Deer General Any Weapon Season

Unit 50
Regular Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

Non-resident tag quota of 15,500 total deer tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.

10/10/2024 - 10/24/2024

Species
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Antlered Mule and White-tailed Deer
Only deer with at least one antler longer than 3 inches may be taken in any season which is open for antlered deer only. In antlered-only seasons, antlers must accompany the carcass while in transit.
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

Unit 50
All of Unit 50. Area Size: 1,056,172 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 50

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Any Weapon 50 175 1091 16 4968 169 6 45 20 6
2022 Any Weapon 50 326 1547 21 6453 306 20 27.2 27.2 7.8
2021 Any Weapon 50 474 1694 28 7195 467 7 34.2 48 5
2020 Any Weapon 50 497 2072 24 8932 427 70 40.6 29.5 7.2
2019 Any Weapon 50 443 1700 26.1 6660 385 58 34.1 16.4 2.7
2018 Any Weapon 50 452 1777 25.5 6412 383 70 43.9 83.7 2.2
2017 Any Weapon 50 461 1920 24 7369 386 74 41.7 41.2 4.2
2016 Any Weapon 50 600 1441 41.6 5619 497 103 40.3 29 2.9
2015 Any Weapon 50 634 1835 34.5 6772 541 93 47.8 5 0
2014 Any Weapon 50 562 1734 32.4 6428 466 96 31 4.9 2.7
2013 Any Weapon 50 381 1388 27.5 4906 330 52 44.3 8.3 4.1
2012 Any Weapon 50 297 1163 25.5 4100 259 38 33.2 6.1 1.3
2011 Any Weapon 50 303 1269 23.9 4917 265 37 35.9 13.2 2.7
2010 Any Weapon 50 333 1199 27.8 4678 299 35 39.9 6.1 6.4
2009 Any Weapon 50 300 1285 23.3 5130 270 30 30.7 6.7 5.1
2008 Any Weapon 50 365 1506 24.3 6525 295 68 33.7 6.2 0.8
2007 Any Weapon 50 625 1668 37.5 6799 561 59 34.2 5.8 0.8
2006 Any Weapon 50 510 1520 33.6 447 41 37 6.5 1.2
2005 Any Weapon 50 515 1514 34 6310 428 87 30.1 6.1 0.2
2004 Any Weapon 50 284 1421 20 5808 248 31 33.9 4.8 1
2003 Any Weapon 50 324 1527 21 5626 251 71 20 3 2
2002 Any Weapon 50 528 2045 26 9089 422 106 28 4 2
2001 Any Weapon 50 676 1569 43 6429 578 98 23 3 1
2000 Any Weapon 50 514 496 18 22 2 0
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
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Deer Tag
  • Adult Deer Tag
  • 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 50.62 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 534,658 acres   50.6%
Graph illustrating 29.31 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 309,563 acres   29.3%
Graph illustrating 17.43 percent Private 184,101 acres   17.4%
Graph illustrating 1.66 percent State of Idaho 17,503 acres   1.7%
Graph illustrating 0.97 percent U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 10,284 acres   1%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 64 acres   0%

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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.