Deer General Archery Season

Unit 31
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

Surface Management

Game Units

Wilderness

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Unit 31: All of Unit 31. Area Size: 383,001 acres

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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 31

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year	Take Method	Unit	Harvest	Hunters	Success%	Days	Antlered	Antlerless	%4+Pts	%5+Pts	%Whitetail
2023	Archery	31	31	271	11	1898	15	16	0		0
2022	Archery	31	16	248	7	1966	11	5	45.5		0
2021	Archery	31	44	301	15	2350	25	20	64.9		0
2020	Archery	31	43	256	17	1626	30	13	0		0
2019	Archery	31	30	230	13.2	2065	11	20	0		0
2018	Archery	31	41	223	18.6	1367	30	11	61.8		0
2017	Archery	31	10	225	4.2	2136	6	3	100		0
2016	Archery	31	29	212	13.7	1630	8	21	16.5		0
2015	Archery	31	28	252	11.2	1621	28		33.3	33.3	0
2014	Archery	31	47	226	20.5	1795	16	31	0	0
2013	Archery	31	25	194	12.7	1219	22	3	18.4	4.6	0
2012	Archery	31	37	207	17.9	1409	22	16	53.5	14	0
2011	Archery	31	8	205	3.9	1591	3	5	100	0	0
2010	Archery	31	43	262	16.5	2074	35	8	5.7	0	9.9
2009	Archery	31	52	245	21.1	2275	21	31	57.7	0	0
2008	Archery	31	15	158	9.5	1100	6	8	66.7	50	0
2007	Archery	31	31	183	16.9	1357	18	13	22.2	5.6	0
2006	Archery	31	15	165	9.1		7	7			0
2005	Archery	31	20	103	19.3	782	9	11	0	11.1	0
2004	Archery	31	25	147	17	972	21	4	4.8	4.8	0
2003	Archery	31	11	107	10	843	6	4	0	0	0
2002	Archery	31	17	100	17	691	7	10	17	0	0
2001	Archery	31	19	131	14	661	9	10	38	0	0
2000	Archery	31	26				25	1	14	1	1

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
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.

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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.

Private 189,948 acres 49.6%

U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 88,550 acres 23.1%

U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 71,713 acres 18.7%

State of Idaho 28,782 acres 7.5%

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 80 acres 0%

U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 46 acres 0%

Other 21 acres 0%

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