
Idaho Unit 1:deer draw odds & harvest
7 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 50 to 400 tags, 70 to 1,422 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 1
Unit 1Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 12026 draw
100160 tags, 1,422 applied, 4% drew.
27th hardest of 174 Idaho deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 1
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | any weapon · Aug 30–Dec 1All of Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7 and 9. | 54 of 1,255 drew | 60 | 51–55% |
| 1115 | any weapon · Oct 10–Oct 31That portion of Unit 1 within Boundary County east of the Selkirk Mountains crest. | 49 of 66 drew | 50 | 28–77% |
| 1116 | any weapon · Nov 1–Dec 1That portion of Unit 1 within Boundary County east of the Selkirk Mountains crest. | 48 of 212 drew | 50 | 38–89% |
| 1120 | any weapon · Sep 15–Oct 14That portion of Unit 1 within Boundary County east of the Selkirk Mountains crest. | 158 of 158 drew | 300 | 44–49% |
| 1121 | any weapon · Oct 15–Nov 14That portion of Unit 1 within Boundary County east of the Selkirk Mountains crest. | 177 of 177 drew | 300 | 40–54% |
| 1122 | any weapon · Nov 15–Dec 14That portion of Unit 1 within Boundary County east of the Selkirk Mountains crest. | 359 of 359 drew | 400 | 41–62% |
| 1123 | any weapon · Aug 30–Sep 30That portion of Unit 1 within Bonner County on or within one mile of private agricultural lands except that portion of the Priest River drainage and that portion within the Pend Orielle River drainage downstream of Priest River is closed. | 50 of 114 drew | 50 | 48–58% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest & herd
How hunters didand how the herd is doing.
Harvest success by hunt, 2001–2025
% successAll hunters0–88%
18%
0%
0%
23%
19%
23%
41%
29%
19%
21%
50%
88%
14%
0%
18%
0%
5%
'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'14'16'17'18'25
100128–69%
42%
40%
33%
57%
52%
66%
57%
59%
53%
61%
69%
43%
49%
50%
50%
58%
43%
60%
47%
39%
58%
28%
53%
56%
51%
'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
11200–80%
14%
0%
67%
0%
22%
65%
80%
75%
50%
50%
63%
72%
64%
48%
44%
47%
49%
'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
11150–100%
100%
0%
21%
70%
75%
76%
77%
81%
70%
70%
59%
44%
75%
63%
77%
28%
'09'10'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
11160–100%
0%
100%
60%
42%
57%
56%
69%
62%
72%
69%
78%
71%
72%
88%
40%
43%
'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'25
11210–100%
0%
100%
100%
30%
69%
80%
65%
78%
85%
65%
63%
42%
39%
41%
54%
50%
'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
112225–100%
100%
100%
67%
25%
77%
91%
100%
67%
73%
68%
81%
40%
56%
52%
62%
41%
'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
11230–100%
0%
100%
41%
20%
66%
61%
63%
59%
62%
60%
61%
51%
63%
50%
49%
58%
'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) 2009
62%
Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) 2025
21%
Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) (%)Rising
2000200420052006200720082009
Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) (%)Rising
20002004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Before you apply
- Deadline
- “December 5–15, 2026: First application period for the Nonresident and DAV Draw.”
- 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 2027.
Season dates · 2026
- 1001Any WeaponAug 30–Dec 1
- 1115Any WeaponOct 10–Oct 31
- 1116Any WeaponNov 1–Dec 1
- 1120Any WeaponSep 15–Oct 14
- 1121Any WeaponOct 15–Nov 14
- 1122Any WeaponNov 15–Dec 14
- 1123Any WeaponOct 10–Dec 1
- 1123ArcheryAug 30–Sep 30
- 1123MuzzleloaderDec 25–Dec 31
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 1and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
Take Unit 1into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 1 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each deer hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 1 · 1001
54 of 1,255 drew
Success51–55%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG · Updated Nov 13, 2026