Deer General Archery Season

Unit 5
Regular Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

12/10/2024 - 12/24/2024

Species
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Antlered Mule and White-tailed Deer
Only deer with at least one antler longer than 3 inches may be taken in any season which is open for antlered deer only. In antlered-only seasons, antlers must accompany the carcass while in transit.
Archery
Archery ONLY.

Restrictions

No special restrictions.

Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
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Unit 5
All of Unit 5. Area Size: 457,550 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics

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Year
Take Method
Unit
Harvest
Hunters
Success%
Days
Antlered
Antlerless
%4+Pts
%5+Pts
%Whitetail
2024Archery551228221449331812100
2023Archery5252331116162410100
2022Archery54221120170737522100
2021Archery53523715192714210100
2020Archery52521412144222216100
2019Archery530220141329191117100
2018Archery545296151879281854100
2017Archery533374921752496100
2016Archery53425014141514200100
2015Archery53729912.517579281000100
2014Archery56228121.91771224000100
2013Archery55036613.72306311982.848.4100
2012Archery55430517.71432292579.417.494.3
2011Archery56231919.51835253854.421.1100
2010Archery53819918.8104429957.97100
2009Archery53619018.7950261076.57.897.2
2008Archery53321615.41664201389.769.1100
2007Archery54017922.31124251587.763.1100
2006Archery54815331.4232578.343.597.9
2005Archery53214122.7796151726.746.7100
2004Archery51312610.359311263.618.292
2003Archery515122126851237345100
2002Archery51614111775124551894
2001Archery5101536618738350100
2000Archery5963391493
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 75.67 percent Private 346,222 acres   75.7%
Graph illustrating 12.41 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 56,774 acres   12.4%
Graph illustrating 6.16 percent Other 28,178 acres   6.2%
Graph illustrating 4.85 percent State of Idaho 22,188 acres   4.8%
Graph illustrating 0.51 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 2,321 acres   0.5%
Graph illustrating 0.34 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 1,541 acres   0.3%

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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.

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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.