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Bannock Zone · 2 counties
What opens in Unit 70, Idaho
Hunt numbers, tag counts, general dates, five years of Hunt Planner harvest and the public ground of Unit 70 (Bannock and Power).
Photo: Tony Webster (CC BY 2.0)
Mapping Unit 70
IDFG gives the unit a number and no name. Unit 70 covers 242,783 acres, mostly in Bannock County (58%). A hunter in Unit 70 can be standing in any of 2 counties, with Bannock the largest piece at 58%.
| County | Share of unit | Share of county | In boundary text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bannock County | 58% | 20% | Yes |
| Power County | 42% | 11% | Yes |
Unit 70 reports to the Southeast Region, whose Pocatello office answers questions about this ground.
Region, elk zone and boundary counties from the IDFG Hunt Planner unit page; acreage from the Hunt Planner hunt page; shares from the IDFG Game Units layer over Census county lines (GIS measures); office from the IDFG offices page; data read November 11, 2026, checked November 12, 2026.
Unit 70 tag zones and disease rules
- Elk: Unit 70 is part of the Bannock Zone, so a general elk tag here is the Bannock A tag or B tag, good across Units 71, 72, 73, 73A and 74 as well.
- On the IDFG wolf layer Unit 70 sits in the Southern Idaho zone with 30 other units, but seasons follow units and land type, not zones.
- No CWD sampling is required for deer from Unit 70 under the 2026 rules.
- Motorized Hunting Rule: Unit 70 is one of eight units IDFG removed from the rule, which now ends November 14.
Zone tags: Bannock Zone · Wolf zones · CWD Management Zone
Elk zone from the Hunt Planner unit page and elk zone list; wolf zone from the IDFG Wolf Zones layer; CWD: CWD rules, Big Game 2026 p. 9; 2026 CWD changes; Motorized Hunting Rule; checked November 12, 2026.
Unit 70 controlled hunts
All 9 controlled hunts valid somewhere in Unit 70 are listed below with dates, bag, 2026 tags and the brochure page. Single-unit hunts: 5. Multi-unit hunts: 4.
Results for the first deer, elk and pronghorn period come out in early July; second-period results by August 25. For moose, sheep and goat the two-year brochure prints month and day once; these rows apply 2026.
White-tailed deer buck in the trees
Deer, antlered (2)
| Hunt | Area | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | Units | Brochure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1055 | 70 | Any Weapon | Oct 10 to Nov 30, 2026 | Antlered | 5 | Only here | p. 23 | — |
| 1056 | 70 | Archery | Aug 30 to Sep 30, 2026 | Antlered | 145 | Only here | p. 23 | Archery only |
Deer, extra antlerless (1)
| Hunt | Area | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | Units | Brochure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1146 | 66A-1X | Any Weapon | Oct 1 to Nov 30, 2026 | Antlerless | 100 | 12 units | p. 29 | White-tailed deer only, Very limited access, Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Units 66A, 73, 75, 76, 77, and 78, See idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/access/motorized-vehicles |
Deer, muzzleloader (1)
| Hunt | Area | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | Units | Brochure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1096 | 70 | Muzzleloader | Oct 1 to Oct 9, 2026 | Antlered | 50 | Only here | p. 25 | Antlered only |
Deer, outfitter allocated (1)
| Hunt | Area | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | Units | Brochure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1186 | 70 | Archery | Aug 30 to Sep 30, 2026 | Antlered | 1 | Only here | p. 31 | Archery only |
Elk, antlered (2)
| Hunt | Area | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | Units | Brochure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2043 | 70-1 | Any Weapon | Oct 1 to Oct 14, 2026 | Antlered | 25 | 6 units | p. 52 | Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Unit 73, See Pages 104 – 106 |
| 2044 | 70-1 | Any Weapon | Oct 15 to Oct 24, 2026 | Antlered | 250 | 6 units | p. 52 | Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Unit 73, See Pages 104 – 106 |
Elk, muzzleloader (1)
| Hunt | Area | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | Units | Brochure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2145 | 70-1 | Muzzleloader | Nov 16 to Nov 30, 2026 | Antlerless or Antlered | 125 | 6 units | p. 56 | Either sex |
Moose, antlered (1)
| Hunt | Area | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | Units | Brochure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3080 | 70 | Any Weapon | Aug 30 to Nov 23, 2026 | Antlered | 9 | Only here | p. 11 | — |
Hunt numbers, dates, bags and 2026 tags from the Idaho Big Game 2026 Seasons and Rules and the Moose, Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goat 2025 and 2026 brochure (page links per row); units and notes from each Hunt Planner hunt page; draw periods from the brochure draw rules; checked November 12, 2026.
Unit 70 general hunt calendar
Without a draw, a hunter in Unit 70 can work 14 general lines: deer, elk, black bear, mountain lion, gray wolf and wild turkey. The general deer rows for Unit 70 carry no any-weapon line.
Deer (1)
| Tag or type | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Area | Notes | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular tag | Archery | Aug 30 to Sep 30, 2026 | Antlered | This unit | — |
Elk (3)
| Tag or type | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Area | Notes | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A tag | Archery | Aug 30 to Sep 30, 2026 | Antlerless or Antlered | 70, 71, 72, 73, 73A, 74 | Motorized Hunting Rule applies in Units 70, 72 and 73. | |
| A tag | Any Weapon | Oct 25 to Nov 15, 2026 | Antlerless | 70, 71, 72, 73, 73A, 74 | Motorized Hunting Rule applies in Units 70, 72 and 73. | |
| A tag | Muzzleloader | Dec 1 to Dec 31, 2026 | Antlerless | 70, 71, 72, 73, 73A, 74 | — |
Black bear (2)
| Tag or type | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Area | Notes | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | Any weapon | Aug 30 to Oct 31, 2026 | One black bear per tag; females with young protected | 11 units | Dogs prohibited: Aug 30 – Oct 31; Apr 15 – June 30 | |
| Spring 2027 | Any weapon | Apr 15 to Jun 30, 2027 | One black bear per tag; females with young protected | 11 units | Dogs prohibited: Aug 30 – Oct 31; Apr 15 – June 30 |
Mountain lion (1)
| Tag or type | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Area | Notes | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lion tag | Any weapon | Jul 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027 | One mountain lion per tag; females with spotted kittens protected | 47, 49, 70, 72 | Dogs prohibited: July 1 – Aug 29; Oct 1 – Nov 30; Apr 1 – June 30 |
Gray wolf (4)
| Tag or type | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Area | Notes | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunting, private land | Hunting | Jul 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027 | Per wolf tag (see brochure for tag limits) | Statewide | — | |
| Hunting, public land | Hunting | Jul 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027 | Per wolf tag (see brochure for tag limits) | 38 units | — | |
| Trapping, public land | Trapping | Sep 10 to Nov 14, 2026 | Per wolf tag (see brochure for tag limits) | 32 units | — | |
| Trapping, public land | Trapping | Nov 15, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027 | Per wolf tag (see brochure for tag limits) | 32 units | — |
Wild turkey (3)
| Tag or type | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Area | Notes | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | — | Aug 30 to Dec 31, 2026 | Either sex | 25 units | Unit 28 only downstream from the Hat Creek drainage. | |
| Spring | — | Apr 15 to May 25, 2027 | Male or bearded turkey | 45 units | — | |
| Spring youth | — | Apr 8 to Apr 14, 2027 | Male or bearded turkey | 45 units | Unit 2 except Farragut State Park and WMA; Unit 32 except the Payette County portion. 2026 & 2027 brochure: same dates in 2027. |
Elk lines in Unit 70: 3 A tag lines and 0 B tag lines, all on Bannock Zone tags.
Every Bannock zone tag line (3)
| Tag | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Zone tags | In Unit 70 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A tag | Archery | Aug 30 to Sep 30, 2026 | Antlerless or Antlered | — | Yes |
| A tag | Any Weapon | Oct 25 to Nov 15, 2026 | Antlerless | — | Yes |
| A tag | Muzzleloader | Dec 1 to Dec 31, 2026 | Antlerless | — | Yes |
Season rows from the Idaho Big Game 2026 Seasons and Rules (deer, elk, black bear, mountain lion, wolf) and the Upland Game, Turkey and Furbearer 2026 and 2027 brochure (turkey), with unit lists from the Hunt Planner; over-the-counter sales from the brochure; checked November 12, 2026.
Unit 70 harvest, 2021 to 2025
Unit 70 gave up 21 deer to general tag holders in 2025, 13 more than in 2024.
Elk, all weapons combined: 45 in 2025, success 10%.
The same year IDFG recorded 5 mountain lion and 54 spring turkey for Unit 70.
Success is the share of hunters who took an animal, as IDFG prints it.
2025 by weapon type
| Kind and method | Taken | Hunters | Success | Days | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer, Any Weapon | 0 | 39 | 0% | 96 | — | — |
| Deer, Archery | 21 | 164 | 13% | 1,281 | 21 | — |
| Deer, All Weapons Combined | 21 | 203 | 10% | 1,377 | 21 | 0 |
| Elk, Any Weapon | 27 | 269 | 10% | 1,056 | — | 27 |
| Elk, Archery | 17 | 145 | 12% | 1,092 | 17 | — |
| Elk, Muzzleloader | 0 | 28 | 0% | 95 | — | — |
| Elk, All Weapons Combined | 45 | 442 | 10% | 2,242 | 17 | 27 |
Harvest by year
| Year | Deer (all weapons) | Elk (all weapons) | Black bear | Mountain lion | Gray wolf | Spring turkey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | 27 | — | 6 | — | 51 |
| 2022 | 10 | 32 | — | 5 | — | 26 |
| 2023 | 3 | 50 | — | 9 | — | 41 |
| 2024 | 8 | 41 | — | 4 | — | 78 |
| 2025 | 21 | 45 | — | 5 | — | 54 |
Controlled hunt results (9)
| Hunt | Species | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Hunters 2025 | Success 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1055 | Deer | 98 | 83 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 1056 | Deer | 611 | 705 | 87 | 100 | 84 | 137 | 61% |
| 1146 | Deer | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 53 | 26% |
| 1096 | Deer | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 42 | 21% |
| 1186 | Deer | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2043 | Elk | 106 | 117 | 100 | 93 | 17 | 24 | 71% |
| 2044 | Elk | 12 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 98 | 243 | 40% |
| 2145 | Elk | 7 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 111 | 15% |
| 3080 | Moose | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 78% |
A young mule deer buck stepping out of green brush
IDFG Hunt Planner harvest statistics 2021-2025 (2025 pages linked): general deer, general elk, black bear, mountain lion, gray wolf, turkey, controlled deer, controlled elk, controlled moose; data read November 11, 2026, checked November 12, 2026.
Unit 70 public ground
5 land records list Unit 70 among their units: 0 IDFG WMAs, 0 Access Yes! properties, 2 Forest Service records and 3 BLM records.
The closed list for these counties includes Massacre Rocks State Park, Fort Hall Reservation and Fort Hall Off-Reservation Trust Land. Tribal land is closed to non-member hunting except under tribal authority.
Land records and their units from IDFG, USFS, BLM, USFWS and IDL sources (see each land page); closed places from the Big Game 2026 Seasons and Rules and 18 U.S.C. 1165 for tribal land; checked November 12, 2026.
Around Unit 70
Inside Unit 70 the biggest place on our town list is Pocatello; 1 other town sit within 10 miles.
Golden and orange aspens on rolling hills along Mink Creek Road
Other units inside Bannock and Power, nearest to Unit 70 first:
| Unit | Shared counties | Elk zone | Deer 2025 | Hunts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 68A | Bannock, Power | Big Desert | 0 | 4 |
| Unit 73A | Power | Bannock | 34 | 6 |
| Unit 74 | Bannock | Bannock | 366 | 8 |
| Unit 71 | Bannock | Bannock | 222 | 5 |
| Unit 68 | Power | Big Desert | 148 | 7 |
| Unit 56 | Power | South Hills | 417 | 5 |
| Unit 73 | Bannock, Power | Bannock | 70 | 9 |
Towns and their units from places.json (Census places joined to the IDFG Game Units layer); 2025 deer from the Hunt Planner; checked November 12, 2026.
Unit 70 hours on key season dates
Deer, elk, bear, lion and wolf hunters around Unit 70 share the same half-hour rule at both ends of the day.
| Date | Opener | Rise | Set | Big game hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | Archery deer opener | 6:51 a.m. MT | 8:10 p.m. MT | 6:21 a.m. MT to 8:40 p.m. MT |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Chukar opener | 7:08 a.m. MT | 7:42 p.m. MT | 6:38 a.m. MT to 8:12 p.m. MT |
| Oct 10, 2026 | General deer opener | 7:36 a.m. MT | 6:58 p.m. MT | 7:06 a.m. MT to 7:28 p.m. MT |
| Oct 19, 2026 | Duck opener | 7:46 a.m. MT | 6:43 p.m. MT | 7:16 a.m. MT to 7:13 p.m. MT |
| Oct 25, 2026 | General elk opener | 7:54 a.m. MT | 6:34 p.m. MT | 7:24 a.m. MT to 7:04 p.m. MT |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Shortest day | 7:57 a.m. MT | 4:59 p.m. MT | 7:27 a.m. MT to 5:29 p.m. MT |
| Apr 15, 2027 | Spring turkey | 6:50 a.m. MT | 8:10 p.m. MT | 6:20 a.m. MT to 8:40 p.m. MT |
Hours rule from the Idaho Big Game 2026 Seasons and Rules (wolf and upland game animals: same rule, wolf, upland); time zone from 49 CFR 71.9; sunrise and sunset worked out for this location with the NOAA solar formula (Mountain Time); migratory bird hours: IDFG migratory bird table; checked November 12, 2026. Legal hours for every county.
Asked about Unit 70
How many controlled hunts include Unit 70?
9: 5 deer, 3 elk and 1 moose.
When does general rifle deer open in Unit 70?
There is no general any-weapon deer line here.
How did hunters do in Unit 70 last season?
10% deer success on general tags.
Can I use a general bear tag in Unit 70?
Yes, in the dates in the table.
Can I trap wolves in Unit 70?
Yes, with a trapping license and wolf trapper education, in the dates shown.
Is Unit 70 on the 2026 CWD sampling list?
No.
Are there WMAs in Unit 70?
None in our records.
Is there a town inside the lines of Unit 70?
Yes: Pocatello.
Who do I call about access in Unit 70?
The Pocatello office at (208) 232-4703.
Does Unit 70 cross a county boundary?
Yes: Bannock County and Power County, with the largest piece in Bannock County.
Which elk tag do I need for Unit 70?
The Bannock A tag or B tag for general elk; controlled elk hunts need a drawn tag.
Answers drawn from the IDFG sources cited on this page; checked November 12, 2026.
Other photos on this page: USFWS/Southeast (CC BY 2.0); Tony Hisgett (CC BY 2.0); Tony Webster (CC BY 2.0).