Deer General Any Weapon Season

Unit 59
Regular Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

10/10/2015 - 10/24/2015

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.
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

Unit 59
All of Unit 59. Area Size: 232,834 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 59

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Any Weapon 59 188 1005 19 3669 182 6 18 1
2022 Any Weapon 59 234 831 28 2973 234 31.3 0 1.4
2021 Any Weapon 59 212 804 26 2858 211 2 20.4 0 4.8
2020 Any Weapon 59 311 1004 31 3269 230 81 25.6 0
2019 Any Weapon 59 232 954 24.3 3015 169 62 14.4 0
2018 Any Weapon 59 302 1052 28.7 3251 195 106 34.1 0 4.6
2017 Any Weapon 59 281 1037 27.1 3644 192 88 26.7 0 5.8
2016 Any Weapon 59 284 893 31.8 2853 232 51 37.8 32.8 6.7
2015 Any Weapon 59 354 1188 29.8 3508 289 65 26 3.3 7.6
2014 Any Weapon 59 291 1163 25 3394 194 96 28.2 4 5.2
2013 Any Weapon 59 287 1086 26.4 3542 214 74 29.8 7.4 3.1
2012 Any Weapon 59 273 925 29.5 3036 202 71 27.4 4.5 1.1
2011 Any Weapon 59 211 962 21.9 3216 148 62 28.1 2.8 1.9
2010 Any Weapon 59 189 847 22.3 2692 145 44 25.7 4.1 4.2
2009 Any Weapon 59 175 841 20.8 2973 92 83 29.7 6.2 9.1
2008 Any Weapon 59 255 1112 22.9 3745 167 87 23 3 2
2007 Any Weapon 59 239 899 26.6 3019 172 66 25.4 5.9 6.7
2006 Any Weapon 59 279 980 28.5 203 73 50.9 6.4 2.5
2005 Any Weapon 59 250 834 30 2832 178 72 25.4 4.5 4
2004 Any Weapon 59 202 829 24.4 2644 170 30 42.4 4.7 1
2003 Any Weapon 59 148 713 21 2249 101 46 16 3 3
2002 Any Weapon 59 208 1088 19 3699 154 54 22 1 3
2001 Any Weapon 59 210 705 30 2068 159 51 18 1 4
2000 Any Weapon 59 168 162 6 17 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

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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 34.61 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 80,587 acres   34.6%
Graph illustrating 33.06 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 76,967 acres   33.1%
Graph illustrating 29.77 percent Private 69,317 acres   29.8%
Graph illustrating 1.74 percent State of Idaho 4,044 acres   1.7%
Graph illustrating 0.68 percent Other 1,585 acres   0.7%

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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.