Deer General Any Weapon Season

Unit 20A
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 - 10/31/2024

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 20A
All of Unit 20A. Area Size: 483,040 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Any Weapon 20A 47 176 27 1042 46 2 70 21 51
2022 Any Weapon 20A 17 173 10 1037 17 37.1 85.5 40.9
2021 Any Weapon 20A 56 183 30 1025 56 54.9 28.3 29.3
2020 Any Weapon 20A 39 234 17 1367 38 1 29.9 24.4 32.4
2019 Any Weapon 20A 47 183 25.8 1012 46 1 70.6 52.9 32.4
2018 Any Weapon 20A 39 196 20.1 1104 39 72.8 12.4 29.4
2017 Any Weapon 20A 29 99 29 488 29 92.3 41.2 32.3
2016 Any Weapon 20A 52 143 36.6 689 48 5 44.7 32.5 34.5
2015 Any Weapon 20A 63 164 38.7 875 55 9 67.2 17.2 28.7
2014 Any Weapon 20A 28 110 25.5 560 28 47.5 0 25
2013 Any Weapon 20A 17 92 18.5 467 17 17.6 0 35.3
2012 Any Weapon 20A 22 97 22.2 502 20 2 79.5 15.4 46.5
2011 Any Weapon 20A 35 142 24.4 863 35 28.8 25.9 56
2010 Any Weapon 20A 30 176 17 933 30 69.9 20 13.4
2009 Any Weapon 20A 33 166 19.9 1002 33 72.7 21.2 21.2
2008 Any Weapon 20A 47 258 18.4 1619 43 3 53 11.5 31.6
2007 Any Weapon 20A 60 225 26.7 1220 57 2 45.5 12.3 28.4
2006 Any Weapon 20A 55 295 18.6 49 1 42.9 16.3 0
2005 Any Weapon 20A 79 206 38.2 1286 77 2 35.5 21.2 6.4
2004 Any Weapon 20A 58 208 27.9 1273 58 0 60.3 32.8 5
2003 Any Weapon 20A 39 238 16 1394 36 3 58 23 10
2002 Any Weapon 20A 35 242 14 1517 34 1 48 13 6
2001 Any Weapon 20A 41 147 28 833 36 5 45 12 16
2000 Any Weapon 20A 35 32 3 50 13 9
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 99.44 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 480,346 acres   99.4%
Graph illustrating 0.22 percent Other 1,083 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.19 percent Private 910 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.15 percent State of Idaho 702 acres   0.1%

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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.

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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.