Deer General Archery Season

Unit 78
Regular Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

8/30/2018 - 9/30/2018

Species
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Either-sex Mule and White-tailed Deer
Either sex may be taken.
Archery
Archery 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

Unit 78
All of Unit 78. Area Size: 157,180 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 78

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Archery 78 12 157 7 1317 12 100 0
2022 Archery 78 16 149 11 1434 16 40.7 0
2021 Archery 78 8 140 6 1304 8 86.1 0
2020 Archery 78 38 264 14 2418 30 8 48.2 0
2019 Archery 78 42 222 18.7 1570 19 23 64.3 0
2018 Archery 78 35 238 14.6 1427 28 7 49.4 0
2017 Archery 78 10 190 5.4 1508 6 4 100 0
2016 Archery 78 34 236 14.5 1738 33 1 79 0
2015 Archery 78 8 200 4.2 1348 8 100 100 0
2014 Archery 78 15 122 12.4 867 15 0 0
2013 Archery 78 14 129 10.7 1041 13 1 23.5 0 0
2012 Archery 78 14 120 11.2 932 12 2 43.5 8.7 0
2011 Archery 78 11 95 11.8 667 10 1 29.4 0 0
2010 Archery 78 12 112 11 804 12 24.4 16.3 0
2009 Archery 78 8 69 11.6 587 6 2 66.7 0 0
2008 Archery 78 6 43 14 322 4 2 25 0 0
2007 Archery 78 11 97 11.3 1249 7 4 0 0 0
2006 Archery 78 8 104 7.7 5 3 0
2005 Archery 78 7 91 7.7 676 7 0 28.6 0 0
2004 Archery 78 7 99 7.1 769 7 0 28.6 28.6 0
2003 Archery 78 6 89 7 690 4 2 0 0 0
2002 Archery 78 8 86 9 779 5 3 0 0 0
2001 Archery 78 11 102 11 583 8 3 14 0 0
2000 Archery 78 11 11 0 29 6 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 67.74 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 106,480 acres   67.7%
Graph illustrating 27.54 percent Private 43,292 acres   27.5%
Graph illustrating 3.44 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 5,415 acres   3.4%
Graph illustrating 1.21 percent State of Idaho 1,896 acres   1.2%

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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.