Idaho Unit 6:deer draw odds & harvest
1 hunt code for deer. 2026: 60 tags, 1,422 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 6
Unit 6Neighbor units
The draw in Unit 62026 draw
100160 tags, 1,422 applied, 4% drew.
27th hardest of 174 Idaho deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 6
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% |
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 hunters0–89%
11%
0%
0%
4%
18%
10%
50%
5%
13%
8%
13%
33%
89%
18%
10%
29%
0%
0%
0%
'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'20
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
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) 2025
35%
Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) 2025
21%
Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) (%)Falling
20042005200620092010201620192025
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.
Map & access
Unit 6and 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 6into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 6 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 6 · 1001
54 of 1,255 drew
Success51–55%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG · Updated Nov 13, 2026