Idaho Deer — Unit 72-1
Idaho Unit 72-1 covers 393,910 acres and lies 10 miles north of Soda Springs and 37 miles north-west of Montpelier. 38% of it is public land, mostly state land (16%) and national forest (12%). In 2025, 204 people hunted deer here and took 33 — 16% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 259 tags here for 73 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Unit 72-1, 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-
100% Undersubscribed
| Hunt | Your odds | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1082 ↗ Antlered deer (mule or white-tailed), archery, Hunt Area 72-1 | 100% Undersubscribed | — | 259 / 73 undersubscribed | Nov 16 – Dec 5, 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
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- Private 218,954 ac · 56%
- State land 64,905 ac · 16%
- National Forest 47,778 ac · 12%
- BLM 31,032 ac · 8%
- Tribal 26,446 ac · 7%
- Other public 4,793 ac · 1%
Source: BLM Idaho Surface Management Agency (land ownership / SMA)
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 Department of Fish and Game publishes these per hunt rather than per unit; the rows below add its own figures together, since a hunter holds one tag for the species in a season. Idaho's figures are counts from mandatory hunter reports and check stations rather than survey estimates, so they behave differently from the survey states.
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 204 | 33 | 16% |
| 2024 | 118 | 28 | 24% |
| 2023 | 136 | 14 | 10% |
| 2022 | 183 | 37 | 20% |
| 2021 | 158 | 18 | 11% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 33 · 100% · 204 hunters, 16% success
What the agency says about the area
All of Unit 72 and that portion of Unit 76 within the following boundary: from the intersection of Highway 30/34 in Soda Springs, south on Highway 30 to Georgetown, then east on Stringtown Road, then north on the Left Hand Georgetown Canyon Road-Slug Creek Road, then west on the Blackfoot River Road, then south on Highway 34 to the intersection of Highway 30/34 at Soda Springs.
Source: Idaho Hunt Planner Harvest Statistics, deer 2025 (general + controlled hunt tables)
Boundary: Controlled Hunts - All Species, BigGame='Deer' AND Year=2025 (hunt-area boundaries)
Harvest: Idaho Hunt Planner Harvest Statistics, deer 2025 (general + controlled hunt tables)
Harvest: Idaho Hunt Planner Harvest Statistics, deer 2024 (general + controlled hunt tables)
Harvest: Idaho Hunt Planner Harvest Statistics, deer 2023 (general + controlled hunt tables)