Bear General Any Weapon Season

Unit 8A
Black Bear Tag Unlimited Tags

4/15/2024 - 5/31/2024

Species
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Either-sex Black Bear
No female black bear accompanied by young may be taken.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

Restrictions

Dogs prohibited Apr. 15 - Apr. 30

Unit 8A
All of Unit 8A. Area Size: 468,020 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Unit Harvest Boars Sows Fall Spring Bait Hounds Incidental Still Stalk
2015 8A 42 22 20 13 29 27 2 13
2014 8A 56 37 19 22 21 12
2013 8A 37 20 17 15 11 10
2012 8A 37 21 16 23 14 1 22 9
2011 8A 32 17 15 24 8 13 10
2010 8A 43 21 22 24 19 23 15 4
2009 8A 55 32 23 34 21 24 12 18
2008 8A 55 33 22 44 11 22 20 12
2007 8A 44 31 13 24 20 24 7 12
2006 8A 47 23 24 28 19 2 27 8 9
2005 8A 44 29 15 28 16 20 12 12
2004 8A 64 35 28 33 31 35 13 15
2003 8A 68 39 29 45 23 28 25 15
2002 8A 43 20 23 38 5 12 19 12
2001 8A 51 32 19 38 13 19 15 17
2000 8A 38 21 17 29 9 9 20 8
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Bear Tag
  • Jr./Sr./DAV Bear Tag
  • Hound Hunter Permit*
  • Bear Bait Permit*
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Bear Tag
  • Adult Bear Tag
  • Bear Bait Permit*
  • Hound Hunter Permit*
  • 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.