Idaho Unit 21: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 212026 draw

5 tags, 412 applied, 1% drew.

One of Idaho's hardest deer draws: 7th hardest of 148 in 2026.

Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 21

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026	Tags	Success 3-yr
1070	archery · Aug 1–Sep 30All of Units 21, 21A, 28, 29, 30, 30A, 36, 36A, 36B, 37, and 37A.	9 of 32 drew	10	32–60%
1013	any weapon · Oct 10–Nov 30All of Unit 21.	4 of 320 drew	5	76–100%
1111	any weapon · Aug 30–Dec 31All of Units 21, 21A, 28, 29, 30, and 30A.	75 of 98 drew	75	40–60%
1134	any weapon · Aug 30–Oct 31All of Units 21, 21A, 28, 29, 30, and 30A.	187 of 250 drew	200	32–50%
1135	any weapon · Nov 1–Dec 31All of Units 21, 21A, 28, 29, 30, and 30A.	194 of 386 drew	200	21–47%
1156	Deer Controlled Hunt 1156 · any weapon · Oct 10–Nov 30	Not in the 2026 draw report		0–100%

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 hunters0–67%

0%

49%

67%

60%

2019202320242025

101380–100%

80%

92%

90%

89%

80%

100%

80%

2019202020212022202320242025

111140–73%

48%

61%

73%

62%

40%

60%

59%

2019202020212022202320242025

113420–72%

62%

72%

41%

20%

29%

38%

50%

2019202020212022202320242025

11350–47%

44%

43%

14%

0%

17%

29%

47%

2019202020212022202320242025

107031–76%

76%

45%

33%

31%

59%

60%

201920202021202220232025

11560–100%

90%

79%

0%

100%

20212022202320242025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

2019–2025

Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) 2025

42%

Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) 2025

14%

Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) (%)Falling

2019202020212022202320242025

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

202020212022202320242025

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

1013Any WeaponOct 10–Nov 30
1070ArcheryAug 1–Sep 30
1111Any WeaponAug 30–Dec 31
1134Any WeaponAug 30–Oct 31
1135Any WeaponNov 1–Dec 31
1156Any WeaponOct 10–Nov 30

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

Unit 21and 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 21into your map app

Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.

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Unit boundary

The unit outline only.

Unit 21

KMZ GPX GeoJSON

Members

Unit 21 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

Download hunt pack (KMZ) GPX

Unit 21 · 1070

9 of 32 drew

Success32–60%

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Idaho Unit 21:deer draw odds & harvest

Deer huntsin Unit 21

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

Unit 21and the units around it

Take Unit 21into your map app