Idaho Unit 36A Deer: Draw Odds, Harvest & Access

Hardest draw in Unit 36A2026 draw

5 tags, 364 applied, 1% drew.

One of Idaho's hardest deer draws: 8th hardest of 174 in 2026.

Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 36A

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026	Tags	Success 3-yr
1070	archery · Aug 1–Sep 30All of Units 21, 21A, 28, 29, 30, 30A, 36, 36A, 36B, 37, and 37A.	9 of 32 drew	10	32–60%
1026	any weapon · Oct 10–Nov 30All of Unit 36A.	4 of 247 drew	5	80–100%
1112	any weapon · Aug 30–Dec 31All of Units 36A, 36B, 37 and 37A.	42 of 42 drew	75	28–58%
1136	any weapon · Aug 30–Oct 31All of Units 36A, 36B, 37 and 37A.	186 of 186 drew	200	38–66%
1137	any weapon · Nov 1–Dec 31All of Units 36A, 36B, 37 and 37A.	198 of 344 drew	200	12–36%
1166	Deer Controlled Hunt 1166 · any weapon · Oct 10–Nov 30			0–100%

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

% success

All hunters0–100%

2%

0%

50%

13%

100%

0%

11%

100%

50%

23%

16%

0%

9%

0%

'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'22'24'25

102638–100%

85%

96%

91%

89%

60%

38%

86%

60%

58%

88%

86%

100%

75%

100%

60%

100%

80%

100%

80%

'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

107011–76%

57%

64%

53%

26%

69%

36%

35%

26%

11%

21%

20%

67%

70%

66%

76%

67%

53%

76%

45%

33%

31%

59%

60%

'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'25

11120–100%

0%

100%

0%

67%

57%

73%

64%

27%

46%

45%

59%

68%

71%

68%

46%

57%

28%

'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25

11370–100%

100%

56%

66%

53%

46%

56%

0%

29%

18%

20%

12%

36%

'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25

113625–100%

100%

66%

68%

34%

45%

29%

51%

25%

49%

39%

68%

38%

'12'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25

11660–100%

40%

100%

0%

100%

0%

'15'16'17'18'19'20'22'24'25

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

2000–2025

Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) 2025

58%

Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) 2024

30%

Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) (%)Rising

20002004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) (%)Rising

200420122014202120232024

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

1026Any WeaponOct 10–Nov 30
1070ArcheryAug 1–Sep 30
1112Any WeaponAug 30–Dec 31
1136Any WeaponAug 30–Oct 31
1137Any WeaponNov 1–Dec 31
1166Any WeaponOct 10–Nov 30

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

Unit 36Aand the units around it

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Unit 36A hunt pack

One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each deer hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.

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Draw odds per hunt
Harvest success per hunt

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Unit 36A · 1070

9 of 32 drew

Success32–60%

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Idaho Unit 36A:deer draw odds & harvest

Deer huntsin Unit 36A

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

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