Idaho Unit 46:elk draw odds & harvest
5 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 5 to 75 tags, 48 to 607 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 46
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- Unit 60A: Elk
- Unit 62A: Elk
- Unit 66A: Elk
- Unit 73A: Elk
Unit 46Neighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
5
Archery · muzzleloader · any weapon
Tags · 2026
135
across 5 hunts
Applicants · 2026
884
6.5 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0%
Hardest draw in Unit 462026 draw
202410 tags, 258 applied, 4% drew.
One of Idaho's hardest elk draws: 18th hardest of 239 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 46
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2126 | archery · Aug 30–Sep 30All of Units 46 and 47. | 4 of 40 drew | 5 | 6–80% |
| 2136 | muzzleloader · Oct 1–Oct 14All of Units 46 and 47. | 4 of 35 drew | 5 | 9–20% |
| 2024 | any weapon · Oct 15–Nov 30All of Units 46 and 47. | 9 of 209 drew | 10 | 47–50% |
| 2025 | any weapon · Dec 1–Dec 31All of Unit 46. | 36 of 419 drew | 40 | 45–57% |
| 2086 | any weapon · Nov 15–Dec 31All of Unit 46. | 71 of 181 drew | 75 | 18–31% |
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%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2019202020212023
202427–95%
43%
27%
71%
95%
47%
50%
50%
2019202020212022202320242025
20259–57%
39%
9%
43%
50%
48%
55%
57%
2019202020212022202320242025
208619–37%
33%
37%
29%
23%
19%
22%
31%
2019202020212022202320242025
21265–80%
40%
80%
22%
23%
5%
16%
80%
2019202020212022202320242025
21367–27%
7%
23%
27%
7%
9%
8%
20%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points 2022
66%
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points (%)Rising
201920202022
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
- 2024Any WeaponOct 15–Nov 30
- 2025Any WeaponDec 1–Dec 31
- 2086Any WeaponNov 15–Dec 31
- 2126ArcheryAug 30–Sep 30
- 2136MuzzleloaderOct 1–Oct 14
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 46and 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
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- Unit 22: Elk
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- Unit 24: Elk
- Unit 29: Elk
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- Unit 34: Elk
- Unit 35: Elk
- Unit 36: Elk
- Unit 37: Elk
- Unit 39: Elk
- Unit 40: Elk
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- Unit 42: Elk
- Unit 43: Elk
- Unit 44: Elk
- Unit 45: 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
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- 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 36A: 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 46 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 46 · 2126
4 of 40 drew
Success6–80%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG