1045 · BuckRES + NR

Unit 55 deer, Trophy unitAll of Unit 55.

Season Any Weapon Oct 5–Oct 31·Units: 55·320 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Unit 55 at a glance

Trophy unit

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

320 tags, 2,384 applied, 13% drew in 2026. 54th hardest of 174 Idaho deer draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

32 of 351 drew

Harvest success

51–71%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

320

Applicants · 2026

2,384

7.5 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2026	Nonresident	351	32
2026	Resident	2,033	288

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	32 of 351 drew	351	32	9%
2026	Resident	288 of 2,033 drew	2,033	288	14%
2025	Nonresident	28 of 308 drew	308	28	9%
2025	Resident	292 of 2,011 drew	2,011	292	15%
2024	Nonresident	32 of 334 drew	334	32	10%
2024	Resident	288 of 1,978 drew	1,978	288	15%
2023	Nonresident	32 of 271 drew	271	32	12%
2023	Resident	288 of 1,868 drew	1,868	288	15%
2022	Nonresident	5 of 54 drew	54	5	9%
2022	Resident	45 of 293 drew	293	45	15%
2021	Nonresident	5 of 63 drew	63	5	8%
2021	Resident	45 of 257 drew	257	45	18%
2020	Nonresident	1 of 42 drew	42	1	2%
2020	Resident	9 of 162 drew	162	9	6%
2019	Nonresident	1 of 44 drew	44	1	2%
2019	Resident	9 of 164 drew	164	9	5%
2018	Nonresident	1 of 37 drew	37	1	3%
2018	Resident	9 of 170 drew	170	9	5%
2017	Nonresident	0 of 24 drew	24	0	<1%
2017	Resident	10 of 163 drew	163	10	6%
2016	Nonresident	1 of 28 drew	28	1	4%
2016	Resident	9 of 175 drew	175	9	5%
2015	Nonresident	1 of 16 drew	16	1	6%
2015	Resident	9 of 148 drew	148	9	6%
2014	Nonresident	1 of 37 drew	37	1	3%
2014	Resident	14 of 238 drew	238	14	6%
2013	Nonresident	0 of 7 drew	7	0	<1%
2013	Resident	15 of 216 drew	216	15	7%
2012	Nonresident	1 of 49 drew	49	1	2%
2012	Resident	174 of 1,267 drew	1,267	174	14%
2011	All applicants	1,224 of 1,224 drew	1,224	1,224	100%
2010	All applicants	1,115 of 1,115 drew	1,115	1,115	100%
2009	Nonresident	17 of 114 drew	114	17	15%
2009	Resident	158 of 684 drew	684	158	23%
2008	Nonresident	8 of 18 drew	18	8	44%
2008	Resident	167 of 362 drew	362	167	46%
2007	Nonresident	3 of 4 drew	4	3	75%
2007	Resident	147 of 258 drew	258	147	57%
2006	All applicants	156 of 156 drew	156	156	100%
2005	Nonresident	1 of 1 drew	1	1	100%
2005	Resident	276 of 276 drew	276	276	100%
2004	Nonresident	2 of 18 drew	18	2	11%
2004	Resident	23 of 299 drew	299	23	8%
2003	Nonresident	5 of 46 drew	46	5	11%
2003	Resident	45 of 383 drew	383	45	12%
2002	Nonresident	2 of 26 drew	26	2	8%
2002	Resident	48 of 309 drew	309	48	16%
2001	Nonresident	4 of 17 drew	17	4	24%
2001	Resident	46 of 263 drew	263	46	17%
2000	Nonresident	5 of 23 drew	23	5	22%
2000	Resident	45 of 173 drew	173	45	26%

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What it is

Hunt: All of Unit 55.
Weapon: Any Weapon
Tags: 320 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Any Weapon: Oct 5–Oct 31

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Harvest success, 1045

2001–2025

0161%0662%1137%1676%2165%2571%

2025: 215 taken by 301 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