Deer General Any Weapon Season

Unit 17
Regular Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

9/15/2024 - 11/20/2024

Species
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Antlerless or Antlered Mule and White-tailed Deer
Either sex may be taken.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

Restrictions

Second RES-NONRES deer tag may not be used.

Unit 17
All of Unit 17. Area Size: 970,046 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 17

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Any Weapon 17 196 552 36 3165 146 51 83 26 56
2022 Any Weapon 17 127 490 26 2964 102 25 65.1 29 74.8
2021 Any Weapon 17 183 462 40 2592 146 37 62.9 30.3 56.1
2020 Any Weapon 17 163 500 33 2916 131 32 67.8 28.6 54.6
2019 Any Weapon 17 181 528 34.3 3159 162 20 78.1 45.6 49
2018 Any Weapon 17 243 572 42.4 3207 170 73 77.3 29.5 57.5
2017 Any Weapon 17 177 456 38.9 2374 136 41 69.7 39.2 54.6
2016 Any Weapon 17 176 366 48.1 2138 158 18 85.9 35.2 43.9
2015 Any Weapon 17 193 387 49.7 2397 158 34 70.8 30.6 17.2
2014 Any Weapon 17 111 294 37.9 1904 81 31 71.6 33.2 69.4
2013 Any Weapon 17 114 271 41.9 1658 106 8 73.8 25.3 39.1
2012 Any Weapon 17 88 257 34.4 1650 76 13 84.7 56.1 60.9
2011 Any Weapon 17 78 285 27.4 1837 68 10 72.4 19.4 68.5
2010 Any Weapon 17 106 349 30.4 2315 87 19 60.1 21 49.2
2009 Any Weapon 17 79 378 21 2495 66 13 80.4 43.2 53.8
2008 Any Weapon 17 124 518 23.9 3752 97 24 61.1 18.6 35.5
2007 Any Weapon 17 183 569 32.2 3845 150 31 81.4 30.2 48.1
2006 Any Weapon 17 216 529 40.8 202 10 59.5 20.3 41.8
2005 Any Weapon 17 178 528 33.8 3576 149 29 45.6 22.1 42.6
2004 Any Weapon 17 177 473 37.4 3402 157 17 73.2 31.2 35
2003 Any Weapon 17 130 482 27 3348 115 13 69 22 42
2002 Any Weapon 17 112 514 22 3776 94 18 67 19 40
2001 Any Weapon 17 139 330 42 2344 121 18 58 25 52
2000 Any Weapon 17 118 105 13 51 22 48
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 99.84 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 968,497 acres   99.8%
Graph illustrating 0.09 percent Other 859 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent Private 93 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.