Deer General Archery Season

Unit 66A
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)
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
  • 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 66A
All of Unit 66A. Area Size: 171,578 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 66A

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Archery 66A 0 191 0 1988
2022 Archery 66A 0 134 0 1239
2021 Archery 66A 8 209 4 1882 7 2 0 19.5
2020 Archery 66A 14 116 12 881 6 8 0 0
2019 Archery 66A 4 143 2.8 1167 1 3 0 0
2018 Archery 66A 8 137 6.2 1216 1 7 0 0
2017 Archery 66A 6 137 4.6 1157 3 3 100 0 23.6
2016 Archery 66A 15 142 10.6 1366 1 14 100 0
2015 Archery 66A 173 0 1668
2014 Archery 66A 15 134 11.3 1069 7 8 0 0
2013 Archery 66A 6 120 5.3 971 4 2 100 0 0
2012 Archery 66A 11 142 7.7 1399 2 9 0 0 0
2011 Archery 66A 4 151 2.6 1439 3 1 33.3 33.3 0
2010 Archery 66A 13 138 9.2 1275 2 11 0 0 0
2009 Archery 66A 2 123 1.6 1275 1 1 100 0 0
2008 Archery 66A 13 158 8.2 1454 5 8 60 0 7.7
2007 Archery 66A 29 144 20.1 1141 18 11 61.3 5.5 3.4
2006 Archery 66A 18 160 11.2 5 13 5.6
2005 Archery 66A 2 121 1.6 909 1 1 0 0 0
2004 Archery 66A 4 147 2.7 1264 3 1 33.3 33.3 0
2003 Archery 66A 12 182 7 1473 3 8 0 0 0
2002 Archery 66A 6 172 3 1515 3 3 67 33 0
2001 Archery 66A 15 155 10 1033 4 11 50 25 0
2000 Archery 66A 7 7 0 34 5 4
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 65.71 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 112,737 acres   65.7%
Graph illustrating 17.69 percent Private 30,351 acres   17.7%
Graph illustrating 12.55 percent Other 21,528 acres   12.5%
Graph illustrating 1.73 percent State of Idaho 2,966 acres   1.7%
Graph illustrating 1.51 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 2,597 acres   1.5%
Graph illustrating 0.54 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 919 acres   0.5%
Graph illustrating 0.23 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 389 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.05 percent U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 83 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.

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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.