Idaho Unit 23:deer draw odds & harvest
1 hunt code for deer. 2026: 25 tags, 221 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 23
Unit 23Neighbor units
The draw in Unit 232026 draw
101525 tags, 221 applied, 11% drew.
48th hardest of 174 Idaho deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 23
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1015 | any weapon · Oct 10–Nov 24All of Unit 23. | 23 of 186 drew | 25 | 17–51% |
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 hunters0–40%
25%
0%
0%
0%
40%
19%
25%
14%
16%
27%
6%
15%
28%
14%
0%
0%
25%
0%
0%
'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'14'15'16'17'18'19'23
101517–100%
62%
73%
62%
60%
80%
62%
78%
45%
61%
30%
23%
40%
74%
76%
100%
100%
90%
75%
90%
67%
90%
80%
33%
52%
17%
'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
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) 2025
42%
Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) 2025
18%
Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) (%)Rising
20002004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
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.
Map & access
Unit 23and 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 23into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 23 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 23 · 1015
23 of 186 drew
Success17–51%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG · Updated Nov 13, 2026