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Deer General Archery 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.
8/30/2024 - 9/30/2024
- Species
- White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
- Antlerless or Antlered White-tailed Deer
- Either sex may be taken.
- Archery
- Archery ONLY.
- 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
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Unit 23
- All of Unit 23. Area Size: 476,557 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 | Archery | 23 | 39 | 407 | 10 | 3379 | 14 | 25 | 38 | 0 | 4 |
2022 | Archery | 23 | 37 | 412 | 9 | 4136 | 18 | 19 | 15.6 | 100 | 36.8 |
2021 | Archery | 23 | 92 | 501 | 18 | 3676 | 46 | 46 | 41.5 | 19.2 | 11.7 |
2020 | Archery | 23 | 79 | 421 | 19 | 3548 | 43 | 36 | 32.4 | 33.2 | 20.6 |
2019 | Archery | 23 | 85 | 414 | 20.4 | 3541 | 38 | 47 | 41 | 0 | 10.3 |
2018 | Archery | 23 | 35 | 285 | 12.3 | 2833 | 17 | 18 | 75.4 | 16.2 | |
2017 | Archery | 23 | 38 | 402 | 9.3 | 2807 | 27 | 11 | 46.4 | 0 | 16.4 |
2016 | Archery | 23 | 86 | 393 | 22 | 2767 | 39 | 48 | 14.2 | 6.3 | |
2015 | Archery | 23 | 55 | 390 | 14.1 | 3494 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | Archery | 23 | 132 | 476 | 27.8 | 3217 | 23 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 17.4 |
2013 | Archery | 23 | 69 | 367 | 18.9 | 2683 | 42 | 27 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 14.4 |
2012 | Archery | 23 | 75 | 369 | 20.4 | 2615 | 18 | 58 | 28.6 | 5.7 | 15.8 |
2011 | Archery | 23 | 59 | 309 | 19.2 | 1980 | 27 | 33 | 49.8 | 23.6 | 17.7 |
2010 | Archery | 23 | 50 | 324 | 15.4 | 2679 | 25 | 25 | 24.2 | 4 | 6 |
2009 | Archery | 23 | 74 | 424 | 17.6 | 2855 | 29 | 46 | 41.2 | 0 | 16.9 |
2008 | Archery | 23 | 71 | 356 | 20 | 2773 | 25 | 45 | 56.7 | 41 | 7 |
2007 | Archery | 23 | 81 | 351 | 23.1 | 2910 | 38 | 43 | 26.3 | 0 | 12.3 |
2006 | Archery | 23 | 49 | 407 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 16.3 | |||
2005 | Archery | 23 | 73 | 298 | 24.5 | 2143 | 36 | 37 | 16.7 | 0 | 4.1 |
2004 | Archery | 23 | 70 | 326 | 21.5 | 2280 | 33 | 37 | 18.2 | 3 | 3 |
2003 | Archery | 23 | 84 | 325 | 26 | 2248 | 47 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 7 |
2002 | Archery | 23 | 79 | 315 | 25 | 2442 | 37 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 13 |
2001 | Archery | 23 | 67 | 272 | 25 | 1802 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 13 |
2000 | Archery | 23 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 20 |
* 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.
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 315,124 acres 66.1% |
Private 116,092 acres 24.4% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 28,251 acres 5.9% |
State of Idaho 16,329 acres 3.4% |
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.
No properties are currently available in this hunt area.
View all Access Yes Participants.
Federally-designated Wilderness Areas
No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.
- Hells Canyon Wilderness 11,669 acres 2.4% of hunt