Iowa Unit 5:deer draw odds
3 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 560 to 1,040 tags, 1,431 to 1,703 applicants per hunt.
Iowa · Unit 5
Unit 5Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 52026 draw
Zone 5 BOW560 tags, 1,431 applied, 39% drew.
One of Iowa's hardest deer draws: 3rd hardest of 20 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 5
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 5 | Not in the 2025 draw report | ||
| Zone 5 BOW | bowZone 5 | 560 of 1,431 drew | 560 |
| Zone 5 GUN | gunZone 5 | 1,040 of 1,703 drew | 1,040 |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Before you apply
- Points
- “The license drawing for General deer/ Antlerless-only combination licenses will be made from the pool of applicants with the most preference points and continue to pools with successively fewer preference points until quotas are filled or all applicants have received licenses.”
- Tag fee
- “GENERAL DEER/ANTLERLESS-ONLY......$498.00”
- 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.”
Rules for 2026.
Map & access
Unit 5and the units around it
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
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Members
Unit 5 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each deer hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: Iowa DNR