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2026-27 · Southwest Region
Hunting Unit 34 in Idaho
Everything IDFG prints for Unit 34: 4 hunt numbers, 15 general rows and 2021 to 2025 results across Valley and Boise.
Photo: Brent (CC BY 2.0)
Unit 34 size, region and office
Read on the Hunt Planner, Unit 34 runs to 284,415 acres; the GIS overlay puts 99% of that ground in Valley County. Unit lines follow ridges, rivers and roads, so Unit 34 reaches 2 counties; the table gives each share of the unit and of the county.
| County piece | Unit % | County % | Boundary text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley County | 99% | 12% | Yes |
| Boise County | 1% | 0.3% | Yes |
The IDFG Southwest Region runs Unit 34; its nearest desk for the unit is the Southwest Region North – McCall Office in McCall.
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.
Zones and rules in Unit 34
- Buy the Sawtooth A or B tag for general elk in Unit 34; the zone also holds 3 other units.
- Unit 34 counts toward the Sawtooth wolf zone (5 units). Hunting and trapping dates differ for public and private land.
- No CWD zone or mandatory testing rule names Unit 34 for 2026.
See the zone: Sawtooth 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; checked November 12, 2026.
Unit 34 drawn tags by species
IDFG's 2026 hunt areas put 4 drawn hunts inside Unit 34: 2 deer and 2 elk. Their tags add up to 226, some shared with other units. Every one of them also reaches at least one other unit.
Applications for deer, elk, pronghorn and fall bear run May 1 to June 5; a second period runs August 5 to 15, with results by August 25.
White-tailed deer moving through autumn woods
Deer, muzzleloader (1)
| Hunt | Area | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | Units | Brochure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1087 | 33-1 | Muzzleloader | Nov 10 to Nov 30, 2026 | Antlered | 150 | 33, 34, 35 | p. 25 | Antlered only |
Deer, outfitter allocated (1)
| Hunt | Area | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | Units | Brochure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1164 | 33 | Muzzleloader | Nov 10 to Nov 30, 2026 | Antlered | 1 | 33, 34, 35 | p. 30 | Muzzleloader only |
Elk, muzzleloader (2)
| Hunt | Area | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | Units | Brochure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2131 | 33-1 | Muzzleloader | Nov 10 to Nov 30, 2026 | Antlerless | 25 | 33, 34, 35, 36 | p. 55 | Antlerless only |
| 2132 | 33-2 | Muzzleloader | Nov 10 to Nov 30, 2026 | Antlered | 50 | 33, 34, 35 | p. 55 | Antlered only |
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.
Over-the-counter seasons in Unit 34
Over-the-counter big game in Unit 34 means deer, elk, black bear, mountain lion and gray wolf, 15 lines in all. General any-weapon deer opens October 10, 2026 and the last such line closes November 8, 2026.
Deer (4)
| Tag or type | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Area | Notes | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular tag | Any Weapon | Oct 10 to Oct 31, 2026 | Antlerless | This unit | — | |
| Regular tag | Any Weapon | Oct 10 to Oct 31, 2026 | Antlered | This unit | — | |
| White-tailed tag | Archery | Aug 30 to Sep 30, 2026 | Antlerless or Antlered | This unit | — | |
| White-tailed tag | Any Weapon | Oct 10 to Nov 8, 2026 | Antlerless or Antlered | This unit | — |
Elk (2)
| Tag or type | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Area | Notes | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A tag | Archery | Aug 30 to Sep 30, 2026 | Antlerless or Antlered | 33, 34, 35, 36 | Sawtooth Zone Tags sell out extremely fast! Resident Sawtooth Zone A and B tags will be sold separately from other resident tag sales, two days after other resident tags. On 7/10/2026 half of the tags will be sold at license vendors only starting at 10 a.m. mt. The remaining half of the resident tags will be sold online only starting at 1 p.m. mt. | |
| B tag | Any Weapon | Oct 15 to Nov 8, 2026 | Antlered | 33, 34, 35, 36 | Sawtooth Zone Tags sell out extremely fast! Resident Sawtooth Zone A and B tags will be sold separately from other resident tag sales, two days after other resident tags. On 7/10/2026 half of the tags will be sold at license vendors only starting at 10 a.m. mt. The remaining half of the resident tags will be sold online only starting at 1 p.m. mt. |
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 | 34, 35, 36, 39 | Dogs prohibited: Oct 5 – Oct 31 | |
| Spring 2027 | Any weapon | Apr 15 to Jun 30, 2027 | One black bear per tag; females with young protected | 34, 35, 36, 39 | Dogs prohibited: Oct 5 – Oct 31 |
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 | 33, 34, 35, 36 | Dogs prohibited: Apr 1 – June 30; July 1 – Aug 29; Oct 5 – Nov 8; Apr 1 – June 30 |
Gray wolf (6)
| 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 | Apr 1 to Nov 14, 2026 | Per wolf tag (see brochure for tag limits) | 39 units | — | |
| Hunting, public land | Hunting | Nov 15, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027 | Per wolf tag (see brochure for tag limits) | 39 units | — | |
| Trapping, private land | Trapping | Nov 15, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027 | Per wolf tag (see brochure for tag limits) | 21 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 | — |
On general elk tags, Unit 34 has 1 A and 1 B lines.
Sawtooth A/B lines (2)
| Tag | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Zone tags | In Unit 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A tag | Archery | Aug 30 to Sep 30, 2026 | Antlerless or Antlered | 1,000 | Yes |
| B tag | Any Weapon | Oct 15 to Nov 8, 2026 | Antlered | 1,800 | 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 34 success rates and harvest
Deer on general tags, 2025: 60 from Unit 34, against 46 the year before.
The 2025 general elk total for the unit is 112, with 593 hunters afield.
2025 also brought 10 black bear and 2 gray wolf from Unit 34.
IDFG reports this harvest by unit and by hunt, never by county.
General deer and elk, 2025
| Kind and method | Taken | Hunters | Success | Days | Antlered | Antlerless |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer, Any Weapon | 40 | 329 | 12% | 1,684 | 40 | — |
| Deer, Archery | 20 | 108 | 19% | 953 | 10 | 9 |
| Deer, All Weapons Combined | 60 | 438 | 14% | 2,637 | 50 | 9 |
| Elk, Any Weapon | 65 | 289 | 22% | 1,873 | 65 | — |
| Elk, Archery | 47 | 304 | 15% | 2,587 | 43 | 5 |
| Elk, All Weapons Combined | 112 | 593 | 19% | 4,460 | 108 | 5 |
Year by year
| Year | Deer (all weapons) | Elk (all weapons) | Black bear | Mountain lion | Gray wolf | Spring turkey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | 55 | 16 | — | 3 | — |
| 2022 | 87 | 71 | 12 | — | 2 | — |
| 2023 | 80 | 66 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 46 | 64 | 6 | — | 5 | — |
| 2025 | 60 | 112 | 10 | — | 2 | — |
Results for the drawn hunts (4)
| Hunt | Species | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Hunters 2025 | Success 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1087 | Deer | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 60 | 141 | 43% |
| 1164 | Deer | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2131 | Elk | 9 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 25 | 24% |
| 2132 | Elk | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 41 | 27% |
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; data read November 11, 2026, checked November 12, 2026.
Mapped ground inside Unit 34
Unit 34 overlaps 6 mapped land records, from WMAs (0) and Access Yes! ground (0) to national forest units (5) and BLM ground (0).
Leave Lake Cascade State Park, Lucky Peak State Park and Ponderosa State Park out of any plan: these closed places lie in the unit's counties.
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 34
Expect a long drive to Unit 34, with no listed town inside or close to it.
Wooden storefronts with flags on the main street of Idaho City
Sharing a county with Unit 34, closest centres first:
| Unit | Shared counties | Elk zone | Deer 2025 | Hunts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 25 | Valley | McCall | 249 | 1 |
| Unit 26 | Valley | Middle Fork | 52 | 4 |
| Unit 24 | Valley | McCall | 324 | 3 |
| Unit 32A | Boise, Valley | Weiser River | 430 | 12 |
| Unit 33 | Boise, Valley | Sawtooth | 296 | 5 |
| Unit 27 | Valley | Middle Fork | 307 | 12 |
| Unit 19A | Valley | McCall | 110 | 5 |
| Unit 35 | Boise | Sawtooth | 76 | 5 |
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 34 sunrise and shooting times
IDFG allows big game, wolf and upland game animals from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset; for Unit 34 that window is worked out below with the NOAA solar formula on Mountain Time.
| Date | Season point | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | General elk opener | 6:27 a.m. MT | 9:11 p.m. MT | 5:57 a.m. MT to 9:41 p.m. MT |
| Aug 30, 2026 | Archery deer opener | 7:01 a.m. MT | 8:26 p.m. MT | 6:31 a.m. MT to 8:56 p.m. MT |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Chukar opener and general deer opener | 7:20 a.m. MT | 7:56 p.m. MT | 6:50 a.m. MT to 8:26 p.m. MT |
| Oct 3, 2026 | Duck opener | 7:41 a.m. MT | 7:22 p.m. MT | 7:11 a.m. MT to 7:52 p.m. MT |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Shortest day | 8:17 a.m. MT | 5:04 p.m. MT | 7:47 a.m. MT to 5:34 p.m. MT |
| Apr 15, 2027 | Spring turkey | 7:00 a.m. MT | 8:26 p.m. MT | 6:30 a.m. MT to 8:56 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.
Unit 34 in brief
What counties fall inside Unit 34 on the IDFG map?
Valley County and Boise County; Valley County holds 99% of the unit by the GIS overlay.
Is Unit 34 an A tag or a B tag unit?
Both tags exist for the Sawtooth Zone; 1 A and 1 B lines reach this unit.
Which hunt in Unit 34 has the most tags?
Hunt 1087, with 150 tags.
Which deer tags work in Unit 34?
Regular tag and white-tailed tag.
Is Unit 34 a good unit?
Judge by the numbers: 60 general deer in 2025 and 112 elk.
Where are bear rules for Unit 34?
In the general bear tables of Big Game 2026 Seasons and Rules.
Are wolf seasons set by zone in Unit 34?
No. IDFG sets them by unit and land type; zones are for analysis.
Must deer shot in Unit 34 go in for a CWD sample?
No, the 2026 sampling list leaves it out.
How many land records touch Unit 34?
6.
What town works as a base camp for Unit 34?
Our list has none close; the Valley County page shows the nearest.
Which IDFG office covers Unit 34?
Southwest Region North – McCall Office.
Answers drawn from the IDFG sources cited on this page; checked November 12, 2026.
Other photos on this page: NPS Photo (Public domain); Tony Hisgett (CC BY 2.0); Jitze Couperus (CC BY 2.0).