Idaho Unit 63A: Trophy unitdeer draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 50 tags, 171 to 524 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 63A
Unit 63ANeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 63A2026 draw
106850 tags, 171 applied, 29% drew.
88th hardest of 174 Idaho deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 63A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1068 | short-range weapons · Oct 5–Nov 15All of Unit 63A.Chronic Wasting Disease Testing Required, See Page 96. | 50 of 170 drew | 50 | 47–60% |
| 1145 | any weapon · Oct 10–Nov 3All of Unit 63A. | 200 of 519 drew | 25–31% |
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%
18%
0%
0%
38%
43%
33%
64%
21%
33%
38%
70%
47%
71%
100%
30%
13%
39%
76%
'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18
106815–80%
45%
53%
34%
75%
44%
38%
39%
15%
25%
33%
20%
68%
67%
71%
63%
68%
73%
80%
52%
45%
54%
45%
58%
60%
47%
'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
11450–100%
67%
100%
26%
30%
32%
42%
14%
17%
0%
100%
28%
30%
29%
'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) 2016
79%
Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) 2025
19%
Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) (%)Rising
200020042005200720152016
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 63Aand 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 63Ainto your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 63A 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 63A · 1068
50 of 170 drew
Success47–60%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG · Updated Nov 13, 2026