Bear General Any Weapon Season

Unit 29
Black Bear Tag Unlimited Tags

8/30/2024 - 10/31/2024

Species
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Either-sex Black Bear
No female black bear accompanied by young may be taken.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

Restrictions
  • Motorized Hunting Rule (MHR): Motorized vehicle use by all big game hunters is restricted to established roadways legally open to travel by full-sized automobiles. The motorized hunting rule applies only to big game animals, including moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goats, in designated units from August 30 through December 31. Learn more about the Motorized hunting Rule at idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/access/motorized-vehicles
  • Dogs Prohibited.

Dogs prohibited Oct. 1 - Oct. 31

Unit 29
All of Unit 29. Area Size: 452,333 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 29

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Unit Harvest Boars Sows Fall Spring Bait Hounds Incidental Still Stalk
2015 29 22 15 7 6 16 10 3 3 1
2014 29 14 3 11 7 2 1 3
2013 29 16 5 11 9 1 3 1
2012 29 24 12 12 5 19 15 2 3
2011 29 27 16 11 6 21 13 4 5
2010 29 35 22 13 13 22 15 4 9 6
2009 29 21 10 11 3 18 14 2 2 3
2008 29 25 12 13 2 23 20 2 1
2007 29 28 20 8 8 20 17 8 3
2006 29 14 10 4 1 13 9 3 1 1
2005 29 21 9 12 6 15 9 3 7 1
2004 29 16 9 7 6 10 5 4 3 2
2003 29 20 14 6 5 15 12 4 2 2
2002 29 19 11 8 12 7 8 1 8 2
2001 29 16 14 2 2 14 8 3 3 1
2000 29 12 8 4 2 10 6 4 2
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Bear Tag
  • Jr./Sr./DAV Bear Tag
  • Hound Hunter Permit*
  • Bear Bait Permit*
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Bear Tag
  • Adult Bear Tag
  • Bear Bait Permit*
  • Hound Hunter Permit*
  • 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 50.59 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 228,821 acres   50.6%
Graph illustrating 26.93 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 121,806 acres   26.9%
Graph illustrating 19.69 percent Private 89,047 acres   19.7%
Graph illustrating 2.64 percent State of Idaho 11,942 acres   2.6%
Graph illustrating 0.16 percent Other 718 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.
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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.