Idaho Unit 50:deer draw odds & harvest
1 hunt code for deer. 2026: 10 tags, 600 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 50
Unit 50Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
0%
Compare species at a glanceShow
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk23% drew
- Deer2% drew
- Moose2% drew
- Pronghorn100% drew
- Mountain goat6% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk17–26%
- Deer0%
- Moose100%
- Pronghorn13–95%
- Mountain goat100%
The draw in Unit 502026 draw
104010 tags, 600 applied, 2% drew.
One of Idaho's hardest deer draws: 12th hardest of 174 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 50
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1040 | any weapon · Oct 10–Nov 30That portion of Unit 50 west of U.S. | 9 of 554 drew | 10 | 44–90% |
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%
5%
0%
0%
0%
7%
33%
0%
0%
100%
3%
8%
0%
11%
42%
0%
0%
0%
'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18
104027–93%
50%
46%
38%
60%
53%
60%
70%
27%
40%
93%
87%
87%
69%
67%
75%
70%
71%
62%
56%
57%
75%
59%
55%
44%
90%
'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
40%
Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) 2004
9.9%
Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) (%)Rising
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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 50and 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 50into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 50 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 50 · 1040
9 of 554 drew
Success44–90%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG · Updated Nov 13, 2026