Idaho Unit 73A:deer draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 20 to 100 tags, 128 to 176 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 73A
Unit 73ANeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 73A2026 draw
109720 tags, 176 applied, 11% drew.
49th hardest of 174 Idaho deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 73A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1097 | muzzleloader · Nov 16–Nov 30All of Unit 73A. | 18 of 140 drew | 20 | 3–50% |
| 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 hunters0–50%
1%
0%
0%
0%
10%
13%
50%
0%
0%
25%
14%
23%
7%
0%
0%
16%
6%
'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'14'15'16'17'18'19
10970–100%
100%
67%
100%
40%
100%
0%
38%
82%
44%
42%
60%
10%
38%
50%
56%
64%
35%
23%
31%
3%
10%
50%
'01'02'03'04'07'08'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
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
62%
Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) 2014
6.7%
Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) (%)Rising
20002004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
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
- 1097MuzzleloaderNov 16–Nov 30
- 1146Any WeaponOct 1–Nov 30
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 73Aand 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 73Ainto your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 73A 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 73A · 1097
18 of 140 drew
Success3–50%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG · Updated Nov 13, 2026