Deer Controlled Hunt Youth Only Season

Units 66A, 70-78
Deer Controlled Hunt 1075 500 Tags

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

10/10/2008 - 10/31/2008

Species
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Antlerless or Antlered Mule and White-tailed Deer
Either sex may be taken.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

Restrictions
  • YOUTH HUNT: ONLY hunters 12-17 years of age with a valid license and tag may participate in this hunt.
  • 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

Waiting for a new Hunt Area Description minus Unit 73. MVR Units 70, 75, and 77.
Units 70 & 73 ONLY open Oct. 10 - Oct. 16.
Antlered deer limited to 2-point or smaller in Unit 56 from Oct. 17 - Oct. 31.
MVR Units 70, 73, 75, 77 and 78.

Units 66A, 70-78
All of Units 66A, 70, 71, 72, 73, 73A, 74, 75, 76, 77 and 78. Area Size: 4,024,653 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 66A 70 71 72 73 73A 74 75 76 77 77 78 78

Controlled Hunt Harvest Statistics

Year Hunt# Area Hunters Harvest Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2007 1065 66A* 242 163 67 870 52 111 11.6 1.9 4.2
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Drawing Odds for 1st & 2nd Choice Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information 1st Choice 2nd Choice Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2007 1065 66A* 1 109 109 100 53 34 64 143 500
2007 1065 66A* 2 33 33 100 4 3 75 36 372
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Drawing Odds for Resident & NonResident Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information Resident NonResident Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2007 1065 66A* 1 106 137 100 3 6 100 143 500
2007 1065 66A* 2 32 35 100 1 1 100 36 372
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Deer Tag
  • Jr./Sr./DAV Deer Tag
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Deer Tag
  • Adult Deer Tag
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • 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 49.69 percent Private 2,000,047 acres   49.7%
Graph illustrating 25.34 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 1,019,722 acres   25.3%
Graph illustrating 10.46 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 420,978 acres   10.5%
Graph illustrating 6.77 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 272,644 acres   6.8%
Graph illustrating 4.95 percent State of Idaho 199,046 acres   4.9%
Graph illustrating 0.66 percent Other 26,708 acres   0.7%
Graph illustrating 0.52 percent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 20,822 acres   0.5%
Graph illustrating 0.43 percent U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 17,184 acres   0.4%
Graph illustrating 0.23 percent U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) 9,098 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.06 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 2,479 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.

Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.