Deer General Archery Season

Unit 48
Regular 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: Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus); White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Antlerless or Antlered Mule and White-tailed Deer: Either sex may be taken.

Archery: Archery ONLY.

Restrictions

Surface Management

Game Units

Wilderness

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Unit 48: All of Unit 48. Area Size: 389,791 acres

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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 48

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year	Take Method	Unit	Harvest	Hunters	Success%	Days	Antlered	Antlerless	%4+Pts	%5+Pts	%Whitetail
2023	Archery	48	20	242	8	1726	5	16	100		0
2022	Archery	48	47	219	22	1759	18	29	57.8		0
2021	Archery	48	64	264	24	2409	25	39	34.6		0
2020	Archery	48	20	246	8	1630		20			0
2019	Archery	48	8	177	4.5	1551	7	1	80.5		0
2018	Archery	48	25	272	9.3	1734	8	17	80.6	100	5.5
2017	Archery	48	20	234	8.5	1569	14	6	10.7		0
2016	Archery	48	23	275	8.4	1787	4	19	66.8		0
2015	Archery	48	47	314	15	2583	19	28	50	0	0
2014	Archery	48	16	147	10.7	1001	16		50	50
2013	Archery	48	15	128	12	1079	11	4	64.9	0	28.5
2012	Archery	48	20	188	10.6	1178	10	10	53.1	0	0
2011	Archery	48	5	100	5	795	2	3	0	0	0
2010	Archery	48	7	135	5.2	990	4	3	75	50	0
2009	Archery	48	9	127	7.1	874	5	4	20	20	0
2008	Archery	48	24	113	21	756	21	3	85.5	85.5	0
2007	Archery	48	16	140	11.4	1018	13	3	92.4	0	0
2006	Archery	48	12	151	7.9		6	6		33.3	0
2005	Archery	48	8	119	6.7	758	5	3	20	40	0
2004	Archery	48	12	200	6	2160	3	9	33.3	0	8
2003	Archery	48	12	141	9	980	7	4	43	0	0
2002	Archery	48	12	149	8	1192	5	7	60	0	0
2001	Archery	48	21	207	10	1001	10	11	38	13	0
2000	Archery	48	2				2	0	32	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 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.

U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 270,458 acres 69.4%

Private 65,162 acres 16.7%

U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 46,034 acres 11.8%

State of Idaho 8,138 acres 2.1%

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