Deer General Archery Season

Unit 21
White-tailed Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

8/30/2024 - 9/30/2024

Species
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Antlerless or Antlered White-tailed Deer
Either sex may be taken.
Archery
Archery ONLY.

Restrictions

No special restrictions.

Unit 21
All of Unit 21. Area Size: 325,743 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 21

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Archery 21 23 66 34 484 20 3 14 0 6
2022 Archery 21 5 50 10 489 4 1 68.4 0
2021 Archery 21 7 49 14 373 7 83.6 0
2020 Archery 21 29 106 27 794 13 16 55.1 0 4.4
2019 Archery 21 21 112 18.7 876 11 10 74.7 0 37.9
2018 Archery 21 34 99 34.7 465 23 11 64.6 0 16.6
2017 Archery 21 20 52 38.8 232 11 9 69.7 0
2016 Archery 21 10 35 29.2 290 4 6 0 0
2015 Archery 21 26 0 171
2014 Archery 21 38 0 537
2013 Archery 21 12 37 33.2 385 11 1 8.7 0 75.9
2012 Archery 21 1 15 6.6 117 1 0
2011 Archery 21 2 35 5.7 307 1 1 0 0 50
2010 Archery 21 8 44 17.6 250 1 7 100 0 12.9
2009 Archery 21 4 38 10.6 269 3 1 33.3 0 75
2008 Archery 21 17 50 34.8 516 3 14 66.7 33.3 11.6
2007 Archery 21 20 61 32.8 435 6 14 33.3 16.7 55.2
2006 Archery 21 25 50 50 22 3 17.8 8.9 11.8
2005 Archery 21 8 28 28.6 186 5 3 20 20 12.5
2004 Archery 21 9 40 22.5 342 8 1 12.5 0 22
2003 Archery 21 5 34 15 321 5 0 20 0 0
2002 Archery 21 4 37 11 354 4 0 0 0 0
2001 Archery 21 2 37 6 193 2 0 0 0 0
2000 Archery 21 1 1 0 27 3 3
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
  • Archery Permit
  • 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
  • Handicapped Archery Permit* (permit for use of a crossbow during archery-only seasons)
  • 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 98.59 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 321,137 acres   98.6%
Graph illustrating 1.26 percent Private 4,117 acres   1.3%
Graph illustrating 0.07 percent Other 213 acres   0.1%

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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.