Deer General Archery Season

Unit 59
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
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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
2024Archery59152147183615320
2023Archery591223852075111550
2022Archery592727110213827380
2021Archery5925250102164241450
2020Archery594420222139873700
2019Archery59262341116221610440
2018Archery591231042806111750
2017Archery59462701723871234500
2016Archery5923217111843121100
2015Archery595523423.61774946000
2014Archery592319412.112808161000
2013Archery592120410.21616101019.200
2012Archery593623914.91823241227.100
2011Archery593518319.21227102510.900
2010Archery59131489115194000
2009Archery5991575.714384525011.1
2008Archery59141559.112189544.4014.3
2007Archery591814912.1110317162.705.5
2006Archery591410713.1767.1
2005Archery591611114.46731159.118.20
2004Archery5971345.2113125000
2003Archery5969467223333017
2002Archery594101472822000
2001Archery591412312687862900
2000Archery596601711
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

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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

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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.