Idaho Deer — Unit 27

Idaho Unit 27 covers 982,880 acres and lies 57 miles south-west of Salmon and 78 miles north of Ketchum. 100% of it is public land, mostly national forest (99%). In 2025, 899 people hunted deer here and took 307 — 34% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 604 tags here for 357 first-choice applicants.

Tags (2026):604 Nonresident share:capped at 10% Applicants:357 Hunter success (2025):34% Public land:100% Size:982,880 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every deer license type on offer in Unit 27, 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

1018 Antlered deer (mule or white-tailed), any weapon, Hunt Area 27 604 tags · 357 applicants

14% Long shot

Hunt	Your odds	Points needed	Tags / applicants	Season
1018 ↗ Antlered deer (mule or white-tailed), any weapon, Hunt Area 27	14% Long shot	—	604 / 357	Nov 1–18, 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.
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 27 within Idaho

Unit 27 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 976,937 ac · 99%
State land 2,393 ac · 0%
Other public 1,820 ac · 0%
Private 1,728 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.