Idaho Unit 66A:elk draw odds & harvest
4 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit Diamond Creek. 2026: 50 to 350 tags, 84 to 2,431 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 66A
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- Unit 4A: Elk
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- 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 73A: Elk
Unit 66ANeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 66A2026 draw
204150 tags, 1,368 applied, 4% drew.
One of Idaho's hardest elk draws: 15th hardest of 239 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 66A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2041 | any weapon · Oct 1–Oct 14All of Units 66A and 76. | 45 of 1,034 drew | 50 | 40–66% |
| 2042 | any weapon · Oct 15–Oct 24All of Units 66A and 76. | 315 of 1,778 drew | 350 | 43–64% |
| 2104 | any weapon · Oct 25–Nov 5All of Unit 66A. | 54 of 64 drew | 60 | 35–43% |
| 2108 | any weapon · Nov 16–Dec 31That portion of Unit 66A within the following boundary: Beginning at the Wyoming-Idaho border and Jackknife Road, then west on Jackknife Road, then south on the Cabin Creek-Haderlie Ridge Trail (Forest Service Trail 460) to the intersection of State Highway 34, then east to the Wyoming border, then north to the Jackknife Road; and that portion of Unit 76 within the following boundary: Beginning at the intersection of State Highway 34 and the Idaho-Wyoming border, then west approximately four miles to the mouth of the South Fork of Tincup Creek and Forest Service Trail 008, then south on Trail 008 to the Stump Creek Road, then south and east along Stump Creek Road to the Idaho-Wyoming border, then north along the Idaho-Wyoming border to the junction of State Highway 34. | 92 of 92 drew | 100 | 25–57% |
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 hunters0–26%
0%
0%
26%
21%
13%
24%
0%
2019202020212022202320242025
204140–80%
47%
60%
61%
80%
40%
48%
66%
2019202020212022202320242025
204242–89%
42%
89%
61%
73%
64%
42%
46%
2019202020212022202320242025
210412–43%
12%
26%
40%
41%
35%
43%
41%
2019202020212022202320242025
210822–80%
22%
80%
51%
29%
46%
56%
25%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit Diamond Creek
Population estimate 2023
3,426
Bulls / 100 cows 2023
34
Mature bulls / 100 cows 2023
7.1
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points 2025
50%
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points (%)Rising
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
- 2041Any WeaponOct 1–Oct 14
- 2042Any WeaponOct 15–Oct 24
- 2104Any WeaponOct 25–Nov 5
- 2108Any WeaponNov 16–Dec 31
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 66Aand 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 36A: Elk
- Unit 36B: Elk
- Unit 37A: Elk
- Unit 52A: Elk
- Unit 59A: Elk
- Unit 60A: Elk
- Unit 62A: 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 66A 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 66A · 2041
45 of 1,034 drew
Success40–66%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG