Idaho Unit 36B Deer: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 36B2026 draw

5 tags, 632 applied, under 1% drew.

One of Idaho's hardest deer draws: 1st hardest of 148 in 2026.

Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 36B

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%
1027	any weapon · Oct 10–Nov 30All of Unit 36B.	5 of 497 drew	5	40–50%
1102	any weapon · Sep 15–Oct 31That portion of Unit 36B from and including the Challis Creek drainage to and including the Garden Creek drainage, outside the National Forest administrative boundary and that portion of Unit 37 from and including the Hole in Rocks Drainage to and including Leaton Gulch outside the National Forest administrative boundary.	14 of 23 drew	15	40–72%
1112	any weapon · Aug 30–Dec 31All of Units 36A, 36B, 37 and 37A.	42 of 42 drew	75	28–58%
1136	any weapon · Aug 30–Oct 31All of Units 36A, 36B, 37 and 37A.	186 of 186 drew	200	38–66%
1137	any weapon · Nov 1–Dec 31All of Units 36A, 36B, 37 and 37A.	198 of 344 drew	200	12–36%
1167	Deer Controlled Hunt 1167 · 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 hunters25%

25%

2020

102720–100%

100%

60%

80%

20%

50%

67%

40%

2019202020212022202320242025

110240–70%

47%

55%

58%

63%

69%

70%

40%

2019202020212022202320242025

111228–71%

59%

68%

71%

68%

46%

57%

28%

2019202020212022202320242025

113625–68%

29%

51%

25%

49%

39%

68%

38%

2019202020212022202320242025

11370–36%

0%

29%

18%

20%

12%

36%

2019202020212022202320242025

107031–76%

76%

45%

33%

31%

59%

60%

201920202021202220232025

11670–100%

0%

100%

0%

100%

0%

100%

201920202021202220232024

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

2019–2025

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

40%

Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) 2023

60%

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

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

1027Any WeaponOct 10–Nov 30
1070ArcheryAug 1–Sep 30
1102Any WeaponSep 15–Oct 31
1112Any WeaponAug 30–Dec 31
1136Any WeaponAug 30–Oct 31
1137Any WeaponNov 1–Dec 31
1167Any WeaponOct 10–Nov 30

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

Unit 36Band the units around it

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Public land & access

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Offline maps

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Unit boundary

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Unit 36B

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Members

Unit 36B 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 36B · 1070

9 of 32 drew

Success32–60%

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Idaho Unit 36B:deer draw odds & harvest

Deer huntsin Unit 36B

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

Unit 36Band the units around it

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