Idaho Unit 53:pronghorn draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for pronghorn. 2026: 50 tags, 278 to 1,504 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 53
- Unit 28: Pronghorn
- Unit 29: Pronghorn
- Unit 30: Pronghorn
- Unit 31: Pronghorn
- Unit 32: Pronghorn
- Unit 36: Pronghorn
- Unit 37: Pronghorn
- Unit 38: Pronghorn
- Unit 39: Pronghorn
- Unit 40: Pronghorn
- Unit 41: Pronghorn
- Unit 42: Pronghorn
- Unit 44: Pronghorn
- Unit 45: Pronghorn
- Unit 46: Pronghorn
- Unit 47: Pronghorn
- Unit 48: Pronghorn
- Unit 49: Pronghorn
- Unit 50: Pronghorn
- Unit 51: Pronghorn
- Unit 52: Pronghorn
- Unit 54: Pronghorn
- Unit 55: Pronghorn
- Unit 56: Pronghorn
- Unit 57: Pronghorn
- Unit 58: Pronghorn
- Unit 59: Pronghorn
- Unit 63: Pronghorn
- Unit 68: Pronghorn
- Unit 76: Pronghorn
- Unit 21A: Pronghorn
- Unit 30A: Pronghorn
- Unit 32A: Pronghorn
- Unit 36A: Pronghorn
- Unit 36B: Pronghorn
- Unit 37A: Pronghorn
- Unit 52A: Pronghorn
- Unit 59A: Pronghorn
Unit 53Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 532026 draw
401750 tags, 1,504 applied, 3% drew.
14th hardest of 57 Idaho pronghorn draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Pronghorn huntsin Unit 53
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4037 | archery · Aug 15–Sep 15All of Units 52A and 53. | 256 of 256 drew | 13–22% | |
| 4017 | any weapon · Sep 25–Oct 24All of Units 52A and 53. | 49 of 1,373 drew | 50 | 60–88% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 53.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% success401757–88%
57%
73%
71%
88%
60%
88%
74%
2019202020212022202320242025
403713–67%
67%
56%
13%
18%
13%
21%
21%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
Before you apply
- Deadline
- “December 5–15, 2026: First application period for the Nonresident and DAV Draw.”
- Tag fee
- “Pronghorn 342.75”
- 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
- 4017Any WeaponSep 25–Oct 24
- 4037ArcheryAug 15–Sep 15
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 53and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- Unit 28: Pronghorn
- Unit 29: Pronghorn
- Unit 30: Pronghorn
- Unit 31: Pronghorn
- Unit 32: Pronghorn
- Unit 36: Pronghorn
- Unit 37: Pronghorn
- Unit 38: Pronghorn
- Unit 39: Pronghorn
- Unit 40: Pronghorn
- Unit 41: Pronghorn
- Unit 42: Pronghorn
- Unit 44: Pronghorn
- Unit 45: Pronghorn
- Unit 46: Pronghorn
- Unit 47: Pronghorn
- Unit 48: Pronghorn
- Unit 49: Pronghorn
- Unit 50: Pronghorn
- Unit 51: Pronghorn
- Unit 52: Pronghorn
- Unit 54: Pronghorn
- Unit 55: Pronghorn
- Unit 56: Pronghorn
- Unit 57: Pronghorn
- Unit 58: Pronghorn
- Unit 59: Pronghorn
- Unit 63: Pronghorn
- Unit 68: Pronghorn
- Unit 76: Pronghorn
- Unit 21A: Pronghorn
- Unit 30A: Pronghorn
- Unit 32A: Pronghorn
- Unit 36A: Pronghorn
- Unit 36B: Pronghorn
- Unit 37A: Pronghorn
- Unit 52A: Pronghorn
- Unit 59A: Pronghorn
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
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Members
Unit 53 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each pronghorn hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 53 · 4037
256 of 256 drew
Success13–22%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG