Idaho Unit 57:elk draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 10 to 50 tags, 47 to 1,340 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 57
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- 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 57Neighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
3
Muzzleloader · any weapon
Tags · 2026
110
across 3 hunts
Applicants · 2026
1,157
11 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0%
Hardest draw in Unit 572026 draw
203650 tags, 1,340 applied, 4% drew.
One of Idaho's hardest elk draws: 16th hardest of 239 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 57
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2141 | muzzleloader · Nov 1–Nov 14All of Units 55 and 57. | 9 of 32 drew | 10 | 0–50% |
| 2036 | any weapon · Oct 1–Oct 31All of Units 55, 56 and 57. | 45 of 1,085 drew | 50 | 50–72% |
| 2093 | any weapon · Aug 1–Aug 29All of Units 55 and 57. | 40 of 40 drew | 50 | 20–46% |
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 hunters0–16%
0%
0%
16%
13%
0%
0%
0%
2019202020212022202320242025
203635–72%
53%
68%
38%
35%
49%
66%
72%
2019202020212022202320242025
209320–46%
26%
26%
41%
36%
27%
46%
20%
2019202020212022202320242025
21410–50%
47%
33%
50%
40%
0%
26%
50%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points 2025
33%
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points (%)Falling
20192021202220242025
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
- 2036Any WeaponOct 1–Oct 31
- 2093Any WeaponAug 1–Aug 29
- 2141MuzzleloaderNov 1–Nov 14
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 57and 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
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- Unit 48: Elk
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- Unit 50: Elk
- Unit 51: Elk
- Unit 52: Elk
- Unit 54: Elk
- Unit 55: Elk
- Unit 56: 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
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- 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 57 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 57 · 2141
9 of 32 drew
Success0–50%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG