Iowa Unit 2 Deer: Draw Odds, Harvest & Access

Hardest draw in Unit 22026 draw

31 tags, 92 applied, 34% drew.

One of Iowa's hardest deer draws: 1st hardest of 20 in 2026.

Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 2

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2025	Tags
Zone 2
Zone 2 BOW	bowZone 2	31 of 92 drew	31
Zone 2 GUN	gunZone 2	59 of 115 drew	59

Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.

Before you apply

Points: “Preference points may only be purchased May 2 - June 7.”
Application fee: “*Purchases subject to an application fee based on a percentage of total license cost, provided at the time of application.”
Leftovers: “the excess licenses will be sold firstcome, first-served online only beginning 6 a.m. CDT July 25.”
Tag fee: “GENERAL DEER/ANTLERLESS-ONLY......$498.00”

Rules for 2026.

Map & access

Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.

Public land & access

Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.

Offline maps

Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.

Free

Unit boundary

The unit outline only.

Unit 2

Members

Unit 2 hunt pack

One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each deer hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.