Bear General Any Weapon Season

Unit 4
Black Bear Tag Unlimited Tags

8/30/2024 - 11/30/2024

Species
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Either-sex Black Bear
No female black bear accompanied by young may be taken.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

Restrictions
  • Nonresidents may purchase two (2) reduced-price tags for Units 4, 4A, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 16A, 17, 19, 20, 20A, 26, 27, that portion of Unit 16 north of the Selway river, and those portions of Units 21 and 28 within designated wilderness at a discounted price; or may purchase one (1) full priced tag to hunt anywhere outside the areas listed above and one (1) reduced price tag valid in areas listed above.
  • A second animal may be taken in all or part of this unit. Appropriate tags are required for all kills.

Electronic calls may be used. Dogs prohibited Aug. 30 - Sep. 14 and Oct. 10 - Oct. 31. Second bear tag may be used. Caution: Grizzly bears may be encountered.

Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
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All of Unit 4. Area Size: 787,906 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics

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Year
Unit
Harvest
Boars
Sows
Fall
Spring
Bait
Hounds
Incidental
Still Stalk
20154208133747912982432454
20144130458540281642
2013410451534025826
2012412377456657402513
2011412968618940382225
201041408951776344391540
200941177937813624221246
20084995742742522152834
200741599662867344243255
200641278740804733242642
2005418111367849746232782
200441127536674518233435
200341338152934018223750
20024151109401262522232969
2001493652865288281138
2000487563160279231438
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Bear Tag
  • Jr./Sr./DAV Bear Tag
  • Hound Hunter Permit*
  • Bear Bait Permit*
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Bear Tag
  • Adult Bear Tag
  • Bear Bait Permit*
  • Hound Hunter 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.