
Idaho Unit 38:deer draw odds & harvest
5 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 5 to 10 tags, 25 to 77 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 38
Unit 38Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 382026 draw
114110 tags, 77 applied, 13% drew.
52nd hardest of 174 Idaho deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 38
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1028 | short-range weapons · Oct 10–Nov 24That 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. | 5 of 30 drew | 5 | 0–60% |
| 1138 | short-range weapons · Oct 10–Oct 29That 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. | 10 of 25 drew | 10 | 28–57% |
| 1139 | short-range weapons · Oct 30–Nov 18That 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. | 10 of 47 drew | 10 | 33–39% |
| 1140 | short-range weapons · Nov 19–Dec 8That 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. | 10 of 53 drew | 10 | 0–20% |
| 1141 | short-range weapons · Dec 9–Dec 28That 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. | 10 of 77 drew | 10 | 17–29% |
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 hunters0–49%
7%
0%
0%
49%
11%
18%
21%
11%
12%
18%
4%
17%
10%
21%
11%
4%
17%
30%
'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18
10280–100%
40%
71%
56%
44%
33%
40%
67%
80%
100%
70%
20%
67%
64%
64%
43%
36%
33%
41%
34%
35%
53%
7%
60%
40%
0%
'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
11380–100%
100%
100%
90%
64%
65%
40%
33%
11%
17%
0%
32%
28%
32%
57%
'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
11390–100%
100%
44%
58%
49%
29%
25%
17%
0%
59%
54%
39%
37%
33%
'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
11400–77%
57%
77%
71%
20%
0%
0%
0%
10%
24%
16%
22%
0%
'12'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
11410–100%
60%
100%
0%
67%
0%
0%
49%
52%
28%
29%
19%
17%
'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'25
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) 2025
28%
Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) 2004
7.9%
Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) (%)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
- 1028Short-Range WeaponsOct 10–Nov 24
- 1138Short-Range WeaponsOct 10–Oct 29
- 1139Short-Range WeaponsOct 30–Nov 18
- 1140Short-Range WeaponsNov 19–Dec 8
- 1141Short-Range WeaponsDec 9–Dec 28
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 38and 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 38into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 38 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 38 · 1028
5 of 30 drew
Success0–60%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG · Updated Nov 13, 2026