Bear General Any Weapon Season

Unit 72
Black Bear Tag Unlimited Tags

4/15/2022 - 6/15/2022

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

Dogs prohibited Apr. 15 - Jun. 15. Participants - If interested in helping with information collection in these areas please contact the Southeast Regional office. Bait Prohibited

Unit 72
All of Unit 72. Area Size: 268,676 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 72

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Unit Harvest Boars Sows Fall Spring Bait Hounds Incidental Still Stalk
2015 72
2014 72
2013 72
2011 72
2009 72
2008 72
2007 72
2006 72
2005 72
2004 72
2003 72
2002 72
2001 72
2000 72
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 56.84 percent Private 152,726 acres   56.8%
Graph illustrating 21.85 percent State of Idaho 58,710 acres   21.9%
Graph illustrating 9.68 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 26,019 acres   9.7%
Graph illustrating 9.3 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 24,984 acres   9.3%
Graph illustrating 1.78 percent Other 4,791 acres   1.8%
Graph illustrating 0.54 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 1,448 acres   0.5%

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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.