Deer General Muzzleloader Season

Unit 4
Regular Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

11/15/2024 - 12/1/2024

Species
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Antlered 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.
Muzzleloader
Muzzleloader ONLY.

Restrictions

No special restrictions.

Unit 4
All of Unit 4. Area Size: 787,906 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 4

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Muzzleloader 4 108 566 19 2694 92 16 28 100
2022 Muzzleloader 4 89 562 16 2712 73 16 38.9 100
2021 Muzzleloader 4 148 614 24 2749 118 30 0 28.3 99.1
2020 Muzzleloader 4 62 484 13 2130 56 7 100 2.7 90.8
2019 Muzzleloader 4 84 583 14.5 2643 68 17 100 46.3 96
2018 Muzzleloader 4 111 634 17.5 2722 82 29 0 24.6 95.7
2017 Muzzleloader 4 97 595 16.4 2830 78 19 100 24.4 93.7
2016 Muzzleloader 4 174 741 23.5 3183 150 24 100 35 99.2
2015 Muzzleloader 4 85 624 13.6 3191 57 28 33.6 16.9 100
2014 Muzzleloader 4 150 646 23.2 2947 110 40 65.3 28.4 89.3
2013 Muzzleloader 4 135 756 17.9 3468 111 24 64.4 44.8 97
2012 Muzzleloader 4 191 928 20.6 3969 132 55 60.2 27 92.4
2011 Muzzleloader 4 100 822 12.2 3836 76 24 73.6 36.7 100
2010 Muzzleloader 4 126 746 16.9 3091 99 28 69.5 35.2 96
2009 Muzzleloader 4 132 824 16 3606 103 29 76.5 20.6 88.7
2008 Muzzleloader 4 135 831 16.2 4841 121 14 63.7 17.4 83.7
2007 Muzzleloader 4 163 700 23.3 3888 143 20 72.2 34.1 88.3
2006 Muzzleloader 4 198 755 26.2 143 53 59.9 28.6 92.4
2005 Muzzleloader 4 154 726 21.2 3555 129 25 46.6 30.2 89.6
2004 Muzzleloader 4 129 764 16.9 3533 100 30 67 37 88
2003 Muzzleloader 4 151 793 19 3691 118 31 78 35 90
2002 Muzzleloader 4 92 815 11 10493 76 16 72 31 76
2001 Muzzleloader 4 120 640 19 2412 105 15 67 27 82
2000 Muzzleloader 4 86 46 40 24 9 70
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
  • Muzzleloader Permit
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Deer Tag
  • Adult Deer Tag
  • Muzzleloader Permit
  • 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 68.99 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 543,602 acres   69%
Graph illustrating 20.02 percent Private 157,763 acres   20%
Graph illustrating 6.55 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 51,590 acres   6.5%
Graph illustrating 3.76 percent State of Idaho 29,649 acres   3.8%
Graph illustrating 0.47 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 3,697 acres   0.5%
Graph illustrating 0.18 percent Other 1,382 acres   0.2%

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Land management via Inside Idaho

Access Yes! Properties

Access Yes! is Fish and Game program designed to improve hunting and fishing access to private land or through private land to public land by compensating willing landowners who provide access.

No properties are currently available in this hunt area.
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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.