Deer General Archery 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.

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
  • 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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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
2024Archery563716837301357334710
2023Archery56251721412945201000
2022Archery56161461650784160
2021Archery56321523160104128300
2020Archery56231602320107410131000
2019Archery5616204162011295111000
2018Archery5627178267012331512390
2017Archery56201932000108121800
2016Archery562313723209621211440
2015Archery563817921.11113928000
2014Archery56231771384671600
2013Archery56111955.9118156000
2012Archery56182148.51239513000
2011Archery566916.643015000
2010Archery56189917.8544711000
2009Archery565845.94523233.300
2008Archery568918.74904425250
2007Archery56101178.59248237.512.50
2006Archery562271311930
2005Archery56146820.834411301000
2004Archery563823.7436121001000
2003Archery566341816542000
2002Archery562544279110050
2001Archery56889923235000
2000Archery56550002
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.

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.

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.