%
62%
62%
73%
44%
2019202020212022202320242025
201143–69%
63%
68%
50%
43%
59%
61%
69%
2019202020212022202320242025
21670–74%
22%
26%
0%
73%
73%
74%
201920202021202320242025
228068–86%
86%
68%
20192025
225022%
22%
2022
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points 2025
28%
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points (%)Falling
2019202020212022202320242025
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.
Season dates · 2026
- 2010Any WeaponOct 1–Oct 31
- 2011Any WeaponOct 1–Oct 31
- 2167Any WeaponDec 1–Dec 31
- 2280Any WeaponJan 1–Jan 31
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 36Aand the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- Unit 1: Elk
- Unit 2: Elk
- Unit 3: Elk
- Unit 4: Elk
- Unit 5: Elk
- Unit 6: Elk
- Unit 7: Elk
- Unit 9: Elk
- Unit 11: Elk
- Unit 13: Elk
- Unit 16: Elk
- Unit 18: Elk
- Unit 22: Elk
- Unit 23: Elk
- Unit 24: Elk
- Unit 29: Elk
- Unit 30: Elk
- Unit 31: Elk
- Unit 32: Elk
- Unit 33: Elk
- Unit 34: Elk
- Unit 35: Elk
- Unit 36: Elk
- Unit 37: Elk
- Unit 39: Elk
- Unit 40: Elk
- Unit 41: Elk
- Unit 42: Elk
- Unit 43: Elk
- Unit 44: Elk
- Unit 45: Elk
- Unit 46: Elk
- Unit 47: Elk
- Unit 48: Elk
- Unit 49: Elk
- Unit 50: Elk
- Unit 51: Elk
- Unit 52: Elk
- Unit 54: Elk
- Unit 55: Elk
- Unit 56: Elk
- Unit 57: Elk
- Unit 58: Elk
- Unit 59: Elk
- Unit 60: Elk
- Unit 61: Elk
- Unit 63: Elk
- Unit 64: Elk
- Unit 65: Elk
- Unit 66: Elk
- Unit 67: Elk
- Unit 68: Elk
- Unit 69: Elk
- Unit 70: Elk
- Unit 71: Elk
- Unit 72: Elk
- Unit 73: Elk
- Unit 74: Elk
- Unit 75: Elk
- Unit 76: Elk
- Unit 77: Elk
- Unit 78: Elk
- Unit 4A: Elk
- Unit 10A: Elk
- Unit 11A: Elk
- Unit 19A: Elk
- Unit 21A: Elk
- Unit 30A: Elk
- Unit 32A: Elk
- Unit 36B: Elk
- Unit 37A: Elk
- Unit 52A: Elk
- Unit 59A: Elk
- Unit 60A: Elk
- Unit 62A: Elk
- Unit 66A: Elk
- Unit 73A: Elk
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
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Members
Unit 36A 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 36A · 2010
54 of 330 drew
Success44–73%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG