Idaho Elk Draw Odds 2026 by Zone

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Apply: Dec 5 to 15, 2026 (first period, nonresident and DAV). Second period, nonresident only: Feb 5 to 15, 2027.
Points: none. Every application gets a random number.
Cost: $18 application fee, a nonresident hunting license ($185.00 adult) and, if drawn, the elk tag ($651.75 adult), per IDFG fees on Nov 11, 2026.

Nonresident general-season elk draw, 2026

Idaho draws nonresident general-season elk tags by elk zone and tag type (A or B). The 2026 draw covered 47 zone and tag combinations across 26 zones. IDFG reports that every nonresident elk tag went in the first application period, all from first or second choices, and 32.15% of applicants drew. Nonresident elk tags are capped at 12,815 a year statewide, including outfitter-allocated tags, which are not in this table. The separate DAV elk pool had 300 tags for 2,953 applicants (10.16% drew).

Odds = tags drawn ÷ applicants for that choice. Up to five choices per application.

Idaho nonresident general-season elk draw, 2026 first application period
Zone	NR tags	1st choice odds	2nd choice odds
Bannock A	186	42.1% 186 of 442	0% 0 of 349
Bear River A	103	37.1% 103 of 278	0% 0 of 386
Bear River B	55	11.5% 55 of 478	0% 0 of 353
Beaverhead A	263	21.9% 263 of 1,200	0% 0 of 934
Big Desert A	57	44.2% 57 of 129	0% 0 of 131
Big Desert B	3	4.3% 3 of 69	0% 0 of 71
Boise River A	26	76.5% 26 of 34	0% 0 of 69
Boise River B	354	42.2% 354 of 838	0% 0 of 452
Brownlee A	47	22.4% 47 of 210	0% 0 of 144
Brownlee B	39	34.8% 39 of 112	0% 0 of 98
Diamond Creek A	459	14.2% 459 of 3,222	0% 0 of 1,030
Diamond Creek B	15	4.3% 15 of 346	0% 0 of 349
Dworshak A	148	58.7% 148 of 252	0% 0 of 142
Dworshak B	215	44% 215 of 489	0% 0 of 290
Elk City A	77	64.7% 77 of 119	0% 0 of 122
Elk City B	261	37.1% 261 of 704	0% 0 of 425
Island Park A	216	23.6% 216 of 914	0% 0 of 484
Lemhi A	55	7% 55 of 790	0% 0 of 754
Lolo A	216	100% 153 of 153	58.9% 63 of 107
Lolo B	222	100% 144 of 144	50.3% 78 of 155
McCall A	312	44.6% 312 of 699	0% 0 of 583
McCall B	307	43.2% 307 of 711	0% 0 of 877
Middle Fork A	174	80.2% 174 of 217	0% 0 of 197
Middle Fork B	267	80.7% 267 of 331	0% 0 of 456
Palisades A	21	20.2% 21 of 104	0% 0 of 165
Palisades B	40	20.3% 40 of 197	0% 0 of 232
Palouse A	109	50.9% 109 of 214	0% 0 of 175
Palouse B	182	51.7% 182 of 352	0% 0 of 283
Panhandle A	657	68.1% 657 of 965	0% 0 of 656
Panhandle B	1,092	76.4% 1,092 of 1,430	0% 0 of 893
Pioneer A	155	13.9% 155 of 1,116	0% 0 of 826
Pioneer B	2	1.2% 2 of 166	0% 0 of 172
Salmon A	54	12.1% 54 of 445	0% 0 of 471
Salmon B	627	18% 627 of 3,488	0% 0 of 1,224
Sawtooth A	77	16.8% 77 of 459	0% 0 of 446
Sawtooth B	197	13.8% 197 of 1,423	0% 0 of 1,307
Selway A	254	100% 109 of 109	77.1% 145 of 188
Selway B	284	64.3% 284 of 442	0% 0 of 305
Smoky-Bennett A	180	28.1% 180 of 640	0% 0 of 466
Smoky-Bennett B	5	1.6% 5 of 320	0% 0 of 245
Snake River A	7	25% 7 of 28	0% 0 of 25
South Hills A	60	13.6% 60 of 440	0% 0 of 330
South Hills B	10	3.8% 10 of 265	0% 0 of 219
Tex Creek A	102	29.1% 102 of 350	0% 0 of 655
Tex Creek B	154	27.5% 154 of 559	0% 0 of 478
Weiser River A	274	58.5% 274 of 468	0% 0 of 418
Weiser River B	318	33.7% 318 of 943	0% 0 of 710

Controlled elk hunts, 2026 first drawing

182 controlled elk hunts. Odds = tags drawn ÷ first-choice applicants, resident and nonresident. Controlled hunt applications for deer, elk and pronghorn run May 1 to Jun 5 on IDFG’s application periods table, with a second drawing Aug 5 to 15 for tags left over.

Idaho controlled elk hunts, 2026 first drawing
Hunt	Tags	Resident odds	Nonresident odds
2001 Area 11	40	5.2% 38 of 732	2% 2 of 101
2002 Area 18	80	11.8% 72 of 608	4% 8 of 201
2003 Area 19A	10	9.6% 9 of 94	3.8% 1 of 26
2004 Area 23	10	4.2% 9 of 213	2.9% 1 of 35
2005 Area 29	180	21.2% 162 of 764	5.8% 18 of 313
2006 Area 30	150	17.2% 135 of 787	5.5% 15 of 275
2007 Area 30-1	30	4.2% 27 of 647	1.6% 3 of 192
2008 Area 31	75	15.2% 68 of 448	6.3% 7 of 111
2009 Area 31	75	15.8% 68 of 431	9.3% 7 of 75
2010 Area 36A-1	60	16.4% 54 of 330	4.5% 6 of 134
2011 Area 36A-2	120	13.4% 108 of 803	4.3% 12 of 278
2012 Area 37	100	15.6% 90 of 576	6% 10 of 168
2013 Area 37A	100	22.4% 90 of 402	6.2% 10 of 162
2014 Area 40	60	2.5% 54 of 2,142	1.3% 6 of 478
2015 Area 40-1	5	0.4% 4 of 960	0.3% 1 of 291
2016 Area 41	30	13.1% 27 of 206	4.4% 3 of 68
2017 Area 41	30	7.6% 27 of 356	3% 3 of 100
2018 Area 42	15	2.1% 14 of 679	0.5% 1 of 214
2019 Area 43	20	5.8% 18 of 313	2.2% 2 of 90
2020 Area 43	125	10.3% 113 of 1,095	4.2% 12 of 287
2021 Area 44	20	2.7% 18 of 674	1% 2 of 198
2022 Area 44	200	9% 180 of 1,989	5.4% 20 of 372
2023 Area 45	125	10.9% 113 of 1,039	6.5% 12 of 185
2024 Area 46-1	10	4.3% 9 of 209	2% 1 of 49
2025 Area 46	40	8.6% 36 of 419	2.1% 4 of 188
2026 Area 48	20	8.5% 18 of 212	3.9% 2 of 51
2027 Area 48	150	19.3% 135 of 699	6.8% 15 of 219
2028 Area 49	20	7% 18 of 256	4.1% 2 of 49
2029 Area 49	175	18.6% 158 of 848	8.3% 17 of 206
2030 Area 50-1	60	6.5% 54 of 836	3.7% 6 of 163
2031 Area 51	10	3.7% 10 of 271	0% 0 of 21
2032 Area 51	125	14.3% 113 of 788	7.9% 12 of 152
2033 Area 52	50	17.2% 45 of 261	9.1% 5 of 55
2034 Area 52A-1	100	5.9% 90 of 1,525	11.8% 10 of 85
2035 Area 54	20	0.7% 18 of 2,476	0.2% 2 of 866
2036 Area 55-1	50	4.1% 45 of 1,085	2% 5 of 255
2037 Area 58-1	75	5.8% 73 of 1,264	1.9% 2 of 108
2038 Area 60-1	100	6.5% 93 of 1,432	4.1% 7 of 169
2039 Area 61	50	21.3% 45 of 211	15.6% 5 of 32
2040 Area 66-1	50	10.2% 46 of 451	7% 4 of 57
2041 Area 66A-1	50	4.4% 45 of 1,034	1.5% 5 of 334
2042 Area 66A-1	350	17.7% 315 of 1,778	5.4% 35 of 653
2043 Area 70-1	25	2.7% 23 of 838	2.5% 2 of 81
2044 Area 70-1	250	21.4% 225 of 1,049	11.1% 25 of 226
2045 Area 75-1	25	10.8% 23 of 213	2.3% 2 of 87
2046 Area 1-1	100	18.6% 98 of 528	11.8% 2 of 17
2047 Area 3-1	50	17.4% 50 of 287	0% 0 of 4
2048 Area 3-2	50	24.2% 50 of 207	0% 0 of 6
2049 Area 5-1	200	33.5% 187 of 558	31.7% 13 of 41
2050 Area 8-1	25	12.2% 23 of 188	9.5% 2 of 21
2051 Area 8-2	100	28.4% 99 of 348	5% 1 of 20
2052 Area 10A-1	40	8% 36 of 449	18.2% 4 of 22
2053 Area 11A	150	98% 148 of 151	100% 2 of 2
2054 Area 13	250	100% 28 of 28	100% 19 of 19
2055 Area 16-1	40	52% 39 of 75	100% 1 of 1
2056 Area 18	150	73.8% 135 of 183	57.7% 15 of 26
2057 Area 19A	25	74.2% 23 of 31	25% 2 of 8
2058 Area 19A-1	30	100% 19 of 19	75% 3 of 4
2059 Area 21A	75	43% 68 of 158	17.1% 7 of 41
2060 Area 22-1	200	34.5% 184 of 534	51.6% 16 of 31
2061 Area 22-1	200	34.9% 188 of 538	57.1% 12 of 21
2062 Area 22-1	100	18.1% 98 of 541	15.4% 2 of 13
2063 Area 23-1	50	42.1% 48 of 114	33.3% 2 of 6
2064 Area 23-1	30	56% 28 of 50	50% 2 of 4
2065 Area 23-2	75	100% 17 of 17	100% 1 of 1
2066 Area 23-2	25	24.2% 24 of 99	100% 1 of 1
2067 Area 23-3	40	82.2% 37 of 45	100% 3 of 3
2068 Area 23-3	25	28.1% 25 of 89	no applicants 0 of 0
2069 Area 24-1	150	100% 129 of 129	100% 5 of 5
2070 Area 24-2	75	41.2% 75 of 182	0% 0 of 1
2071 Area 29	35	45.3% 34 of 75	25% 1 of 4
2072 Area 30	75	50.4% 68 of 135	38.9% 7 of 18
2073 Area 31	150	73.5% 139 of 189	73.3% 11 of 15
2074 Area 31	150	86.2% 137 of 159	100% 13 of 13
2075 Area 32A-1	50	24.2% 48 of 198	40% 2 of 5
2076 Area 36-1	100	100% 85 of 85	37% 10 of 27
2077 Area 36B-1	100	100% 86 of 86	47.6% 10 of 21
2078 Area 37	60	42.2% 54 of 128	33.3% 6 of 18
2079 Area 37	100	53.3% 90 of 169	37% 10 of 27
2080 Area 37A	45	68.2% 45 of 66	0% 0 of 2
2081 Area 39-1	650	36.7% 587 of 1,598	38% 63 of 166
2082 Area 39-2	500	51.7% 485 of 939	71.4% 15 of 21
2083 Area 40-1	150	20.6% 143 of 693	19.4% 7 of 36
2084 Area 41	75	31.2% 74 of 237	12.5% 1 of 8
2085 Area 43-1	100	29.7% 97 of 327	27.3% 3 of 11
2086 Area 46	75	39.2% 71 of 181	57.1% 4 of 7
2087 Area 48-1	175	64.5% 158 of 245	50% 17 of 34
2088 Area 48-2	150	72.4% 142 of 196	80% 8 of 10
2089 Area 48-3	25	85.2% 23 of 27	50% 2 of 4
2090 Area 51	75	52.6% 70 of 133	35.7% 5 of 14
2091 Area 51	75	40.7% 74 of 182	8.3% 1 of 12
2092 Area 54	125	11.6% 116 of 1,001	33.3% 9 of 27
2093 Area 55-2	50	100% 40 of 40	71.4% 5 of 7
2094 Area 58	200	67.9% 195 of 287	38.5% 5 of 13
2095 Area 59-1	250	34% 238 of 701	50% 12 of 24
2096 Area 60-1	400	100% 334 of 334	100% 16 of 16
2097 Area 60-1	1,000	100% 859 of 859	100% 28 of 28
2098 Area 60-2	300	40% 292 of 730	42.1% 8 of 19
2099 Area 62-1	150	91.9% 147 of 160	100% 3 of 3
2100 Area 63	891	100% 283 of 283	100% 6 of 6
2101 Area 64-1	50	46.7% 49 of 105	100% 1 of 1
2102 Area 66-2	400	100% 346 of 346	100% 34 of 34
2103 Area 66-2	400	90.7% 379 of 418	87.5% 21 of 24
2104 Area 66A	60	84.4% 54 of 64	30% 6 of 20
2105 Area 67-1	40	50% 36 of 72	17.4% 4 of 23
2106 Area 68	125	82.2% 120 of 146	100% 5 of 5
2107 Area 76	600	65.8% 540 of 821	65.2% 60 of 92
2108 Area 76-1	100	100% 92 of 92	100% 8 of 8
2109 Area 1-2	25	1.5% 24 of 1,654	0.9% 1 of 106
2110 Area 13	335	68.8% 302 of 439	27.7% 33 of 119
2111 Area 30A-1	10	36% 9 of 25	20% 1 of 5
2112 Area 31	50	9.1% 49 of 541	1.2% 1 of 85
2113 Area 39-3	50	19.2% 49 of 255	8.3% 1 of 12
2114 Area 51-1	25	25.3% 23 of 91	14.3% 2 of 14
2115 Area 52	25	6.6% 23 of 347	8.3% 2 of 24
2116 Area 60-2	100	13.1% 90 of 688	20% 10 of 50
2117 Area 60-2	100	6% 90 of 1,498	17.5% 10 of 57
2118 Area 62-1	40	15.5% 36 of 233	23.5% 4 of 17
2119 Area 63	666	100% 195 of 195	100% 51 of 51
2120 Area 63	100	11.9% 95 of 796	12.2% 5 of 41
2121 Area 18	40	14.3% 36 of 252	3% 4 of 132
2122 Area 39	50	10.9% 45 of 414	3.1% 5 of 160
2123 Area 40-1	25	3.3% 23 of 695	0.8% 2 of 250
2124 Area 44	25	7.5% 23 of 308	1.3% 2 of 159
2125 Area 45-1	25	21.9% 23 of 105	3.1% 2 of 64
2126 Area 46-1	5	10% 4 of 40	2.5% 1 of 40
2127 Area 54	20	2.5% 18 of 728	0.4% 2 of 525
2128 Area 10A	60	64.4% 56 of 87	40% 4 of 10
2129 Area 22	150	100% 52 of 52	100% 2 of 2
2130 Area 30A	50	47.4% 45 of 95	10.9% 5 of 46
2131 Area 33-1	25	15% 24 of 160	25% 1 of 4
2132 Area 33-2	50	72.6% 45 of 62	35.7% 5 of 14
2133 Area 36A-3	250	99.1% 114 of 115	37.9% 25 of 66
2134 Area 39	50	8% 45 of 561	6% 5 of 84
2135 Area 39	550	100% 266 of 266	100% 20 of 20
2136 Area 46-1	5	11.4% 4 of 35	7.7% 1 of 13
2137 Area 48	75	100% 44 of 44	100% 7 of 7
2138 Area 49	75	100% 31 of 31	24.1% 7 of 29
2139 Area 50-1	50	22.8% 45 of 197	8.3% 5 of 60
2140 Area 54	20	2.7% 18 of 659	0.6% 2 of 361
2141 Area 55-2	10	28.1% 9 of 32	6.2% 1 of 16
2142 Area 61	200	97.6% 40 of 41	90.9% 20 of 22
2143 Area 64-1	35	100% 31 of 31	20% 3 of 15
2144 Area 66-1	75	33.8% 68 of 201	8.8% 7 of 80
2145 Area 70-1	125	99% 97 of 98	57.1% 12 of 21
2146 Area 1	25	35.7% 25 of 70	no applicants 0 of 0
2147 Area 2	25	86.2% 25 of 29	no applicants 0 of 0
2148 Area 3	25	38.5% 25 of 65	no applicants 0 of 0
2149 Area 4	25	20.3% 25 of 123	0% 0 of 1
2150 Area 5	25	72.7% 24 of 33	100% 1 of 1
2151 Area 6	25	22.3% 23 of 103	13.3% 2 of 15
2152 Area 22-1	150	100% 90 of 90	100% 3 of 3
2153 Area 22-1	150	100% 53 of 53	100% 1 of 1
2154 Area 29	25	100% 22 of 22	50% 2 of 4
2155 Area 30	25	47.9% 23 of 48	100% 2 of 2
2156 Area 31	100	100% 57 of 57	100% 5 of 5
2157 Area 37	25	43.4% 23 of 53	33.3% 2 of 6
2158 Area 44	50	39.3% 48 of 122	28.6% 2 of 7
2159 Area 49	50	67.1% 47 of 70	60% 3 of 5
2160 Area 54	50	21.3% 45 of 211	20% 5 of 25
2161 Area 60-1	200	100% 150 of 150	100% 2 of 2
2162 Area 66-2	100	69.5% 98 of 141	66.7% 2 of 3
2163 Area 31	50	12.7% 45 of 354	4.4% 5 of 113
2164 Area 24X	25	21.7% 25 of 115	no applicants 0 of 0
2165 Area 32-1X	150	13.5% 148 of 1,098	33.3% 2 of 6
2166 Area 32A-2X	50	23.1% 50 of 216	0% 0 of 3
2167 Area 36AX	250	11.2% 247 of 2,206	4.6% 3 of 65
2168 Area 62-1X	100	67.1% 98 of 146	66.7% 2 of 3
2169 Area 63X	100	27.5% 100 of 364	0% 0 of 6
2170 Area 63X	100	20.8% 100 of 481	no applicants 0 of 0
2171 Area 69-1X	75	100% 50 of 50	100% 2 of 2
2172 Area 74X	100	73.7% 98 of 133	100% 2 of 2
2173 Area 74X	100	41.8% 100 of 239	0% 0 of 2
2174 Area 76-1X	50	20.1% 49 of 244	16.7% 1 of 6
2280 Area 36A-1X	50	11.2% 47 of 418	21.4% 3 of 14
2281 Area 41X	100	7.5% 99 of 1,324	2.9% 1 of 35
2282 Area 41X	100	10.6% 98 of 926	11.1% 2 of 18
2283 Area 51-1X	25	13.9% 25 of 180	0% 0 of 2
2284 Area 63-1X	50	9.6% 50 of 521	0% 0 of 1
2285 Area 69-1X	75	75% 75 of 100	no applicants 0 of 0
2286 Area 76-1X	50	40% 46 of 115	40% 4 of 10
2287 Area 76-1X	50	45% 49 of 109	33.3% 1 of 3

Deadline reminder: Idaho nonresident deer and elk draw

Deadline Dec 15, 2026. Per IDFG: first application period Dec 5 to 15, 2026, for the nonresident and DAV draws.

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Draw data: Idaho Department of Fish and Game (2026 nonresident general-season draw results and 2026 controlled hunt first-drawing odds). Tables are our own, built from IDFG figures. TagCanyon is not affiliated with or endorsed by IDFG. Dates and fees checked Nov 11, 2026.

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