1141 · antlerlessRES + NR
Unit 38 deer,short-range weapons season
Season Short-Range Weapons Dec 9–Dec 28·Units: 38·10 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
10 tags, 77 applied, 13% drew in 2026. 52nd hardest of 174 Idaho deer draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2025
<1%
0 of 1 drew
Harvest success
17–29%
Range, 2022–2025
Tags · 2026
10
Applicants · 2026
77
7.7 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Resident | 77 | 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 77 drew | 77 | 10 | 13% |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 0 of 1 drew | 1 | 0 | <1% |
| 2025 | Resident | 10 of 86 drew | 86 | 10 | 12% |
| 2023 | Resident | 21 of 21 drew | 21 | 21 | 100% |
| 2022 | Nonresident | 2 of 11 drew | 11 | 2 | 18% |
| 2022 | Resident | 248 of 620 drew | 620 | 248 | 40% |
| 2021 | Nonresident | 1 of 2 drew | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| 2021 | Resident | 299 of 609 drew | 609 | 299 | 49% |
| 2020 | Nonresident | 3 of 3 drew | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2020 | Resident | 187 of 187 drew | 187 | 187 | 100% |
| 2019 | Resident | 200 of 219 drew | 219 | 200 | 91% |
| 2018 | Resident | 10 of 28 drew | 28 | 10 | 36% |
| 2017 | Resident | 10 of 37 drew | 37 | 10 | 27% |
| 2016 | Resident | 10 of 17 drew | 17 | 10 | 59% |
| 2015 | Resident | 10 of 20 drew | 20 | 10 | 50% |
| 2014 | Nonresident | 0 of 0 drew | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Resident | 0 of 0 drew | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Nonresident | 1 of 4 drew | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| 2013 | Resident | 1 of 1 drew | 1 | 1 | 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: Dec 9–Dec 28
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 1141
2013–20251360%14100%150%1673%170%180%1948%2052%2127%2229%2319%2517%
2025: 1 taken by 6 hunters. Success is animals taken ÷ hunters.
Other deer hunts in Unit 38
Ask FarWide
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