Deer General Any Weapon Season

Unit 51
Unlimited Tags

Non-resident tag quota of 15,500 total deer tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.

10/10/2012 - 10/24/2012

Species
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
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.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

Restrictions
  • 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. Learn more about the Motorized hunting Rule at idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/access/motorized-vehicles

Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
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All of Unit 51. Area Size: 604,464 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics

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Year
Take Method
Unit
Harvest
Hunters
Success%
Days
Antlered
Antlerless
%4+Pts
%5+Pts
%Whitetail
2024Any Weapon51194705282672186846011
2023Any Weapon5116971624347816823488
2022Any Weapon511617282232281547402620
2021Any Weapon5116177121309215832608
2020Any Weapon511679221837481353227709
2019Any Weapon512488872830401945435417
2018Any Weapon512138972431771724119358
2017Any Weapon5122789026287619830513810
2016Any Weapon512667663528072382835295
2015Any Weapon5128081934.232282057568.5230
2014Any Weapon5120680625.532011545229.85.13.9
2013Any Weapon5116081219.730801411824.611.24
2012Any Weapon5117976423.429181443539.620.24.5
2011Any Weapon5117175322.72863141304210.44.1
2010Any Weapon5114872420.525831291929.82.35.9
2009Any Weapon5115783818.73085117393111.79.1
2008Any Weapon5118083921.428101433624.66.32.8
2007Any Weapon5122580128.132691745132.65.28
2006Any Weapon5121979027.71882846.714.712.4
2005Any Weapon5118163128.725761463534.47.54.4
2004Any Weapon5112162619.323821061345.35.74
2003Any Weapon5111366917218393203024
2002Any Weapon51125803163445992637103
2001Any Weapon51163619262269129343053
2000Any Weapon511009372824
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Deer Tag
  • Jr./Sr./DAV Deer Tag
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Deer Tag
  • Adult Deer Tag
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

A valid hunting license is required for all hunting and trapping activities.
* Indicates this item is optional.

Where to purchase

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Surface Management

For government land, these data show the managing agency of the land, which may or not be the same as the owning agency.

Graph illustrating 44.75 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 270,468 acres   44.7%
Graph illustrating 44.55 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 269,317 acres   44.6%
Graph illustrating 8.17 percent Private 49,393 acres   8.2%
Graph illustrating 2.22 percent State of Idaho 13,447 acres   2.2%
Graph illustrating 0.3 percent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 1,839 acres   0.3%

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Access Yes! Properties

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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.