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Idaho Unit 38:deer draw odds & harvest

5 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 5 to 10 tags, 25 to 77 applicants per hunt.

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Idaho · Unit 38
Unit 38Neighbor units
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Deer hunt codes
5
Short-range weapons
Tags · 2026
45
across 5 hunts
Applicants · 2026
232
5.2 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0–60%
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Harvest success, 3 yr
Draw oddsHarvest & herdSeasons & rulesAccess
Hardest draw in Unit 382026 draw
1141
10 tags, 77 applied, 13% drew.

52nd hardest of 148 Idaho deer draws in 2026.

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Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 38

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
Hunt codeWhat it isDraw result · 2026TagsSuccess 3-yr
1028short-range weapons · Oct 10–Nov 24That portion of Unit 38 within the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, defined as the areas between the south shoreline of Lake Lowell, the New York Canal on the east, the Refuge’s southern boundary, and Parking Lot 8 on the west.5 of 30 drew50–60%
1138short-range weapons · Oct 10–Oct 29That portion of Unit 38 within the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, defined as the areas between the south shoreline of Lake Lowell, the New York Canal on the east, the Refuge’s southern boundary, and Parking Lot 8 on the west.10 of 25 drew1028–57%
1139short-range weapons · Oct 30–Nov 18That portion of Unit 38 within the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, defined as the areas between the south shoreline of Lake Lowell, the New York Canal on the east, the Refuge’s southern boundary, and Parking Lot 8 on the west.10 of 47 drew1033–39%
1140short-range weapons · Nov 19–Dec 8That portion of Unit 38 within the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, defined as the areas between the south shoreline of Lake Lowell, the New York Canal on the east, the Refuge’s southern boundary, and Parking Lot 8 on the west.10 of 53 drew100–20%
1141short-range weapons · Dec 9–Dec 28That portion of Unit 38 within the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, defined as the areas between the south shoreline of Lake Lowell, the New York Canal on the east, the Refuge’s southern boundary, and Parking Lot 8 on the west.10 of 77 drew1017–29%

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Source: IDFG