Deer Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader Season

Hunt Area 37
Deer Controlled Hunt 1081 73 Tags

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

11/25/2011 - 12/9/2011

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.
Muzzleloader
Muzzleloader ONLY.

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

Hunt Area 37
All of Units 37 and 37A. Area Size: 672,932 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 37 37A

Controlled Hunt Harvest Statistics

Year Hunt# Area Hunters Harvest Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2011 1081 37* 59 27 46 287 27 66.4 18.2 0
2010 1081 37* 66 27 40 299 27 75.2 11.3 7.5
2009 1081 37* 61 27 45 349 27 40.3 3.7 3.7
2008 1079 37* 71 32 44 374 32 36 3 3
2007 1067 37* 66 39 59 296 39 56.4 2.6 0
2006 1069 37* 68 37 54 346 36 52 66 0
2005 1072 37* 59 32 54 255 32 0 41 12 0
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
2011 1081 37* 1 95 73 77 35 0 0 73 73
2011 1081 37* 2 63 7 11 13 0 0 7 7
2010 1081 37* 1 104 73 70 40 0 0 73 73
2010 1081 37* 2 51 4 8 1 0 0 4 4
2009 1081 37* 1 115 73 63 41 0 0 73 73
2009 1081 37* 2 50 5 10 8 0 0 5 5
2008 1079 37* 1 84 73 87 25 0 0 73 73
2008 1079 37* 2 25 2 8 4 0 0 2 2
2007 1067 37* 1 66 63 95 37 10 27 73 73
2007 1067 37* 2 35 10 29 9 0 0 10 10
2006 1069 37* 1 50 48 96 37 14 38 62 73
2006 1069 37* 2 37 15 41 9 0 0 15 15
2005 1072 37* 1 51 43 84 39 27 69 70 73
2005 1072 37* 2 13 7 54 5 0 0 7 7
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
2011 1081 37* 1 83 66 80 12 7 58 73 73
2011 1081 37* 2 59 7 12 4 0 0 7 7
2010 1081 37* 1 90 66 73 14 7 50 73 73
2010 1081 37* 2 49 3 6 2 1 50 4 4
2009 1081 37* 1 104 66 63 11 7 64 73 73
2009 1081 37* 2 40 5 12 10 0 0 5 5
2008 1079 37* 1 71 66 93 13 7 54 73 73
2008 1079 37* 2 21 2 10 4 0 0 2 2
2007 1067 37* 1 56 66 100 10 7 70 73 73
2007 1067 37* 2 30 7 23 5 3 60 10 10
2006 1069 37* 1 41 55 100 9 7 78 62 73
2006 1069 37* 2 32 14 44 5 1 20 15 15
2005 1072 37* 1 36 63 100 15 7 47 70 73
2005 1072 37* 2 10 6 60 3 1 33 7 7
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
  • Muzzleloader Permit
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Deer Tag
  • Adult Deer Tag
  • Muzzleloader Permit
  • 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

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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 46.72 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 314,422 acres   46.7%
Graph illustrating 41.68 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 280,464 acres   41.7%
Graph illustrating 8.34 percent Private 56,100 acres   8.3%
Graph illustrating 3.12 percent State of Idaho 21,007 acres   3.1%
Graph illustrating 0.11 percent Other 717 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.03 percent State of Idaho 223 acres   0%

Make your own map of Hunt Area 37 Deer Controlled Hunt 1081
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.