Idaho Deer — Unit 22

Idaho Unit 22 covers 548,318 acres and lies 25 miles west of McCall and 47 miles north of Weiser. 73% of it is public land, mostly national forest (54%) and state land (11%). In 2025, 1,754 people hunted deer here and took 425 — 24% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 60 tags here for 548 first-choice applicants.

Tags (2026):100 Nonresident share:capped at 10% Applicants:588 Hunter success (2025):24% Public land:73% Size:548,318 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every deer license type on offer in Unit 22, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.

Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.

Simple view Odds at every point level

1014 Antlered deer (mule or white-tailed), any weapon, Hunt Area 22 60 tags · 548 applicants

<1% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
1071 Antlerless or Antlered deer (mule or white-tailed), archery, Hunt Area 22 25 tags · 30 applicants

7% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
1084 Antlered deer (mule or white-tailed), muzzleloader, Hunt Area 22 15 tags · 10 applicants

10% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice

Hunt	Your odds	As 2nd choice	Points needed	Tags / applicants	Season
1014 ↗ Antlered deer (mule or white-tailed), any weapon, Hunt Area 22 Rifle	<1% Long shot	0%	—	60 / 548	Nov 1–24, 2026
1071 ↗ Antlerless or Antlered deer (mule or white-tailed), archery, Hunt Area 22 Archery	7% Long shot	0%	—	25 / 30	Aug 15 – Sep 30, 2026
1084 ↗ Antlered deer (mule or white-tailed), muzzleloader, Hunt Area 22 Muzzleloader	10% Long shot	0%	—	15 / 10	Oct 1–9, 2026

What these columns mean

Your odds: the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
The badge: plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
As 2nd choice: Idaho lets you name more than one hunt on the application. Miss on your first choice and you go into the pot for whatever tags are left, alongside everyone else's second choices. Points never help a lower choice, so this number is the same whatever you have banked — it is usually worth naming a hunt that goes undersubscribed.
Points needed: the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2026 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
Tags / applicants: tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.

What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)

License	Up front	Gone if you miss	If you draw
Per application	$203	$203	$554.75

Application window: opens May 1, closes Jun 5, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.

The country

Unit 22 within Idaho

Unit 22 and its neighbours

Zoomable USGS topo, aerial imagery and shaded relief, with the neighboring areas drawn on.

Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.

Who owns the ground

National Forest 296,103 ac · 54%
Private 144,498 ac · 26%
State land 60,996 ac · 11%
BLM 42,113 ac · 8%
Bureau of Reclamation 3,617 ac · 1%
Other public 19 ac · 0%

Source: BLM Idaho Surface Management Agency (land ownership / SMA)

Nearby areas

How the hunting has gone

What Idaho Department of Fish and Game publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. Idaho's figures are counts from mandatory hunter reports and check stations rather than survey estimates, so they behave differently from the survey states.