Bear General Any Weapon Season

Unit 30
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 30
All of Unit 30. Area Size: 256,865 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 30

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Unit Harvest Boars Sows Fall Spring Bait Hounds Incidental Still Stalk
2015 30 19 14 5 9 10 10 6 2
2014 30 13 4 9 6 1 1 3
2013 30 19 13 6 7 2 6 3
2012 30 12 7 5 2 10 3 2 1
2011 30 18 9 9 5 13 8 1 1
2010 30 25 11 14 13 12 11 2 5 6
2009 30 16 12 4 4 12 10 2 3 1
2008 30 15 9 6 4 11 11 1 1 2
2007 30 11 8 3 1 10 6 2 1 1
2006 30 12 9 3 1 11 8 2 1 1
2005 30 19 10 9 3 16 12 3 3
2004 30 22 13 9 9 13 8 2 6 3
2003 30 7 5 2 3 4 3 2 2
2002 30 21 14 7 8 13 8 3 7 3
2001 30 13 5 8 2 11 8 1 2 1
2000 30 9 4 5 3 6 3 1 3 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 46.67 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 119,884 acres   46.7%
Graph illustrating 29.88 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 76,740 acres   29.9%
Graph illustrating 20.37 percent Private 52,312 acres   20.4%
Graph illustrating 2.89 percent State of Idaho 7,411 acres   2.9%
Graph illustrating 0.05 percent Other 134 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.

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.