Turkey General Any Weapon Season

Unit 8A
Unlimited Tags

11/21/2007 - 12/31/2007

Species
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Antlerless or Antlered Wild Turkey
Either sex may be taken.
Short-Range Weapons
Muzzleloader, Archery, Crossbow, Shotgun or Handgun.

Daily Bag Limit 1 Bearded Turkey Spring, 1 Either Sex Fall, No more than 2 Turkeys per season (fall or spring) and a Total Harvest of no more than 3 per calendar year

Restrictions
  • Only a portion of this Area is OPEN to hunt, see note for details.

This hunt is open on private lands only.

The daily bag limit is one bearded turkey per day in the spring and one turkey (either sex) per day in the fall. No more than 3 turkeys may be taken per year. No more than 2 bearded turkeys may be taken per spring. No more than 2 turkeys (either sex) per fall.

Unit 8A
All of Unit 8A. Area Size: 468,020 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 8A

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Season Unit Harvest Hunters Days/Hunter Birds/Day Days/Bird
2013 Spring 8A 167 700 3.1 0.1 13.1
2012 Spring 8A 198 734 3.5 0.1 13
2011 Fall 8A 92 213 3 0.1 6.9
2011 Spring 8A 332 911 3.5 0.1 9.7
2010 Fall 8A 69 240 3.3 0.1 11.4
2010 Spring 8A 248 826 3.4 0.1 11.5
2009 Fall 8A 79 293 3.7 0.1 13.7
2009 Spring 8A 226 745 3.5 0.1 11.7
2008 Fall 8A 117 338 3.9 0.1 11.3
2008 Special 8A 3 3 1 1 1
2008 Spring 8A 229 815 3.3 0.1 11.6
2007 Fall 8A 253 951 3.3 0.1 12.5
2007 Spring 8A 253 951 3.3 0.1 12.5
2006 Fall 8A 106 319 3.9 0.1 11.9
2006 Late Fall 8A 38 196 3.3 0.1 16.8
2006 Spring 8A 176 1129 3.4 0 21.7
2005 Fall 8A 33 218 3.4 0 22.5
2005 Spring 8A 362 1144 3.8 0.1 12.1
2004 8A 250
2003 8A 257 889
2002 8A 230
2001 8A 264
2000 8A 461
1999 8A 435
1998 8A 194
1997 8A 123
1996 8A 116
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Turkey - General Tag
  • Adult Turkey - Extra Tag*
  • Jr./Sr./DAV Turkey Tag
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Turkey Tag
  • Adult Turkey - General Tag
  • Adult Turkey - Extra 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

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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 59.77 percent Private 279,714 acres   59.8%
Graph illustrating 26.65 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 124,713 acres   26.6%
Graph illustrating 12.25 percent State of Idaho 57,343 acres   12.3%
Graph illustrating 0.64 percent U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 2,975 acres   0.6%
Graph illustrating 0.55 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 2,583 acres   0.6%
Graph illustrating 0.13 percent Other 613 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.02 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 80 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.

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.