Idaho Unit 5:deer draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 50 to 60 tags, 266 to 1,422 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 5
Unit 5Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 52026 draw
100160 tags, 1,422 applied, 4% drew.
27th hardest of 174 Idaho deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 5
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% |
| 1126 | any weapon · Aug 30–Sep 30That portion of Unit 5 on or within one mile of private agricultural lands. | 49 of 259 drew | 50 | 42–49% |
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 hunters0–100%
7%
0%
0%
60%
23%
17%
33%
25%
31%
19%
100%
40%
27%
22%
12%
33%
0%
0%
25%
'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'24
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
112614–83%
14%
41%
67%
80%
83%
74%
75%
41%
39%
58%
45%
42%
49%
'11'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) 2004
64.2%
Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) 2025
19%
Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) (%)Rising
20002004
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
- 1126Any WeaponOct 10–Dec 1
- 1126ArcheryAug 30–Sep 30
- 1126MuzzleloaderDec 25–Dec 31
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 5and 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 5into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 5 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 5 · 1001
54 of 1,255 drew
Success51–55%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG · Updated Nov 13, 2026