Deer General Any Weapon Season

Unit 48
Regular Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

10/10/2020 - 10/31/2020

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

No special restrictions.

Unit 48
All of Unit 48. Area Size: 389,791 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 48

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Any Weapon 48 558 1952 29 9777 550 8 43 0
2022 Any Weapon 48 603 1734 35 6987 603 41.6 0 3
2021 Any Weapon 48 557 1803 31 8064 554 3 42.7 0 1.6
2020 Any Weapon 48 572 1995 29 8269 565 7 36.7 0 0.2
2019 Any Weapon 48 431 1763 24.5 7639 428 3 41.4 0 1.3
2018 Any Weapon 48 471 1960 24 8101 464 7 39.8 0
2017 Any Weapon 48 366 2031 18 8560 366 45 0
2016 Any Weapon 48 678 1956 34.7 8001 633 45 46.9 0 1.6
2015 Any Weapon 48 836 2282 36.6 8403 771 65 35.4 6.6 0
2014 Any Weapon 48 600 1753 34.2 7127 525 74 32.4 8.9 1.2
2013 Any Weapon 48 328 1328 24.7 5212 309 19 48 10.4 0.9
2012 Any Weapon 48 389 1376 28.3 5224 357 32 34.8 6.4 1
2011 Any Weapon 48 333 1418 23.5 5618 297 36 42.8 10.3 1.9
2010 Any Weapon 48 306 1237 24.8 4839 277 29 40.4 11.7 2.1
2009 Any Weapon 48 277 1496 18.5 6091 253 23 44.3 5.2 0
2008 Any Weapon 48 355 1479 24 6041 316 27 29.7 5.1 2.9
2007 Any Weapon 48 364 1360 26.8 5197 321 35 33.9 6.6 1.4
2006 Any Weapon 48 495 1477 33.5 426 54 45.5 7.7 0.4
2005 Any Weapon 48 461 1626 28.3 5752 385 76 24.9 6.2 1.1
2004 Any Weapon 48 383 1415 27.1 5049 324 59 28.1 4 1
2003 Any Weapon 48 332 1517 22 4792 291 40 29 8 2
2002 Any Weapon 48 465 1939 24 7394 400 65 38 8 1
2001 Any Weapon 48 651 1552 42 5379 579 72 27 7 2
2000 Any Weapon 48 525 515 10 32 4 2
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 69.39 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 270,458 acres   69.4%
Graph illustrating 16.72 percent Private 65,162 acres   16.7%
Graph illustrating 11.81 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 46,034 acres   11.8%
Graph illustrating 2.08 percent State of Idaho 8,095 acres   2.1%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent State of Idaho 43 acres   0%

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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.

Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.