Bear General Any Weapon Season

Unit 59
Black Bear Tag Unlimited Tags

8/30/2024 - 10/31/2024

Species
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Either-sex Black Bear
No female black bear accompanied by young may be taken.
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
  • Dogs Prohibited.

Dogs prohibited Oct. 1 - Oct. 31

Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
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General Season Harvest Statistics

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Year
Unit
Harvest
Boars
Sows
Fall
Spring
Bait
Hounds
Incidental
Still Stalk
2015595532112
2014595321111
2013597612111
2012592221
2011595322341
20105997263323
20095974334232
200859422221111
20075962433222
2006592111111
2005591111
2004597615214
2003591111
2002591183291322
2001591111
200059321123
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Bear Tag
  • Jr./Sr./DAV Bear Tag
  • Hound Hunter Permit*
  • Bear Bait Permit*
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Bear Tag
  • Adult Bear Tag
  • Bear Bait Permit*
  • Hound Hunter Permit*
  • 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 34.61 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 80,587 acres   34.6%
Graph illustrating 33.06 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 76,967 acres   33.1%
Graph illustrating 29.77 percent Private 69,317 acres   29.8%
Graph illustrating 1.74 percent State of Idaho 4,044 acres   1.7%
Graph illustrating 0.68 percent Other 1,585 acres   0.7%

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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.