Deer General Archery Season

Unit 43
White-tailed Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

8/30/2021 - 9/30/2021

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

Restrictions

No special restrictions.

Unit 43
All of Unit 43. Area Size: 448,051 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 43

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Archery 43 111 643 17 5066 56 55 27 0
2022 Archery 43 118 574 21 4094 55 63 18.9 0
2021 Archery 43 114 640 18 4475 48 65 11.2 0
2020 Archery 43 78 780 10 5529 25 53 47.4 7.7
2019 Archery 43 105 669 15.6 4487 43 62 15.4 0
2018 Archery 43 160 646 24.8 4663 98 62 18.8 0
2017 Archery 43 146 603 24.1 3940 51 95 30 3.3
2016 Archery 43 130 572 22.7 3680 62 67 34.7 0
2015 Archery 43 132 595 22.2 3778 38 94 25.1 0 0
2014 Archery 43 62 300 20.6 2201 23 38 66.7 33.3
2013 Archery 43 69 228 30 1252 35 29 33.7 2.9 6.4
2012 Archery 43 43 202 21.1 1417 25 18 39 18.3 0
2011 Archery 43 50 313 16 1889 26 24 35.9 32.1 0
2010 Archery 43 40 335 12 2221 15 25 13.5 6.8 0
2009 Archery 43 51 267 19 1601 31 20 43.3 33.2 0
2008 Archery 43 67 276 24.2 1847 41 25 2.5 0 0
2007 Archery 43 60 245 24.5 1214 29 30 3.4 0 0
2006 Archery 43 54 294 18.4 15 39 33.3 20 0
2005 Archery 43 36 203 17.7 1312 14 22 7.1 7.1 0
2004 Archery 43 60 235 25.5 1450 18 42 0 0 2
2003 Archery 43 56 284 20 1705 20 36 12 0 2
2002 Archery 43 57 283 20 1765 24 33 0 0 0
2001 Archery 43 69 337 21 1559 32 37 17 3 0
2000 Archery 43 72 67 5 33 4 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

Learn more about IDFG Licenses, Tags & Permits
 

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 94.51 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 423,474 acres   94.5%
Graph illustrating 3.01 percent Private 13,476 acres   3%
Graph illustrating 1.29 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 5,763 acres   1.3%
Graph illustrating 0.75 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 3,347 acres   0.7%
Graph illustrating 0.23 percent Other 1,043 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.21 percent State of Idaho 949 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0 percent State of Idaho 0 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.

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.