1028 · BuckRES + NR

Unit 38 deer,short-range weapons season

Season Short-Range Weapons Oct 10–Nov 24·Units: 38·5 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

5 tags, 31 applied, 16% drew in 2026. 65th hardest of 174 Idaho deer draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

<1%

0 of 1 drew

Harvest success

0–60%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Applicants · 2026

6.2 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	1	0
2026	Resident	30	5

Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2026	Resident	5 of 30 drew	30	5	17%
2025	Resident	5 of 22 drew	22	5	23%
2024	Resident	5 of 30 drew	30	5	17%
2023	Resident	5 of 32 drew	32	5	16%
2022	Nonresident	1 of 1 drew	1	1	100%
2022	Resident	19 of 37 drew	37	19	51%
2021	Nonresident	0 of 3 drew	3	0	<1%
2021	Resident	20 of 51 drew	51	20	39%
2020	Nonresident	19 of 169 drew	169	19	11%
2020	Resident	180 of 1,037 drew	1,037	180	17%
2019	Nonresident	19 of 183 drew	183	19	10%
2019	Resident	180 of 1,000 drew	1,000	180	18%
2018	Nonresident	19 of 120 drew	120	19	16%
2018	Resident	180 of 862 drew	862	180	21%
2017	Nonresident	19 of 111 drew	111	19	17%
2017	Resident	180 of 867 drew	867	180	21%
2016	Nonresident	15 of 94 drew	94	15	16%
2016	Resident	184 of 753 drew	753	184	24%
2015	Nonresident	17 of 75 drew	75	17	23%
2015	Resident	182 of 705 drew	705	182	26%
2014	Nonresident	7 of 118 drew	118	7	6%
2014	Resident	67 of 682 drew	682	67	10%
2013	Nonresident	7 of 146 drew	146	7	5%
2013	Resident	67 of 592 drew	592	67	11%
2012	Nonresident	1 of 12 drew	12	1	8%
2012	Resident	9 of 177 drew	177	9	5%
2011	Nonresident	0 of 3 drew	3	0	<1%
2011	Resident	10 of 62 drew	62	10	16%
2010	Nonresident	0 of 2 drew	2	0	<1%
2010	Resident	10 of 68 drew	68	10	15%
2009	Nonresident	1 of 13 drew	13	1	8%
2009	Resident	9 of 127 drew	127	9	7%
2008	Nonresident	1 of 6 drew	6	1	17%
2008	Resident	9 of 98 drew	98	9	9%
2007	Nonresident	0 of 20 drew	20	0	<1%
2007	Resident	10 of 473 drew	473	10	2%
2006	Nonresident	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2006	Resident	10 of 90 drew	90	10	11%
2005	Nonresident	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2005	Resident	10 of 52 drew	52	10	19%
2004	Nonresident	0 of 9 drew	9	0	<1%
2004	Resident	10 of 87 drew	87	10	11%
2003	Nonresident	1 of 4 drew	4	1	25%
2003	Resident	9 of 74 drew	74	9	12%
2002	Nonresident	0 of 5 drew	5	0	<1%
2002	Resident	10 of 66 drew	66	10	15%
2001	Nonresident	1 of 7 drew	7	1	14%
2001	Resident	9 of 86 drew	86	9	10%
2000	Nonresident	0 of 9 drew	9	0	<1%
2000	Resident	10 of 100 drew	100	10	10%

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What it is

Hunt: That portion of Unit 38 within the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, defined as the areas between the south shoreline of Lake Lowell, the New York Canal on the east, the Refuge’s southern boundary, and Parking Lot 8 on the west.
Tags: 5 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Short-Range Weapons: Oct 10–Nov 24

Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.

Harvest success, 1028

2001–2025

0140%0640%1120%1636%2154%250%

2025: 0 taken by 4 hunters.

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Before you apply

Tag fee: “Deer $351.75”
Tag fee: “Deer $19.75 $24.75”
Points: “Controlled hunts have a limited number of tags that are issued by a random drawing.”

Rules for 2026.

Source: IDFG · Updated Nov 13, 2026