Deer General Archery Season

Unit 71
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

No special restrictions.

Unit 71
All of Unit 71. Area Size: 338,653 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 71

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Archery 71 4 138 3 802 4 100 0
2022 Archery 71 8 111 8 572 8 62.6 0
2021 Archery 71 11 155 7 1051 11 50 0
2020 Archery 71 18 118 15 937 15 4 61.7 0
2019 Archery 71 10 144 7.1 1128 5 5 0 0
2018 Archery 71 17 110 15.6 731 11 6 0 0
2017 Archery 71 0 129 0 1036
2016 Archery 71 26 129 20.4 675 21 6 32.7 0
2015 Archery 71 28 122 23.2 721 9 19 0 0 0
2014 Archery 71 7 130 5.2 767 7 0 0
2013 Archery 71 24 93 25.4 644 14 10 60.9 0 4.2
2012 Archery 71 22 133 16.6 728 10 12 45 45 0
2011 Archery 71 4 83 4.8 393 2 2 50 0 0
2010 Archery 71 7 119 5.9 777 2 5 0 0 0
2009 Archery 71 3 48 6.2 255 2 1 50 0 0
2008 Archery 71 3 80 3.7 418 2 1 0 0 0
2007 Archery 71 24 93 25.8 905 21 3 4.7 0 0
2006 Archery 71 7 86 8.1 4 3 0
2005 Archery 71 1 59 1.7 468 1 0 100 0 0
2004 Archery 71 0 96 0 506 0 0 0 0 0
2003 Archery 71 4 81 5 551 2 2 0 0 0
2002 Archery 71 1 81 1 490 0 1 0 0 0
2001 Archery 71 8 108 7 549 3 5 67 33 0
2000 Archery 71 4 4 0 20 4 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
  • 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 34.6 percent Private 117,170 acres   34.6%
Graph illustrating 31.56 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 106,883 acres   31.6%
Graph illustrating 21.19 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 71,763 acres   21.2%
Graph illustrating 10.48 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 35,484 acres   10.5%
Graph illustrating 2.17 percent State of Idaho 7,353 acres   2.2%

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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.