1140 · antlerlessRES + NR
Unit 38 deer,short-range weapons season
Season Short-Range Weapons Nov 19–Dec 8·Units: 38·10 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
10 tags, 53 applied, 19% drew in 2026. 68th hardest of 174 Idaho deer draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2025
<1%
0 of 1 drew
Harvest success
0–20%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
10
Applicants · 2026
53
5.3 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Resident | 53 | 10 |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 1 | 0 |
Idaho prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Who | Draw | Applicants | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Resident | 10 of 53 drew | 53 | 10 | 19% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 0 of 1 drew | 1 | 0 | <1% |
| 2025 | Resident | 10 of 67 drew | 67 | 10 | 15% |
| 2024 | Resident | 50 of 205 drew | 205 | 50 | 24% |
| 2023 | Nonresident | 1 of 2 drew | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| 2023 | Resident | 49 of 237 drew | 237 | 49 | 21% |
| 2022 | Resident | 50 of 246 drew | 246 | 50 | 20% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2021 | Resident | 270 of 270 drew | 270 | 270 | 100% |
| 2020 | Resident | 10 of 74 drew | 74 | 10 | 14% |
| 2019 | Resident | 10 of 49 drew | 49 | 10 | 20% |
| 2018 | Nonresident | 0 of 1 drew | 1 | 0 | <1% |
| 2018 | Resident | 10 of 20 drew | 20 | 10 | 50% |
| 2017 | Resident | 10 of 26 drew | 26 | 10 | 38% |
| 2016 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2016 | Resident | 199 of 258 drew | 258 | 199 | 77% |
| 2015 | Nonresident | 2 of 2 drew | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2015 | Resident | 198 of 263 drew | 263 | 198 | 75% |
| 2014 | Nonresident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2013 | Nonresident | 0 of 0 drew | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Resident | 0 of 0 drew | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Resident | 4 of 4 drew | 4 | 4 | 100% |
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
- 10 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Short-Range Weapons: Nov 19–Dec 8
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 1140
2012–20251257%1577%1671%1720%180%190%200%2110%2224%2316%2420%250%
2025: 0 taken by 8 hunters.
Other deer hunts in Unit 38
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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