Deer General Archery Season

Unit 30
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
  • 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

Motorized Hunting Rule Applies.

Unit 30
All of Unit 30. Area Size: 256,865 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 30

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Archery 30 6 81 7 529 2 3 0 0 50
2022 Archery 30 23 81 28 418 15 8 33 0 30.2
2021 Archery 30 24 112 22 816 12 12 38.3 0 19.7
2020 Archery 30 37 169 22 944 20 17 24.5 26.5 16.3
2019 Archery 30 29 140 21 1009 5 24 0 100 8.7
2018 Archery 30 13 113 11.6 742 7 6 0 25.8
2017 Archery 30 15 104 14.6 549 7 8 80 0
2016 Archery 30 26 78 33.4 503 12 14 44.5 0
2015 Archery 30 18 90 19.9 658 9 8 100 100 0
2014 Archery 30 16 71 22.1 397 16 0 0
2013 Archery 30 36 117 31.2 778 23 14 43.4 0 26.9
2012 Archery 30 14 120 11.6 922 9 5 47 36.5 31.9
2011 Archery 30 9 91 10 517 9 66.9 0 66.9
2010 Archery 30 12 84 14.1 499 11 1 72.1 44.3 57.5
2009 Archery 30 20 81 24.6 456 10 10 40 20 20.1
2008 Archery 30 20 103 19.7 670 7 13 28.6 0 4.9
2007 Archery 30 16 116 13.8 829 8 8 37.5 0 12.5
2006 Archery 30 20 89 22.5 11 9 18.2 9.1 0
2005 Archery 30 14 73 19.1 498 10 4 0 30 7.1
2004 Archery 30 22 90 24.4 476 22 0 4.5 0 0
2003 Archery 30 10 79 13 549 10 0 30 10 20
2002 Archery 30 8 67 12 459 8 0 25 13 38
2001 Archery 30 6 71 8 408 6 0 40 20 0
2000 Archery 30 11 11 0 20 3 6
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 46.67 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 119,884 acres   46.7%
Graph illustrating 29.88 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 76,740 acres   29.9%
Graph illustrating 20.37 percent Private 52,312 acres   20.4%
Graph illustrating 2.89 percent State of Idaho 7,411 acres   2.9%
Graph illustrating 0.05 percent Other 134 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.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.