Idaho Unit 1 Deer: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 12026 draw

60 tags, 1,422 applied, 4% drew.

27th hardest of 148 Idaho deer draws in 2026.

Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 1

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%
1115	any weapon · Oct 10–Oct 31That portion of Unit 1 within Boundary County east of the Selkirk Mountains crest.	49 of 66 drew	50	28–77%
1116	any weapon · Nov 1–Dec 1That portion of Unit 1 within Boundary County east of the Selkirk Mountains crest.	48 of 212 drew	50	38–89%
1120	any weapon · Sep 15–Oct 14That portion of Unit 1 within Boundary County east of the Selkirk Mountains crest.	158 of 158 drew	300	44–49%
1121	any weapon · Oct 15–Nov 14That portion of Unit 1 within Boundary County east of the Selkirk Mountains crest.	177 of 177 drew	300	40–54%
1122	any weapon · Nov 15–Dec 14That portion of Unit 1 within Boundary County east of the Selkirk Mountains crest.	359 of 359 drew	400	41–62%
1123	any weapon · Aug 30–Sep 30That portion of Unit 1 within Bonner County on or within one mile of private agricultural lands except that portion of the Priest River drainage and that portion within the Pend Orielle River drainage downstream of Priest River is closed.	50 of 114 drew	50	48–58%

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, 2019–2025

% success

All hunters5%

5%

2025

100128–58%

47%

39%

58%

28%

53%

56%

51%

2019202020212022202320242025

111528–77%

70%

59%

44%

75%

63%

77%

28%

2019202020212022202320242025

112044–72%

63%

72%

64%

48%

44%

47%

49%

2019202020212022202320242025

112139–65%

65%

63%

42%

39%

41%

54%

50%

2019202020212022202320242025

112240–81%

68%

81%

40%

56%

52%

62%

41%

2019202020212022202320242025

112349–63%

60%

61%

51%

63%

50%

49%

58%

2019202020212022202320242025

111640–88%

78%

71%

72%

88%

40%

43%

201920202021202220232025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

2019–2025

Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) 2025

21%

Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) (%)Rising

2019202020212022202320242025

Before you apply

Deadline: “December 5–15, 2026: First application period for the Nonresident and DAV Draw.”
Tag fee: “Deer $351.75”
Points: “Controlled hunts have a limited number of tags that are issued by a random drawing.”
Application fee: “The fee is $6.25 for residents and $18.00 for nonresidents”

Rules for 2027.

Season dates · 2026

1001Any WeaponAug 30–Dec 1
1115Any WeaponOct 10–Oct 31
1116Any WeaponNov 1–Dec 1
1120Any WeaponSep 15–Oct 14
1121Any WeaponOct 15–Nov 14
1122Any WeaponNov 15–Dec 14
1123Any WeaponOct 10–Dec 1
1123ArcheryAug 30–Sep 30
1123MuzzleloaderDec 25–Dec 31

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

Unit 1and the units around it

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Unit 1

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Unit 1 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

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Unit 1 · 1001

54 of 1,255 drew

Success51–55%

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Idaho Unit 1:deer draw odds & harvest

Deer huntsin Unit 1

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

Unit 1and the units around it

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