Idaho Unit 70: Trophy unitdeer draw odds & harvest
4 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 5 to 145 tags, 47 to 1,471 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 70
Unit 70Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 702026 draw
10555 tags, 528 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Idaho's hardest deer draws: 2nd hardest of 174 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 70
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1096 | muzzleloader · Oct 1–Oct 9All of Unit 70. | 38 of 38 drew | 50 | 21–80% |
| 1055 | any weapon · Oct 10–Nov 30All of Unit 70. | 5 of 510 drew | 5 | 80–100% |
| 1056 | any weapon · Aug 30–Sep 30All of Unit 70. | 134 of 1,379 drew | 145 | 57–65% |
| 1146 | any weapon · Oct 1–Nov 30All of Units 66A, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 73A, 74, 75, 76, 77 and 78. | 95 of 123 drew | 100 | 26–78% |
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%
1%
0%
0%
0%
8%
20%
0%
20%
11%
13%
100%
35%
43%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
45%
0%
0%
0%
'01'02'03'04'05'06'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'23'24'25
105538–100%
78%
65%
63%
69%
51%
81%
89%
82%
63%
82%
80%
77%
65%
47%
52%
51%
44%
51%
43%
38%
54%
51%
80%
100%
100%
'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
105636–100%
67%
75%
72%
68%
50%
90%
64%
36%
79%
48%
38%
81%
53%
57%
100%
75%
50%
100%
40%
100%
40%
44%
57%
65%
61%
'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
10960–100%
100%
33%
100%
100%
0%
54%
64%
60%
20%
44%
57%
31%
18%
48%
44%
36%
53%
52%
54%
71%
80%
21%
'02'03'04'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
114615–100%
100%
100%
34%
38%
38%
57%
15%
28%
100%
100%
67%
75%
26%
'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
78%
Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) 2014
48.6%
Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) (%)Rising
200020042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520172019202020212025
Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) (%)Rising
20042014
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
- 1055Any WeaponOct 10–Nov 30
- 1056Any WeaponOct 10–Oct 31
- 1056ArcheryAug 30–Sep 30
- 1096MuzzleloaderOct 1–Oct 9
- 1146Any WeaponOct 1–Nov 30
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 70and 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 70into your map app
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Members
Unit 70 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 70 · 1096
38 of 38 drew
Success21–80%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG · Updated Nov 13, 2026