Idaho controlled hunt 1082: antlered mule deer or white-tailed deer, area 72-1

In Idaho Fish and Game's 2026 drawing, 259 hunters chose hunt 1082 first, for unlimited tags (259 issued): 186 of 186 residents drew (100%) and 73 of 73 nonresidents (100%). In 2025, 204 hunters on this hunt took 33 deer, a 16% harvest success by IDFG's count. The 2026 season is November 16 to December 5, 2026: antlered mule deer or white-tailed deer, archery only.

Data updated October 2026. Draws: IDFG's 2026 and 2025 controlled hunt drawing results. Harvest: IDFG's harvest statistics through 2025. Season: IDFG Hunt Planner, 2026.

Check your hunt in unit 72

How many applied for hunt 1082, and how many drew?

Idaho draws controlled hunt tags at random, with no points: each application gets a random number, and tags go to first choices in that order before any second choice is looked at. In 2026, hunt 1082 had unlimited tags, and 259 were issued to first choices.

Source: IDFG, deer controlled hunt drawing odds, 2026 and 2025, first and second drawings. "Drew" is IDFG's count of tags issued to that group's first choices; the percentage is worked out from IDFG's two figures.

How has the draw for hunt 1082 changed?

IDFG's records go back to 2016 for this hunt: 174 first-choice applicants then, 259 in 2026. It is an unlimited hunt now; a figure marked "issued" is the tags issued in an unlimited year, and a plain figure is a year with a set number of tags.

First drawing only. IDFG's Hunt Planner lists these years for this hunt, under the hunt number (and, where it differs, the area) used that year (Hunt Planner, hunt 1082). IDFG rounds its success percentages.

What is the harvest success on hunt 1082?

In 2025, 204 hunters reported on hunt 1082 and 33 took an animal: 16% success, over 1,605 days of hunting. In 2024 it was 28 taken by 118 hunters (as hunt 1085), 24% success in IDFG's figures. Across the 5 most recent years in the table, 16% of hunters took an animal.

IDFG's success percentages are its own and can differ slightly from harvest divided by hunters. From IDFG's mandatory hunter reports and check stations, as its Hunt Planner prints them for this hunt (hunt 1082) and its harvest statistics.

Where is hunt area 72-1?

IDFG's description of hunt area 72-1: 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. It covers 393,954 acres.

Access Yes! properties IDFG lists here (private land open to hunters through the program): Fox Hills Ranch.

Towns IDFG lists in the area: Soda Springs (US 30).

Area facts: IDFG Hunt Planner, hunt area 72-1; land managers from IDFG's surface management data (Inside Idaho), land cover from IDWR.

What rules come with hunt 1082?

• Antlered Mule and White-tailed Deer. Only deer with at least one antler longer than 3 inches may be taken in any season which is open for antlered deer only. In antlered-only seasons, antlers must accompany the carcass while in transit.
• Archery. Archery ONLY.
• Motorized Hunting Rule (MHR): Motorized vehicle use by all big game hunters is restricted to established roadways legally open to travel by full-sized automobiles. The motorized hunting rule applies only to big game animals, including moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goats, in designated units from August 30 through December 31.

Other 2026 deer hunts in units 72 and 76: 1146 (66A-1X). All deer draw results.

Questions hunters ask

How many people applied for Idaho hunt 1082 in 2026?

259 hunters listed hunt 1082 as their first choice in IDFG's 2026 drawing, for unlimited tags (259 issued). 186 of 186 resident first choices drew, and 73 of 73 nonresident first choices.

What is the harvest success on Idaho hunt 1082?

IDFG reports 204 hunters took 33 deer on hunt 1082 in 2025, 16% success. Over the last 5 years IDFG lists for this hunt, 16% of hunters took an animal.

When is Idaho hunt 1082 in 2026?

November 16 to December 5, 2026. It is antlered mule deer or white-tailed deer, archery only, in hunt area 72-1 (IDFG Hunt Planner).

Which units are in Idaho hunt area 72-1?

IDFG describes hunt area 72-1 as: "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." It covers 393,954 acres.

Where these numbers come from

• Drawing: IDFG controlled hunt drawing odds, 2025 and 2026.
• History, harvest and area: IDFG Hunt Planner, hunt 1082 and hunt area 72-1; IDFG harvest statistics.
• Season and rules: IDFG, Idaho Big Game 2026 Seasons and Rules and the Hunt Planner; nonresident limit from the big game brochure, page 109.

FilledTag is not part of Idaho Fish and Game. Hunt numbers change from year to year: use the current brochure when you apply. Nothing on this page predicts a future draw.

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