Deer General Archery Season

Unit 68
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

No special restrictions.

Unit 68
All of Unit 68. (Caution: Craters of the Moon National Park is CLOSED) Area Size: 1,162,497 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Archery 68 5 48 10 310 5 100 0
2023 Archery 68 5 48 10 310 5 100 0
2022 Archery 68 6 49 13 277 6 0 100
2022 Archery 68 6 49 13 277 6 0 100
2021 Archery 68 0 49 0 264
2021 Archery 68 0 49 0 264
2020 Archery 68 7 37 19 435 6 1 0 0
2020 Archery 68 7 37 19 435 6 1 0 0
2019 Archery 68 0 42 0 351
2019 Archery 68 0 42 0 351
2018 Archery 68 6 52 10.9 339 6 0
2018 Archery 68 6 52 10.9 339 6 0
2017 Archery 68 12 48 25.6 219 12 100 0
2017 Archery 68 12 48 25.6 219 12 100 0
2016 Archery 68 0 33 0 258
2016 Archery 68 0 33 0 258
2015 Archery 68 104 0 556
2015 Archery 68 104 0 556
2014 Archery 68 38 0 191
2014 Archery 68 38 0 191
2013 Archery 68 11 44 24.8 314 11 50 9.3 0
2013 Archery 68 11 44 24.8 314 11 50 9.3 0
2012 Archery 68 28 0 119
2012 Archery 68 28 0 119
2011 Archery 68 2 48 4.2 221 2 100 100 50
2011 Archery 68 2 48 4.2 221 2 100 100 50
2010 Archery 68 23 0 142 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Archery 68 23 0 142 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Archery 68 2 19 10.6 100 2 0 0 0
2009 Archery 68 2 19 10.6 100 2 0 0 0
2008 Archery 68 1 36 2.8 233 1 0 0 0
2008 Archery 68 1 36 2.8 233 1 0 0 0
2007 Archery 68 1 6 16.7 41 1 100
2007 Archery 68 1 6 16.7 41 1 100
2006 Archery 68 3 44 6.8 2 1 33.3
2006 Archery 68 3 44 6.8 2 1 33.3
2005 Archery 68 9 0 60 0 0 0 0
2005 Archery 68 9 0 60 0 0 0 0
2004 Archery 68 0 20 0 130 0 0 0 0 0
2004 Archery 68 0 20 0 130 0 0 0 0 0
2003 Archery 68 2 8 25 25 1 1 100 100 0
2003 Archery 68 2 8 25 25 1 1 100 100 0
2002 Archery 68 0 12 0 59 0 0 0 0 0
2002 Archery 68 0 12 0 59 0 0 0 0 0
2001 Archery 68 0 23 0 64 0 0 0 0 0
2001 Archery 68 0 23 0 64 0 0 0 0 0
2000 Archery 68 1 1 0 37 10 2
2000 Archery 68 1 1 0 37 10 2
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 54.56 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 634,297 acres   54.6%
Graph illustrating 29.82 percent Private 346,673 acres   29.8%
Graph illustrating 6.72 percent U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 78,108 acres   6.7%
Graph illustrating 6.16 percent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 71,649 acres   6.2%
Graph illustrating 2.13 percent State of Idaho 24,811 acres   2.1%
Graph illustrating 0.35 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 4,083 acres   0.4%
Graph illustrating 0.21 percent Other 2,469 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.04 percent U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 408 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.

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.