Idaho Unit 55:deer draw odds & harvest
6 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 25 to 320 tags, 86 to 2,384 applicants per hunt.
Idaho · Unit 55
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- 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
Unit 55Neighbor units
At a glance
Deer hunt codes
6
Any weapon
Tags · 2026
535
across 5 hunts
Applicants · 2026
3,189
6.0 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
11–29%
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk100% drew
- Deer58% drew
- Moose1% drew
- Pronghorn25% drew
- Bighorn sheep4% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk0–10%
- Deer11–29%
- Moose67–100%
- Pronghorn12–100%
- Bighorn sheep100%
Hardest draw in Unit 552026 draw
104425 tags, 693 applied, 4% drew.
22nd hardest of 148 Idaho deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 55
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1044 | any weapon · Aug 15–Sep 24All of Unit 55. | 23 of 573 drew | 25 | 66–100% |
| 1045 | any weapon · Oct 5–Oct 31All of Unit 55. | 288 of 2,033 drew | 320 | 51–71% |
| 1062 | any weapon · Nov 1–Nov 14All of Unit 55. | 98 of 224 drew | 100 | 44–81% |
| 1107 | any weapon · Oct 5–Oct 31All of Units 55 and 57. | 36 of 275 drew | 40 | 62–76% |
| 1108 | any weapon · Oct 5–Oct 31All of Units 55 and 57. | 49 of 84 drew | 50 | 67–76% |
| 1180 | Deer Controlled Hunt 1180 · any weapon · Oct 5–Oct 31 | Not in the 2026 draw report | 21–100% |
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
% successAll hunters11–29%
29%
11%
17%
202020212024
104449–100%
60%
49%
59%
57%
73%
67%
100%
2019202020212022202320242025
104533–84%
33%
40%
64%
84%
51%
60%
71%
2019202020212022202320242025
106244–81%
46%
81%
63%
56%
44%
76%
81%
2019202020212022202320242025
110846–90%
90%
46%
50%
57%
67%
69%
76%
2019202020212022202320242025
118017–100%
50%
100%
100%
100%
100%
17%
50%
2019202020212022202320242025
110743–76%
43%
57%
76%
63%
71%
76%
201920212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) 2025
53%
Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (mule deer) (%)Rising
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
- 1044Any WeaponAug 15–Sep 24
- 1045Any WeaponOct 5–Oct 31
- 1062Any WeaponNov 1–Nov 14
- 1107Any WeaponOct 5–Oct 31
- 1108Any WeaponOct 5–Oct 31
- 1180Any WeaponOct 5–Oct 31
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 55and 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 5: 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
- Unit 39: Deer
- Unit 40: Deer
- Unit 41: Deer
- Unit 42: Deer
- Unit 43: Deer
- Unit 44: Deer
- Unit 45: Deer
- Unit 46: Deer
- Unit 47: Deer
- Unit 48: Deer
- Unit 49: Deer
- Unit 50: Deer
- Unit 52: Deer
- Unit 53: Deer
- Unit 54: 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
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 55 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 55 · 1044
23 of 573 drew
Success66–100%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: IDFG