Idaho Unit 68A:deer draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 50 tags, 186 to 260 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 68A
Unit 68ANeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 68A2026 draw
114750 tags, 186 applied, 27% drew.
84th hardest of 174 Idaho deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 68A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1081 | archery · Aug 30–Dec 19All of Unit 68A. | 256 of 256 drew | 24–32% | |
| 1147 | archery · Aug 30–Dec 19All of Unit 68A. | 49 of 185 drew | 50 | 28–67% |
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 hunters0–40%
40%
0%
0%
0%
29%
4%
0%
0%
0%
14%
28%
11%
0%
40%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'14'15'16'17'18'20'21'24
108110–100%
11%
50%
10%
79%
100%
63%
21%
44%
41%
46%
22%
51%
66%
58%
43%
35%
25%
38%
44%
25%
35%
24%
32%
24%
'01'02'03'04'05'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
114728–100%
100%
50%
53%
41%
39%
47%
58%
57%
37%
37%
71%
50%
28%
'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) 2023
50%
Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) (%)Rising
2010201520172023
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 68Aand 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 68Ainto your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 68A 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 68A · 1081
256 of 256 drew
Success24–32%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG · Updated Nov 13, 2026