Idaho Unit 5:deer draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 50 to 60 tags, 266 to 1,422 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 5
- Unit 1: Deer
- Unit 2: Deer
- Unit 3: Deer
- Unit 4: Deer
- Unit 6: Deer
- Unit 7: Deer
- Unit 9: Deer
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- Unit 78: Deer
- Unit 4A: Deer
- Unit 10A: Deer
- Unit 11A: Deer
- Unit 19A: Deer
- Unit 21A: Deer
- Unit 30A: Deer
- Unit 32A: Deer
- Unit 36A: Deer
- Unit 36B: Deer
- Unit 37A: Deer
- Unit 52A: Deer
- Unit 59A: Deer
- Unit 60A: Deer
- Unit 62A: Deer
- Unit 66A: Deer
- Unit 73A: Deer
- Unit 20A: Deer
- Unit 63A: Deer
- Unit 68A: Deer
Unit 5Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 52026 draw
100160 tags, 1,422 applied, 4% drew.
27th hardest of 148 Idaho deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 5
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% |
| 1126 | any weapon · Aug 30–Sep 30That portion of Unit 5 on or within one mile of private agricultural lands. | 49 of 259 drew | 50 | 42–49% |
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
% successAll hunters25%
25%
2024
100128–58%
47%
39%
58%
28%
53%
56%
51%
2019202020212022202320242025
112639–58%
41%
39%
58%
45%
42%
49%
201920212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) 2025
19%
Harvested bucks with 5 or more points (whitetail) (%)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
- 1001Any WeaponAug 30–Dec 1
- 1126Any WeaponOct 10–Dec 1
- 1126ArcheryAug 30–Sep 30
- 1126MuzzleloaderDec 25–Dec 31
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 5and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- Unit 1: Deer
- Unit 2: Deer
- Unit 3: Deer
- Unit 4: Deer
- Unit 6: Deer
- Unit 7: Deer
- Unit 9: Deer
- Unit 11: Deer
- Unit 13: Deer
- Unit 14: Deer
- Unit 15: Deer
- Unit 16: Deer
- Unit 18: Deer
- Unit 21: Deer
- Unit 22: Deer
- Unit 23: Deer
- Unit 25: Deer
- Unit 26: Deer
- Unit 27: Deer
- Unit 28: Deer
- Unit 29: Deer
- Unit 30: Deer
- Unit 31: Deer
- Unit 32: Deer
- Unit 33: Deer
- Unit 36: Deer
- Unit 37: Deer
- Unit 38: Deer
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- Unit 40: Deer
- Unit 41: Deer
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- Unit 48: Deer
- Unit 49: Deer
- Unit 50: Deer
- Unit 52: Deer
- Unit 53: Deer
- Unit 54: Deer
- Unit 55: Deer
- Unit 57: Deer
- Unit 58: Deer
- Unit 59: Deer
- Unit 60: Deer
- Unit 61: Deer
- Unit 62: Deer
- Unit 64: Deer
- Unit 65: Deer
- Unit 66: Deer
- Unit 67: Deer
- Unit 68: Deer
- Unit 69: Deer
- Unit 70: Deer
- Unit 71: Deer
- Unit 72: Deer
- Unit 73: Deer
- Unit 74: Deer
- Unit 75: Deer
- Unit 76: Deer
- Unit 77: Deer
- Unit 78: Deer
- Unit 4A: Deer
- Unit 10A: Deer
- Unit 11A: Deer
- Unit 19A: Deer
- Unit 21A: Deer
- Unit 30A: Deer
- Unit 32A: Deer
- Unit 36A: Deer
- Unit 36B: Deer
- Unit 37A: Deer
- Unit 52A: Deer
- Unit 59A: Deer
- Unit 60A: Deer
- Unit 62A: Deer
- Unit 66A: Deer
- Unit 73A: Deer
- Unit 20A: Deer
- Unit 63A: Deer
- Unit 68A: Deer
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
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Members
Unit 5 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 5 · 1001
54 of 1,255 drew
Success51–55%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG