Deer General Any Weapon Season

Unit 40
White-tailed Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

10/10/2024 - 10/24/2024

Species
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Two-Point White-tailed Deer
Only deer with not more than two points on one side, not including brow point, and at least one antler longer than 3 inches may be taken in any season which is open for two-point deer only. A point is an antler projection that is at least one inch long and longer than the width of the projection.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

Restrictions

No special restrictions.

Unit 40
All of Unit 40. Area Size: 1,447,543 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 40

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Any Weapon 40 572 2134 27 7207 572 1 0 1
2022 Any Weapon 40 643 2108 30 7293 643 1 0
2021 Any Weapon 40 590 2049 29 6484 573 17 1.5 0 0.2
2020 Any Weapon 40 782 2385 33 8457 782 2.8 0 0.2
2019 Any Weapon 40 510 2154 23.7 7365 510 3.2 0 1.3
2018 Any Weapon 40 783 2579 30.4 7876 780 3 0.9 0 0.2
2017 Any Weapon 40 491 2244 21.9 7324 491 1.4 0 0.7
2016 Any Weapon 40 797 2227 35.8 6489 788 9 0.7 0 0.4
2015 Any Weapon 40 1024 2699 37.9 7707 1024 0 0 0
2014 Any Weapon 40 851 2693 31.6 7184 843 0.9 0 0.9
2013 Any Weapon 40 522 2485 21 7703 516 5 1.4 0 0.4
2012 Any Weapon 40 606 2335 26 6879 606 1 0.2 0.3
2011 Any Weapon 40 813 2701 30.1 8088 704 109 1.6 0 1
2010 Any Weapon 40 850 2321 36.6 6553 770 80 0.3 0 0.5
2009 Any Weapon 40 824 2152 38.3 5660 728 95 1.5 0 1.6
2008 Any Weapon 40 516 2004 25.7 6141 425 90 0.7 0 0.2
2007 Any Weapon 40 587 1919 30.6 5504 542 38 2.7 0.2 0.9
2006 Any Weapon 40 988 2104 47 833 142 0.7 0.1 2.6
2005 Any Weapon 40 916 2094 43.8 5957 791 126 1.3 0 1.8
2004 Any Weapon 40 598 1707 35 4643 504 90 1 0 1
2003 Any Weapon 40 610 1791 34 4781 610 0 1 0 1
2002 Any Weapon 40 528 1776 30 5109 524 4 1 0 2
2001 Any Weapon 40 520 1237 42 3321 497 23 0 0 0
2000 Any Weapon 40 586 547 39 0 0 2
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
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Deer Tag
  • Adult Deer Tag
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

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 65.54 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 948,667 acres   65.5%
Graph illustrating 24.05 percent Private 348,103 acres   24%
Graph illustrating 9.9 percent State of Idaho 143,246 acres   9.9%
Graph illustrating 0.45 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 6,548 acres   0.5%
Graph illustrating 0.07 percent Other 963 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.