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2026-27 · Southeast Region
What opens in Unit 75, Idaho
Hunt numbers, tag counts, general dates, five years of Hunt Planner harvest and the public ground of Unit 75 (Bear Lake, Caribou and Franklin).
Photo: Ken Lund (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Where Unit 75 lies
IDFG gives the unit a number and no name. Unit 75 covers 242,375 acres, mostly in Bear Lake County (56%). Pieces of Bear Lake County, Caribou County and Franklin County make up Unit 75; seen from the county side, the unit covers 22% of Bear Lake.
| County | Share of unit | Share of county | In boundary text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Lake County | 56% | 22% | Yes |
| Caribou County | 31% | 7% | Yes |
| Franklin County | 12% | 7% | Yes |
Unit 75 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 75 unit-level rules
- Elk: Unit 75 is part of the Bear River Zone, so a general elk tag here is the Bear River A tag or B tag, good across Units 77 and 78 as well.
- On the IDFG wolf layer Unit 75 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 75 under the 2026 rules.
Zone tags: Bear River 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 75 drawn tags by species
All 3 controlled hunts valid somewhere in Unit 75 are listed below with dates, bag, 2026 tags and the brochure page. Single-unit hunts: 1. Multi-unit hunts: 2.
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, 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 |
Elk, antlered (1)
| Hunt | Area | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | Units | Brochure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2045 | 75-1 | Any Weapon | Oct 1 to Oct 14, 2026 | Antlered | 25 | 75, 77, 78 | p. 52 | Motorized Hunting Rule Applies, See Pages 104 – 106 |
Moose, antlered (1)
| Hunt | Area | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | Units | Brochure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3086 | 75 | Any Weapon | Aug 30 to Nov 23, 2026 | Antlered | 5 | 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 75 general seasons
Without a draw, a hunter in Unit 75 can work 17 general lines: deer, elk, black bear, mountain lion, gray wolf and wild turkey. The first general any-weapon deer day here is October 10, 2026, on the regular tag.
Deer (2)
| Tag or type | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Area | Notes | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
Elk (5)
| Tag or type | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Area | Notes | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A tag | Archery | Aug 30 to Sep 30, 2026 | Antlerless or Antlered | 75, 77, 78 | — | |
| A tag | Any Weapon | Oct 25 to Nov 15, 2026 | Antlerless | 75, 77, 78 | — | |
| A tag | Muzzleloader | Dec 1 to Dec 31, 2026 | Antlerless | 75, 77, 78 | — | |
| B tag | Archery | Aug 30 to Sep 14, 2026 | Antlerless or Spike | 75, 77, 78 | — | |
| B tag | Any Weapon | Oct 15 to Oct 24, 2026 | Antlered | 75, 77, 78 | — |
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 | 17 units | 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) | 11 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 75: 3 A tag lines and 2 B tag lines, all on Bear River Zone tags.
Every Bear River zone tag line (5)
| Tag | Weapon | Dates | Bag | Zone tags | In Unit 75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| B tag | Archery | Aug 30 to Sep 14, 2026 | Antlerless or Spike | 550 | Yes |
| B tag | Any Weapon | Oct 15 to Oct 24, 2026 | Antlered | 550 | 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 75 success rates and harvest
Unit 75 gave up 139 deer to general tag holders in 2025, 17 fewer than in 2024.
Elk, all weapons combined: 122 in 2025, success 15%.
The same year IDFG recorded 1 mountain lion and 71 spring turkey for Unit 75.
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 | 138 | 647 | 21% | 3,255 | 138 | — |
| Deer, Archery | 1 | 88 | 1% | 882 | 1 | — |
| Deer, All Weapons Combined | 139 | 736 | 19% | 4,137 | 139 | 0 |
| Elk, Any Weapon | 59 | 519 | 11% | 2,610 | 42 | 17 |
| Elk, Archery | 49 | 198 | 25% | 1,385 | 45 | 5 |
| Elk, Muzzleloader | 13 | 110 | 12% | 542 | — | 13 |
| Elk, All Weapons Combined | 122 | 828 | 15% | 4,537 | 87 | 35 |
Harvest by year
| Year | Deer (all weapons) | Elk (all weapons) | Black bear | Mountain lion | Gray wolf | Spring turkey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 273 | 122 | — | 4 | — | 36 |
| 2022 | 221 | 156 | — | 3 | — | 71 |
| 2023 | 65 | 130 | — | 6 | — | 25 |
| 2024 | 156 | 96 | — | 4 | — | 150 |
| 2025 | 139 | 122 | — | 1 | — | 71 |
Controlled hunt results (3)
| Hunt | Species | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Hunters 2025 | Success 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1146 | Deer | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 53 | 26% |
| 2045 | Elk | 38 | 32 | 46 | 32 | 17 | 24 | 71% |
| 3086 | Moose | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100% |
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 75
8 land records list Unit 75 among their units: 1 IDFG WMA, 1 Access Yes! property, 2 Forest Service records and 3 BLM records.
The closed list for these counties includes Bear Lake 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 75
Inside Unit 75 the biggest place on our town list is Montpelier; 3 other towns sit within 10 miles.
- MontpelierIn unit · Bear Lake County
- Soda SpringsWithin 10 mi · Caribou County
- ParisWithin 10 mi · Bear Lake County
- GeorgetownWithin 10 mi · Bear Lake County
Horses grazing a green pasture near Preston
Other units inside Bear Lake and Caribou and the rest of its counties, nearest to Unit 75 first:
| Unit | Shared counties | Elk zone | Deer 2025 | Hunts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 78 | Bear Lake, Franklin | Bear River | 32 | 6 |
| Unit 76 | Bear Lake, Caribou | Diamond Creek | 716 | 15 |
| Unit 77 | Bear Lake, Franklin | Bear River | 195 | 3 |
| Unit 72 | Caribou | Bannock | 202 | 6 |
| Unit 74 | Caribou, Franklin | Bannock | 366 | 8 |
| Unit 71 | Caribou | Bannock | 222 | 5 |
| Unit 73 | Franklin | Bannock | 70 | 9 |
| Unit 66A | Caribou | Diamond Creek | 58 | 12 |
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 75
Deer, elk, bear, lion and wolf hunters around Unit 75 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 | 6:48 a.m. MT | 8:05 p.m. MT | 6:18 a.m. MT to 8:35 p.m. MT |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Chukar opener | 7:04 a.m. MT | 7:38 p.m. MT | 6:34 a.m. MT to 8:08 p.m. MT |
| Oct 1, 2026 | General elk opener | 7:21 a.m. MT | 7:09 p.m. MT | 6:51 a.m. MT to 7:39 p.m. MT |
| Oct 3, 2026 | Duck opener | 7:23 a.m. MT | 7:06 p.m. MT | 6:53 a.m. MT to 7:36 p.m. MT |
| Oct 10, 2026 | General deer opener | 7:31 a.m. MT | 6:54 p.m. MT | 7:01 a.m. MT to 7:24 p.m. MT |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Shortest day | 7:51 a.m. MT | 4:56 p.m. MT | 7:21 a.m. MT to 5:26 p.m. MT |
| Apr 15, 2027 | Spring turkey | 6:46 a.m. MT | 8:05 p.m. MT | 6:16 a.m. MT to 8:35 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 75
How many land records touch Unit 75?
8.
Is there a town inside the lines of Unit 75?
Yes: Montpelier.
Which region handles Unit 75?
IDFG Southeast Region.
Does Unit 75 cross a county boundary?
Yes: Bear Lake County, Caribou County and Franklin County, with the largest piece in Bear Lake County.
Which elk tag do I need for Unit 75?
The Bear River A tag or B tag for general elk; controlled elk hunts need a drawn tag.
How many 2026 tags do hunts in Unit 75 carry?
130 across 3 hunts, some shared with other units.
When does general rifle deer open in Unit 75?
October 10, 2026.
Does IDFG publish harvest for Unit 75?
Yes, by unit and by hunt on the Hunt Planner, 2021 to 2025 here.
Can I use a general bear tag in Unit 75?
Yes, in the dates in the table.
Can I trap wolves in Unit 75?
Yes, with a trapping license and wolf trapper education, in the dates shown.
Is Unit 75 on the 2026 CWD sampling list?
No.
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).