Deer General Any Weapon Season

Unit 23
White-tailed Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

10/10/2024 - 11/20/2024

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

Restrictions
  • Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Testing is Required within 10 days of harvest, visit idfg.idaho.gov/cwd for more information.

Chronic Wasting Disease Testing is Required

Unit 23
All of Unit 23. Area Size: 476,557 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 23

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Any Weapon 23 479 2018 24 11126 376 103 65 12 61
2022 Any Weapon 23 565 1784 32 9335 508 57 31.6 16.6 61.8
2021 Any Weapon 23 472 1793 26 9509 414 58 47.7 12.1 44.5
2020 Any Weapon 23 448 1788 25 9669 386 62 53.6 14.1 52.9
2019 Any Weapon 23 376 1695 22.2 8668 293 83 39.8 17.7 54.6
2018 Any Weapon 23 416 1777 23.4 9290 374 42 25.2 17.4 41.2
2017 Any Weapon 23 539 2013 26.8 9797 453 86 42 18.4 45
2016 Any Weapon 23 593 1910 31 9322 494 98 47.9 10.1 39.1
2015 Any Weapon 23 645 2237 28.8 10960 560 85 45.5 19.6 42.2
2014 Any Weapon 23 729 2336 31.2 11600 559 169 48.7 11.3 49.7
2013 Any Weapon 23 400 1873 21.3 9513 342 58 38.1 10.5 51.7
2012 Any Weapon 23 507 1795 28.2 9483 443 63 43.3 12.1 49.9
2011 Any Weapon 23 436 1805 24.2 9459 380 56 46.6 9.1 39.3
2010 Any Weapon 23 506 1692 29.9 9278 453 53 39.9 10.6 41.5
2009 Any Weapon 23 481 1798 26.7 10425 419 61 41.3 10 44.9
2008 Any Weapon 23 443 1887 23.5 11000 390 49 47 11.9 32.6
2007 Any Weapon 23 478 1767 27.1 9716 428 46 59.2 18.7 44.4
2006 Any Weapon 23 586 1883 31.1 455 115 54.5 15.4 39.6
2005 Any Weapon 23 782 2049 38.2 10785 531 251 35.4 12.2 56
2004 Any Weapon 23 555 1775 31.3 9412 453 97 38.6 9.7 24
2003 Any Weapon 23 540 1787 30 9520 470 69 45 9 18
2002 Any Weapon 23 442 1699 26 9316 375 67 41 8 19
2001 Any Weapon 23 522 1267 41 6527 449 73 34 7 24
2000 Any Weapon 23 452 424 28 30 6 20
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

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 66.13 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 315,124 acres   66.1%
Graph illustrating 24.36 percent Private 116,092 acres   24.4%
Graph illustrating 5.93 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 28,251 acres   5.9%
Graph illustrating 3.43 percent State of Idaho 16,329 acres   3.4%
Graph illustrating 0.16 percent Other 761 acres   0.2%

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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.