Idaho Unit 59 Deer: Draw Odds, Harvest & Access

The draw in Unit 592026 draw

10 tags, 860 applied, 1% drew.

One of Idaho's hardest deer draws: 4th hardest of 174 in 2026.

Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 59

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026	Tags	Success 3-yr
1048	any weapon · Oct 10–Nov 30All of Units 58, 59, and 59A.	10 of 813 drew	10	75–100%

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 hunters0–50%

11%

0%

10%

13%

0%

9%

7%

17%

0%

50%

32%

0%

'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'22'24

104842–100%

64%

61%

66%

58%

77%

49%

42%

93%

53%

82%

92%

63%

100%

90%

100%

64%

100%

85%

98%

80%

100%

88%

'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

2000–2025

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

23%

Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) 2004

4.6%

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

1048Any WeaponOct 10–Nov 30

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

Unit 59and 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

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Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.

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Unit boundary

The unit outline only.

Unit 59

KMZ GPX GeoJSON

Members

Unit 59 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

Download hunt pack (KMZ) GPX

Unit 59 · 1048

10 of 813 drew

Success75–100%

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Idaho Unit 59:deer draw odds & harvest

Deer huntsin Unit 59

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

Unit 59and the units around it

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