Deer General Any Weapon Season

Unit 56
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

Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
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Unit 56
All of Unit 56. Area Size: 578,411 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics

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Year
Take Method
Unit
Harvest
Hunters
Success%
Days
Antlered
Antlerless
%4+Pts
%5+Pts
%Whitetail
2024Any Weapon564381656438506541438400
2023Any Weapon5625317181572202532802
2022Any Weapon563751636374906788375270
2021Any Weapon564211597421006342421220
2020Any Weapon5624418752437078152442501
2019Any Weapon562921755291506652292410
2018Any Weapon56532201153220723252932301
2017Any Weapon564832300482707983483320
2016Any Weapon5659320825929068884691243403
2015Any Weapon56652253825.7848954011222.31.71.3
2014Any Weapon56567222625.57735447120243.4
2013Any Weapon56406223018.27702301105337.23.6
2012Any Weapon56636186334.1589553110433.17.52
2011Any Weapon56309175317.655772525746.114.40.6
2010Any Weapon56408164724.852853416617.13.20.7
2009Any Weapon56366207217.7767925511127.76.30.5
2008Any Weapon565192077257633502133.56.41
2007Any Weapon56470167428.151974541031.47.31.1
2006Any Weapon56447151229.64021731.44.70.2
2005Any Weapon56365144025.344783313420.361.1
2004Any Weapon56369204118.16370367138.410.91
2003Any Weapon561457172021121395101
2002Any Weapon562241227183927105119312
2001Any Weapon56377862442542241136201
2000Any Weapon562482426002
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 51.21 percent Private 296,178 acres   51.2%
Graph illustrating 23.85 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 137,929 acres   23.8%
Graph illustrating 13.61 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 78,745 acres   13.6%
Graph illustrating 5.95 percent U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) 34,409 acres   5.9%
Graph illustrating 4.06 percent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 23,460 acres   4.1%
Graph illustrating 1.31 percent State of Idaho 7,572 acres   1.3%
Graph illustrating 0.02 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 113 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.

Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.