Deer General Any Weapon Season

Unit 31
Regular Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

10/10/2024 - 10/24/2024

Species
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Antlerless White-tailed Deer
Only deer without antlers or with antlers shorter than 3 inches may be taken in any season which is open for antlerless deer only.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

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

Short-range weapons ONLY on the islands in the Snake River. Short-range weapons ONLY on C.J. Strike, Chester Wetlands, and Montour WMAs, and Pahsimeroi Access Area.

Unit 31
All of Unit 31. Area Size: 383,001 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 31

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Any Weapon 31 243 1102 22 4231 240 3 38 0 3
2022 Any Weapon 31 178 971 18 3830 168 10 26.1 0.9
2021 Any Weapon 31 222 1010 22 3595 215 7 41.7 1.5
2020 Any Weapon 31 290 1222 24 4521 255 35 38.5 0
2019 Any Weapon 31 215 975 22.1 3626 137 79 28.7 0
2018 Any Weapon 31 191 1025 18.6 3718 162 28 17.8 0.7
2017 Any Weapon 31 129 1035 12.5 3999 102 27 29.7 0 1.2
2016 Any Weapon 31 436 1227 35.6 4082 370 66 40.5 0
2015 Any Weapon 31 539 1520 35.5 4984 399 140 39.6 7.1 0
2014 Any Weapon 31 524 1563 33.5 5316 361 163 25.7 8.5
2013 Any Weapon 31 491 1580 31.1 5031 383 108 31.7 3.1 0.4
2012 Any Weapon 31 409 1144 35.7 3512 355 54 30.7 3.1 2.3
2011 Any Weapon 31 320 1322 24.2 4780 274 46 31.3 4.5 1.3
2010 Any Weapon 31 531 1435 37 4777 440 91 35.2 3.7 0.4
2009 Any Weapon 31 549 1467 37.4 4690 486 63 28.6 3.3 0.7
2008 Any Weapon 31 528 1258 42 4419 444 80 41.9 6 0.2
2007 Any Weapon 31 518 1376 37.6 4331 442 71 31 3.8 1.4
2006 Any Weapon 31 488 1188 41.1 412 65 21.9 3.2 0.2
2005 Any Weapon 31 573 1223 46.9 3766 457 117 27.6 2.6 2.8
2004 Any Weapon 31 358 1157 30.9 3887 291 64 33.7 2.4 1
2003 Any Weapon 31 436 1306 33 4303 367 66 22 3 1
2002 Any Weapon 31 368 1299 28 4303 295 73 22 3 2
2001 Any Weapon 31 528 1099 48 3412 450 78 23 2 1
2000 Any Weapon 31 409 395 14 14 1 1
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
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Deer Tag
  • Adult Deer 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

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 49.59 percent Private 189,948 acres   49.6%
Graph illustrating 23.12 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 88,550 acres   23.1%
Graph illustrating 18.72 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 71,713 acres   18.7%
Graph illustrating 7.51 percent State of Idaho 28,782 acres   7.5%
Graph illustrating 0.02 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 80 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 46 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent Other 21 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.

Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.