Deer General Archery Season

Unit 49
Regular 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
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Antlerless or Antlered Mule and 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

Unit 49
All of Unit 49. Area Size: 499,166 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 49

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Archery 49 12 253 5 2018 8 4 0 0
2022 Archery 49 36 237 15 1348 18 19 17.3 0
2021 Archery 49 38 279 14 1844 13 25 59.5 0
2020 Archery 49 49 253 19 1791 30 18 42.1 0
2019 Archery 49 3 223 1.2 1309 1 1 0 0
2018 Archery 49 30 247 12.1 1674 17 13 66.7 0
2017 Archery 49 18 192 9.6 1291 11 8 27.9 0
2016 Archery 49 18 257 6.9 1716 4 14 32.9 0
2015 Archery 49 9 336 2.8 2149 9 0
2014 Archery 49 23 215 10.9 1312 8 16 0 0
2013 Archery 49 11 226 4.9 1624 4 7 0 0 0
2012 Archery 49 20 175 11.4 1167 7 14 15.4 0 0
2011 Archery 49 12 143 8.7 966 5 7 0 0 0
2010 Archery 49 32 193 16.6 1234 15 17 38.7 6.7 0
2009 Archery 49 29 173 16.7 1131 14 15 0 0 0
2008 Archery 49 15 194 7.7 1293 8 6 25 25 0
2007 Archery 49 23 216 10.6 1411 3 20 0 0 0
2006 Archery 49 20 201 10 18 2 0
2005 Archery 49 13 198 6.6 1315 9 4 33.3 11.1 0
2004 Archery 49 12 141 8.5 905 3 9 33.3 33.3 0
2003 Archery 49 28 163 17 1049 8 17 0 0 0
2002 Archery 49 12 204 6 1340 4 8 50 25 0
2001 Archery 49 21 247 8 1004 8 13 43 14 0
2000 Archery 49 21 20 1 20 3 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

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 34.62 percent Private 172,829 acres   34.6%
Graph illustrating 30.52 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 152,330 acres   30.5%
Graph illustrating 27.8 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 138,790 acres   27.8%
Graph illustrating 6.89 percent State of Idaho 34,381 acres   6.9%
Graph illustrating 0.16 percent U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 796 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 40 acres   0%

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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.

Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.