Deer Controlled Hunt Archery Season

Hunt Area 72-1
Deer Controlled Hunt 1085 Unlimited Tags

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

11/16/2024 - 12/5/2024

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.
Archery
Archery ONLY.

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

1st choice only Unlimited Controlled Hunt, Antlered only, Motorized Hunting Rule Applies

Hunt Area 72-1
All of Unit 72 and that portion of Unit 76 within the following boundary: from the intersection of Highway 30/34 in Soda Springs, south on Highway 30 to Georgetown, then east on Stringtown Road, then north on the Left Hand Georgetown Canyon Road-Slug Creek Road, then west on the Blackfoot River Road, then south on Highway 34 to the intersection of Highway 30/34 at Soda Springs. Area Size: 393,954 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 72 76

Controlled Hunt Harvest Statistics

Year Hunt# Area Hunters Harvest Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 1085 72-1 136 14 10 913 14 45 0
2022 1085 72-1 183 37 20 1384 37 44.4 0
2020 1086 72-1 157 16 10 1086 16 59.9 0
2019 1086 72-1 216 15 7 1718 15 44 0
2018 1089 72-1 188 32 17 1523 32 61.8 0
2017 1089 72-1 163 28 18 1240 28 59.8 0
2016 1096 72-1 249 44 18 1802 44 46.2 0
2015 1096 72-1 208 64 31 1411 64 69.8 20.9 0
2014 1094 72* 128 41 32 918 41 59.4 18.8 0
2013 1092 72 173 14 8 1245 14 64 14 0
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Drawing Odds for 1st & 2nd Choice Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information 1st Choice 2nd Choice Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2024 1085 72-1 1 179 179 100 0 0 179 179
2023 1085 72-1 1 191 191 100 0 0 191 191
2022 1085 72-1 1 237 237 100 0 0 237 237
2020 1086 72-1 1 212 212 100 0 0 212 99999
2019 1086 72-1 1 257 257 100 0 0 257 99999
2018 1089 72-1 1 230 230 100 0 0 230 999999
2017 1089 72-1 1 198 198 100 0 0 198 999999
2016 1096 72-1 1 174 174 100 241 218 90 392 999999
2015 1096 72-1 1 121 121 100 181 156 86 277 999999
2014 1094 72* 1 82 82 100 124 109 88 191 999999
2013 1092 72 1 128 128 100 124 103 83 231 999999
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Drawing Odds for Resident & NonResident Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information Resident NonResident Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2024 1085 72-1 1 146 146 100 33 33 100 179 179
2023 1085 72-1 1 149 149 100 42 42 100 191 191
2022 1085 72-1 1 174 174 100 63 63 100 237 237
2020 1086 72-1 1 173 173 100 39 39 100 212 99999
2019 1086 72-1 1 200 200 100 57 57 100 257 99999
2018 1089 72-1 1 182 182 100 48 48 100 230 999999
2017 1089 72-1 1 162 162 100 36 36 100 198 999999
2016 1096 72-1 1 132 292 100 42 100 100 392 999999
2015 1096 72-1 1 92 186 100 29 91 100 277 999999
2014 1094 72* 1 75 157 100 7 34 100 191 999999
2013 1092 72 1 117 208 100 11 23 100 231 999999
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Deer Tag
  • Jr./Sr./DAV Deer Tag
  • Archery Permit
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • Handicapped Archery Permit* (permit for use of a crossbow during archery-only seasons)
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Deer Tag
  • Adult Deer Tag
  • Archery Permit
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
  • Handicapped Archery Permit* (permit for use of a crossbow during archery-only seasons)

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

Where to purchase

Learn more about IDFG Licenses, Tags & Permits
 

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 55.18 percent Private 217,366 acres   55.2%
Graph illustrating 16.48 percent State of Idaho 64,906 acres   16.5%
Graph illustrating 12.13 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 47,794 acres   12.1%
Graph illustrating 8.03 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 31,626 acres   8%
Graph illustrating 6.97 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 27,471 acres   7%
Graph illustrating 1.22 percent Other 4,791 acres   1.2%

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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.

Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.