Deer General Archery Season

Unit 59
White-tailed 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
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Antlerless or Antlered 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

Motorized Hunting Rule Applies.

Unit 59
All of Unit 59. Area Size: 232,834 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 59

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Archery 59 12 238 5 2075 11 1 55 0
2022 Archery 59 27 271 10 2138 27 38.2 0
2021 Archery 59 25 250 10 2164 24 1 45 0
2020 Archery 59 44 202 22 1398 7 37 0 0
2019 Archery 59 26 234 11 1622 16 10 43.5 0
2018 Archery 59 12 310 4 2806 11 1 74.7 0
2017 Archery 59 46 270 17.1 2387 12 34 50 0
2016 Archery 59 23 217 10.6 1843 12 11 0 0
2015 Archery 59 55 234 23.6 1774 9 46 0 0 0
2014 Archery 59 23 194 12.1 1280 8 16 100 0
2013 Archery 59 21 204 10.2 1616 10 10 19.2 0 0
2012 Archery 59 36 239 14.9 1823 24 12 27.1 0 0
2011 Archery 59 35 183 19.2 1227 10 25 10.9 0 0
2010 Archery 59 13 148 9 1151 9 4 0 0 0
2009 Archery 59 9 157 5.7 1438 4 5 25 0 11.1
2008 Archery 59 14 155 9.1 1218 9 5 44.4 0 14.3
2007 Archery 59 18 149 12.1 1103 17 1 62.7 0 5.5
2006 Archery 59 14 107 13.1 7 6 7.1
2005 Archery 59 16 111 14.4 673 11 5 9.1 18.2 0
2004 Archery 59 7 134 5.2 1131 2 5 0 0 0
2003 Archery 59 6 94 6 722 3 3 33 0 17
2002 Archery 59 4 101 4 728 2 2 0 0 0
2001 Archery 59 14 123 12 687 8 6 29 0 0
2000 Archery 59 6 6 0 17 1 1
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 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.