Bear General Any Weapon Season

Unit 33
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
  • Nonresidents may purchase two (2) reduced-price tags for Units 4, 4A, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 16A, 17, 19, 20, 20A, 26, 27, that portion of Unit 16 north of the Selway river, and those portions of Units 21 and 28 within designated wilderness at a discounted price; or may purchase one (1) full priced tag to hunt anywhere outside the areas listed above and one (1) reduced price tag valid in areas listed above.
  • A second animal may be taken in all or part of this unit. Appropriate tags are required for all kills.
  • Dogs Prohibited.

Dogs prohibited Oct. 5 - Oct. 31

Unit 33
All of Unit 33. Area Size: 428,810 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Unit Harvest Boars Sows Fall Spring Bait Hounds Incidental Still Stalk
2015 33 94 50 43 16 78 63 15 2 11
2014 33 65 13 52 44 9 2 10
2013 33 56 13 43 28 9 6 11
2012 33 67 43 24 16 51 39 10 10
2011 33 67 37 30 15 52 28 16 3
2010 33 57 40 16 14 43 36 4 4 11
2009 33 39 25 13 12 27 27 2 4 4
2008 33 90 54 35 18 72 40 21 10 18
2007 33 92 65 27 21 71 52 16 5 16
2006 33 84 54 29 33 51 43 14 8 17
2005 33 98 63 35 26 72 53 10 12 20
2004 33 84 58 25 29 55 29 15 17 20
2003 33 77 44 33 17 60 41 15 5 13
2002 33 94 66 27 35 59 34 20 12 26
2001 33 64 44 20 28 36 18 22 6 16
2000 33 54 34 20 23 31 21 7 8 15
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 78.94 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 338,499 acres   78.9%
Graph illustrating 6.37 percent Private 27,321 acres   6.4%
Graph illustrating 6.02 percent State of Idaho 25,801 acres   6%
Graph illustrating 5.86 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 25,141 acres   5.9%
Graph illustrating 2.47 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 10,590 acres   2.5%
Graph illustrating 0.34 percent Other 1,459 acres   0.3%

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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.