Deer General Archery Season

Unit 36A
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 36A
All of Unit 36A. Area Size: 493,901 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 36A

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Archery 36A 1 83 2 638 1 100 100
2022 Archery 36A 24 125 19 771 8 16 37.4 0
2021 Archery 36A 11 134 8 974 5 7 28.5 0
2020 Archery 36A 12 173 7 1309 9 4 14.8 0
2019 Archery 36A 14 116 12 825 8 6 83.6 33.2
2018 Archery 36A 7 140 4.9 876 7 20
2017 Archery 36A 9 111 8.2 598 2 8 100 0
2016 Archery 36A 33 95 34.5 666 16 16 38.2 100 3.8
2015 Archery 36A 25 152 16.3 1186 17 8 0 0 0
2014 Archery 36A 16 69 22.5 396 16
2013 Archery 36A 4 38 10.5 245 2 2 50 0 25
2012 Archery 36A 6 69 7.9 441 5 1 0 0 18.2
2011 Archery 36A 8 40 20.6 434 3 5 66.7 33.3 0
2010 Archery 36A 7 63 10.7 398 1 6 100 100 29.6
2009 Archery 36A 11 38 28.8 244 11 9.2 0 0
2008 Archery 36A 2 78 2.6 532 1 1 100 0 0
2007 Archery 36A 18 76 23.7 510 4 14 25 0 0
2006 Archery 36A 7 53 13.2 2 5 0
2005 Archery 36A 6 45 13.3 284 2 4 0 0 0
2004 Archery 36A 3 54 5.6 343 2 1 50 0 33
2003 Archery 36A 5 71 7 489 4 1 25 25 20
2002 Archery 36A 4 53 8 363 4 0 50 25 0
2001 Archery 36A 1 52 2 293 1 0 0 0 0
2000 Archery 36A 2 2 0 44 2 1
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 51.45 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 254,125 acres   51.5%
Graph illustrating 42.37 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 209,266 acres   42.4%
Graph illustrating 3.27 percent State of Idaho 16,146 acres   3.3%
Graph illustrating 2.8 percent Private 13,842 acres   2.8%
Graph illustrating 0.11 percent Other 522 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.