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Deer General Archery 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.
8/30/2024 - 9/30/2024
- 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.
- Archery
- Archery ONLY.
- 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
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Unit 50
- All of Unit 50. Area Size: 1,056,172 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics
Year | Take Method | Unit | Harvest | Hunters | Success% | Days | Antlered | Antlerless | %4+Pts | %5+Pts | %Whitetail |
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2023 | Archery | 50 | 20 | 288 | 7 | 2078 | 15 | 5 | 33 | 25 | |
2022 | Archery | 50 | 24 | 314 | 8 | 1917 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 5.5 |
2021 | Archery | 50 | 36 | 278 | 13 | 1523 | 36 | 68.3 | 16.3 | 22.5 | |
2020 | Archery | 50 | 22 | 355 | 6 | 2816 | 12 | 10 | 24.2 | 0 | 7.3 |
2019 | Archery | 50 | 8 | 378 | 2.1 | 2782 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 0 | |
2018 | Archery | 50 | 40 | 301 | 13.2 | 2070 | 23 | 17 | 74.8 | 0 | |
2017 | Archery | 50 | 38 | 290 | 13.3 | 1684 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | Archery | 50 | 18 | 270 | 6.8 | 1744 | 13 | 6 | 23.9 | 0 | |
2015 | Archery | 50 | 18 | 257 | 6.9 | 1854 | 18 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | Archery | 50 | 33 | 304 | 10.8 | 2264 | 33 | ||||
2013 | Archery | 50 | 34 | 197 | 17 | 1343 | 15 | 18 | 67.5 | 19.5 | 0 |
2012 | Archery | 50 | 15 | 194 | 7.5 | 1352 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 37.5 | 0 |
2011 | Archery | 50 | 5 | 188 | 2.8 | 1424 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
2010 | Archery | 50 | 6 | 171 | 3.5 | 1215 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 0 |
2009 | Archery | 50 | 1 | 186 | 0.5 | 1425 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2008 | Archery | 50 | 17 | 189 | 9.2 | 1256 | 14 | 3 | 20.8 | 0 | 5.7 |
2007 | Archery | 50 | 29 | 153 | 19 | 913 | 19 | 9 | 68.6 | 0 | 31.1 |
2006 | Archery | 50 | 14 | 195 | 7.2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |||
2005 | Archery | 50 | 12 | 179 | 6.7 | 1222 | 7 | 5 | 28.6 | 14.3 | 8.3 |
2004 | Archery | 50 | 28 | 241 | 11.6 | 1866 | 26 | 2 | 61.5 | 57.7 | 0 |
2003 | Archery | 50 | 15 | 215 | 7 | 1512 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | Archery | 50 | 10 | 237 | 4 | 1891 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
2001 | Archery | 50 | 13 | 258 | 5 | 1378 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | Archery | 50 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
* 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.
Where to purchase
Learn more about IDFG Licenses, Tags & Permits
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) 534,658 acres 50.6% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 309,563 acres 29.3% |
Private 184,101 acres 17.4% |
State of Idaho 17,503 acres 1.7% |
U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 10,284 acres 1% |
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.
View all Access Yes Participants.
Federally-designated Wilderness Areas
No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.
There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.