Bear General Any Weapon Season

Unit 24
Black Bear Tag Unlimited Tags

4/15/2019 - 6/7/2019

Species
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Either-sex Black Bear
No female black bear accompanied by young may be taken.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

Restrictions

No special restrictions.

Unit 24
All of Unit 24. Area Size: 561,835 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 24

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Unit Harvest Boars Sows Fall Spring Bait Hounds Incidental Still Stalk
2015 24 74 52 22 34 40 49 9 9 5
2014 24 65 31 34 46 7 5 7
2013 24 68 35 33 43 8 9 8
2012 24 57 41 16 35 22 32 8 10
2011 24 63 43 20 56 7 29 12 19
2010 24 55 40 15 41 14 25 7 12 10
2009 24 45 33 12 27 18 30 4 5 5
2008 24 37 26 11 34 3 12 5 14 5
2007 24 67 45 22 51 16 34 10 9 13
2006 24 45 33 11 34 11 12 8 14 11
2005 24 40 29 11 28 12 18 14 3 3
2004 24 43 29 14 29 14 12 8 10 13
2003 24 52 29 23 37 15 14 15 14 9
2002 24 54 35 19 41 13 12 15 18 7
2001 24 64 38 25 43 21 19 15 16 13
2000 24 50 37 13 28 22 18 14 12 5
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Bear Tag
  • Jr./Sr./DAV Bear Tag
  • Hound Hunter Permit*
  • Bear Bait Permit*
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Bear Tag
  • Adult Bear Tag
  • Bear Bait Permit*
  • Hound Hunter Permit*
  • 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 42.89 percent Private 240,988 acres   42.9%
Graph illustrating 42.78 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 240,365 acres   42.8%
Graph illustrating 10.5 percent State of Idaho 58,992 acres   10.5%
Graph illustrating 1.62 percent Other 9,115 acres   1.6%
Graph illustrating 1.41 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 7,937 acres   1.4%
Graph illustrating 0.37 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 2,053 acres   0.4%
Graph illustrating 0.26 percent State of Idaho 1,453 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0.17 percent State of Idaho 932 acres   0.2%

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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.