1099 · BuckRES + NR
Unit 78 deer, Trophy unitAll of Unit 78.
Season Muzzleloader Oct 1–Oct 9·Units: 78·50 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Unit 78 at a glance
Trophy unit
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
50 tags, 70 applied, 61% drew in 2026. 116th hardest of 174 Idaho deer draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
16%
5 of 32 drew
Harvest success
24–68%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
50
Applicants · 2026
70
1.4 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 32 | 5 |
| 2026 | Resident | 38 | 38 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 5 of 32 drew | 32 | 5 | 16% |
| 2026 | Resident | 38 of 38 drew | 38 | 38 | 100% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 5 of 14 drew | 14 | 5 | 36% |
| 2025 | Resident | 21 of 21 drew | 21 | 21 | 100% |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 2 of 32 drew | 32 | 2 | 6% |
| 2024 | Resident | 18 of 106 drew | 106 | 18 | 17% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 2 of 12 drew | 12 | 2 | 17% |
| 2023 | Resident | 18 of 70 drew | 70 | 18 | 26% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 10 of 10 drew | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| 2022 | Resident | 43 of 43 drew | 43 | 43 | 100% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 7 of 7 drew | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| 2021 | Resident | 44 of 44 drew | 44 | 44 | 100% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 2 of 21 drew | 21 | 2 | 10% |
| 2020 | Resident | 23 of 60 drew | 60 | 23 | 38% |
| 2019 | Nonresident | 2 of 46 drew | 46 | 2 | 4% |
| 2019 | Resident | 23 of 56 drew | 56 | 23 | 41% |
| 2018 | Nonresident | 7 of 51 drew | 51 | 7 | 14% |
| 2018 | Resident | 93 of 360 drew | 360 | 93 | 26% |
| 2017 | Nonresident | 10 of 44 drew | 44 | 10 | 23% |
| 2017 | Resident | 90 of 335 drew | 335 | 90 | 27% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 0 of 6 drew | 6 | 0 | <1% |
| 2016 | Resident | 5 of 65 drew | 65 | 5 | 8% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 0 of 3 drew | 3 | 0 | <1% |
| 2015 | Resident | 5 of 59 drew | 59 | 5 | 8% |
| 2014 | Nonresident | 14 of 34 drew | 34 | 14 | 41% |
| 2014 | Resident | 135 of 151 drew | 151 | 135 | 89% |
| 2013 | Nonresident | 10 of 30 drew | 30 | 10 | 33% |
| 2013 | Resident | 90 of 227 drew | 227 | 90 | 40% |
| 2012 | Resident | 50 of 96 drew | 96 | 50 | 52% |
| 2011 | Nonresident | 0 of 1 drew | 1 | 0 | <1% |
| 2011 | Resident | 100 of 211 drew | 211 | 100 | 47% |
| 2010 | Resident | 140 of 174 drew | 174 | 140 | 80% |
| 2009 | Resident | 300 of 513 drew | 513 | 300 | 58% |
| 2008 | Nonresident | 28 of 28 drew | 28 | 28 | 100% |
| 2008 | Resident | 2 of 2 drew | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2007 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2007 | Resident | 0 of 1 drew | 1 | 0 | <1% |
| 2003 | Nonresident | 7 of 7 drew | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| 2003 | Resident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2002 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
What it is
- Hunt
- All of Unit 78.
- Weapon
- Muzzleloader
- Tags
- 50 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Muzzleloader: Oct 1–Oct 9
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 1099
2002–202502100%0930%1334%1757%215%2524%
2025: 11 taken by 45 hunters.
Other deer hunts in Unit 78
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
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