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Hunting Unit 67 in Idaho

Everything IDFG prints for Unit 67: 8 hunt numbers, 15 general rows and 2021 to 2025 results across Bonneville, Teton and Madison and more.

8Controlled hunts
PalisadesElk zone
Island ParkWolf zone
263,891Acres

Photo: Bureau of Land Management (CC BY 2.0)

Where Unit 67 lies

Read on the Hunt Planner, Unit 67 runs to 263,891 acres; the GIS overlay puts 83% of that ground in Bonneville County. Pieces of Bonneville County, Teton County, Madison County and Jefferson County make up Unit 67; seen from the county side, the unit covers 17% of Bonneville.

County pieceUnit %County %Boundary text
Bonneville County83%17%Yes
Teton County11%9%Yes
Madison County6%5%Yes
Jefferson County0.4%0.2%Yes
263,891Acres (Hunt Planner)
Upper SnakeIDFG region
PalisadesElk zone
Island ParkWolf zone
4Counties
Idaho FallsOffice
MountainTime zone

The IDFG Upper Snake Region runs Unit 67; its nearest desk for the unit is the Upper Snake Region Office in Idaho Falls.

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 67 unit-level rules

PalisadesElk zone
Island ParkWolf zone
Not listedCWD
  • Buy the Palisades A or B tag for general elk in Unit 67; the zone also holds 2 other units.
  • Unit 67 counts toward the Island Park wolf zone (8 units). Hunting and trapping dates differ for public and private land.
  • No CWD zone or mandatory testing rule names Unit 67 for 2026.

See the zone: Palisades 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 67 controlled hunts

IDFG's 2026 hunt areas put 8 drawn hunts inside Unit 67: 4 elk, 2 deer and 2 moose. Their tags add up to 487, some shared with other units. 5 of them stay inside this unit; the rest also cover neighbouring units.

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. The moose, sheep and goat lines are 2026 hunts from the 2025 & 2026 brochure.

White-tailed deer buck in the trees

White-tailed deer buck in the trees

Deer, antlered (1)

HuntAreaWeaponDatesBagTags 2026UnitsBrochureNotes
105367
Any Weapon
Oct 10
to Nov 30, 2026
Antlered
40Only herep. 23
Short range weapons only
in that portion of
Unit 67 south and
west of State Highway
26.

Deer, extra antlerless (1)

HuntAreaWeaponDatesBagTags 2026UnitsBrochureNotes
114460A-1X
Archery
Aug 30
to Sep 30, 2026
Antlerless
3007 unitsp. 29
Archery only, White-tailed deer
only, Motorized Hunting Rule
Applies in Units 66
and 69, See idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/access/motorized-vehicles

Elk, antlerless (2)

HuntAreaWeaponDatesBagTags 2026UnitsBrochureNotes
210164-1
Any Weapon
Oct 15
to Nov 14, 2026
Antlerless
50
64, 65, 67
p. 54—
210567-1
Any Weapon
Oct 22
to Dec 14, 2026
Antlerless
40Only herep. 54
Portion of Unit only,
Very limited access

Elk, muzzleloader (1)

HuntAreaWeaponDatesBagTags 2026UnitsBrochureNotes
214364-1
Muzzleloader
Oct 1
to Oct 9, 2026
Antlered
35
64, 65, 67
p. 56
Antlered only

Elk, outfitter allocated (1)

HuntAreaWeaponDatesBagTags 2026UnitsBrochureNotes
221367-1
Any Weapon
Oct 22
to Dec 14, 2026
Antlerless
2Only herep. 59
Antlerless only, Portion of
Unit only, Very limited
access

Moose, antlered (2)

2026 hunt, 2025 & 2026 brochure

HuntAreaWeaponDatesBagTags 2026UnitsBrochureNotes
307567-1
Any Weapon
Aug 30
to Nov 23, 2026
Antlered
10Only herep. 10—
307667-2
Any Weapon
Aug 30
to Nov 23, 2026
Antlered
10Only herep. 10—

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 67 general seasons

Over-the-counter big game in Unit 67 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 October 31, 2026.

Deer (7)

Tag or typeWeaponDatesBagAreaNotesNow
Regular tag
Archery
Aug 30
to Sep 30, 2026
Antlered
This unit
—
Regular tag
Any Weapon
Oct 10
to Oct 24, 2026
Antlered
This unit
Short-range weapons ONLY in
that portion of Unit
67 south and west
of State Highway 26.
Regular tag
Archery
Nov 20
to Dec 19, 2026
Antlerless or Antlered
This unit
—
White-tailed tag
Archery
Aug 30
to Sep 30, 2026
Antlerless or 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 Oct 31, 2026
Antlerless or Antlered
This unit
Short-range weapons ONLY in
that portion of Unit
67 south and west
of State Highway 26.
White-tailed tag
Archery
Nov 1
to Dec 19, 2026
Antlerless or Antlered
This unit
—

Elk (2)

Tag or typeWeaponDatesBagAreaNotesNow
A tag
Archery
Aug 30
to Sep 30, 2026
Antlerless or Antlered
64, 65, 67
—
B tag
Any Weapon
Oct 15
to Oct 21, 2026
Antlered
64, 65, 67
—

Black bear (2)

Tag or typeWeaponDatesBagAreaNotesNow
Fall 2026
Any weapon
Aug 30
to Oct 31, 2026
One black bear
per tag; females
with young protected
64, 65, 66, 67,
69
Dogs prohibited: Oct
1 – Oct
31
Spring 2027
Any weapon
Apr 15
to Jun 30, 2027
One black bear
per tag; females
with young protected
64, 65, 66, 67,
69
Dogs prohibited: Oct
1 – Oct
31

Mountain lion (1)

Tag or typeWeaponDatesBagAreaNotesNow
Lion tag
Any weapon
Jul 1, 2026
to Jun 30, 2027
One mountain lion
per tag; females
with spotted kittens
protected
17 units
Dogs prohibited: July
1 – Aug
29; Oct 1
– Nov 30;
Apr 1 –
June 30

Gray wolf (3)

Tag or typeWeaponDatesBagAreaNotesNow
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
—

On general elk tags, Unit 67 has 1 A and 1 B lines.

Palisades A/B lines (2)

TagWeaponDatesBagZone tagsIn Unit 67
A tag
Archery
Aug 30
to Sep 30, 2026
Antlerless or Antlered
—Yes
B tag
Any Weapon
Oct 15
to Oct 21, 2026
Antlered
—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 67 harvest, 2021 to 2025

Deer on general tags, 2025: 91 from Unit 67, against 71 the year before.

The 2025 general elk total for the unit is 28, with 352 hunters afield.

2025 also brought 50 black bear and 4 mountain lion from Unit 67.

IDFG reports this harvest by unit and by hunt, never by county.

General deer and elk, 2025

Kind and methodTakenHuntersSuccessDaysAntleredAntlerless
Deer, Any Weapon8357015%2,320749
Deer, Archery81665%1,41671
Deer, All Weapons Combined9173512%3,7368110
Elk, Any Weapon162138%79716—
Elk, Archery121409%1,29494
Elk, All Weapons Combined283528%2,091244

Year by year

YearDeer (all weapons)Elk (all weapons)Black bearMountain lionGray wolfSpring turkey
20218852407——
202210845504——
20239750512—0
20247141571——
20259128504——
Deer taken in Unit 67 by year0501001502002021: 888820212022: 10810820222023: 979720232024: 717120242025: 91912025

Results for the drawn hunts (8)

HuntSpecies20212022202320242025Hunters 2025Success 2025
1053Deer651931244060%
1144Deer1—225420227%
2101Elk1381231111144233%
2105Elk1722842730143738%
2143Elk65161642814%
2213Elk22—————
3075Moose978971070%
3076Moose15135961060%
White-tailed deer moving through autumn woods

White-tailed deer moving through autumn woods

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.

Public land across Unit 67

Unit 67 overlaps 10 mapped land records, from WMAs (0) and Access Yes! ground (2) to national forest units (3) and BLM ground (3).

Pins mark land records and towns tied to this unit; unit lines are on the IDFG map.

Pine Creek Bench
Area near Hwy
31 (Access Yes!)

Access Yes! · 5,971 acres

Only in Unit 67
Page

Pine Creek Bench
(Access Yes!)

Access Yes! · 760 acres

Only in Unit 67
Page

Teton Basin Ranger District

Ranger district · 107,117 acres

4 units
Page

Palisades Ranger District

Ranger district · 416,207 acres

5 units
Page

Bureau of Reclamation
Lands in Idaho

Reclamation · 79,469 acres

14 units
Page

Upper Snake Field Office

BLM field office · 1,813,806 acres

20 units
Page

Caribou-Targhee National Forest

National forest · 2,762,182 acres

23 units
Page

Idaho Falls District

BLM district · 3,625,567 acres

42 units
Page

Access Yes! Program

Access program · 343,632 acres

44 units
Page

BLM Public Lands
in Idaho

BLM land · 11,681,144 acres

82 units
Page

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 67

Town pages for Unit 67: 1 inside the unit, 2 within 10 miles, beginning with Irwin.

  • IrwinIn unit · Bonneville County
  • DriggsWithin 10 mi · Teton County
  • RirieWithin 10 mi · Jefferson County
A historic stone building on the main street of Sugar City

A historic stone building on the main street of Sugar City

Sharing a county with Unit 67, closest centres first:

UnitShared countiesElk zoneDeer 2025Hunts
Unit 66BonnevilleTex Creek12410
Unit 66ABonnevilleDiamond Creek5812
Unit 65TetonPalisades418
Unit 69BonnevilleTex Creek42712
Unit 64Jefferson, Madison, TetonPalisades944
Unit 63ABonneville, Jefferson, MadisonSnake River1973
Unit 62Madison, TetonIsland Park12010
Unit 60AJefferson, MadisonIsland Park48921

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.

Sun and shooting hours for Unit 67

IDFG allows big game, wolf and upland game animals from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset; for Unit 67 that window is worked out below with the NOAA solar formula on Mountain Time.

DateSeason pointSunriseSunsetHours
Aug 30, 2026Archery deer opener6:46 a.m. MT8:07 p.m. MT6:16 a.m. MT to 8:37 p.m. MT
Sep 15, 2026Chukar opener7:04 a.m. MT7:38 p.m. MT6:34 a.m. MT to 8:08 p.m. MT
Oct 3, 2026Duck opener7:24 a.m. MT7:05 p.m. MT6:54 a.m. MT to 7:35 p.m. MT
Oct 10, 2026General deer opener7:32 a.m. MT6:53 p.m. MT7:02 a.m. MT to 7:23 p.m. MT
Oct 15, 2026General elk opener7:38 a.m. MT6:45 p.m. MT7:08 a.m. MT to 7:15 p.m. MT
Dec 21, 2026Shortest day7:55 a.m. MT4:52 p.m. MT7:25 a.m. MT to 5:22 p.m. MT
Apr 15, 2027Spring turkey6:45 a.m. MT8:07 p.m. MT6:15 a.m. MT to 8:37 p.m. MT

Times rounded to the minute.

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 67 in brief

Where do hunters in Unit 67 buy fuel and groceries?

Irwin, Driggs and Ririe.

Which region handles Unit 67?

IDFG Upper Snake Region.

What counties fall inside Unit 67 on the IDFG map?

Bonneville County, Teton County, Madison County and Jefferson County; Bonneville County holds 83% of the unit by the GIS overlay.

Is Unit 67 an A tag or a B tag unit?

Both tags exist for the Palisades Zone; 1 A and 1 B lines reach this unit.

How many 2026 tags do hunts in Unit 67 carry?

487 across 8 hunts, some shared with other units.

Which deer tags work in Unit 67?

Regular tag and white-tailed tag.

Does IDFG publish harvest for Unit 67?

Yes, by unit and by hunt on the Hunt Planner, 2021 to 2025 here.

Where are bear rules for Unit 67?

In the general bear tables of Big Game 2026 Seasons and Rules.

Are wolf seasons set by zone in Unit 67?

No. IDFG sets them by unit and land type; zones are for analysis.

Must deer shot in Unit 67 go in for a CWD sample?

No, the 2026 sampling list leaves it out.

Are there WMAs in Unit 67?

None in our records.

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); NPS Photo (Public domain); Ken Lund (CC BY-SA 2.0).