● Ranked from real Idaho data · 2025
Most huntable land: Elk units in Idaho
Idaho elk units with the largest share of HUNTABLE public land — national forest, BLM and state game lands you can hunt without knocking on doors.
#1Unit 19ABest NR odds 100%98.4% public14% success→#2Unit 43Best NR odds 5%96.7% public13% success→#3Unit 36ABest NR odds 39%94% public19% success→#4Unit 42Best NR odds 1%92.3% public73% success→#5Unit 37ABest NR odds 60%90.7% public44% success→#6Unit 51Best NR odds 100%89.3% public31% success→#7Unit 58Best NR odds 76%87.9% public32% success→#8Unit 21ABest NR odds 50%87.8% public36% success→#9Unit 37Best NR odds 100%87.1% public42% success→#10Unit 30ABest NR odds 13%84.4% public16% success→#11Unit 48Best NR odds 35%81.1% public23% success→#12Unit 18Best NR odds 56%77.9% public44% success→
How this list is ranked
Ranked by huntable public land: USGS PAD-US national forest + BLM + state game lands/WMAs + state forest (unioned) intersected with the official unit boundary in an equal-area projection. National/state parks, military and permit-only refuges are excluded.
Data year: 2025. Each row links to its full page with every number cited to its agency source. A place missing a signal is never guessed — it simply can't rank.
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