Deer General Any Weapon Season

Unit 8
Regular Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

Non-resident tag quota of 15,500 total deer tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.

10/10/2024 - 11/3/2024

Species
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Antlerless or Antlered Mule and White-tailed Deer
Either sex may be taken.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

Restrictions
  • Very limited access because of few roads and/or private property.

Unit 8 has very limited access because of private property.

Unit 8
All of Unit 8. Area Size: 490,436 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 8

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Any Weapon 8 1003 2134 47 13953 802 201 43 27 92
2022 Any Weapon 8 787 2095 38 13422 581 205 31.9 22.5 91.9
2021 Any Weapon 8 836 2224 38 15443 628 208 37.7 27 95
2020 Any Weapon 8 1298 2663 49 18209 983 315 45.7 29.2 96.2
2019 Any Weapon 8 1004 2711 37 16853 790 214 48.9 28.6 95.5
2018 Any Weapon 8 1120 2896 38.7 17598 818 302 62.8 26.7 93.3
2017 Any Weapon 8 1187 2980 39.8 17879 859 327 46.5 25.9 95
2016 Any Weapon 8 1246 2992 41.6 17866 1033 214 53.2 23.6 92.9
2015 Any Weapon 8 1527 3174 48.1 20462 1083 444 58.8 23 95.2
2014 Any Weapon 8 1729 3595 48.1 21788 1291 438 65.4 24.3 97.3
2013 Any Weapon 8 1404 3339 42 21104 1016 387 68.2 26.9 95.3
2012 Any Weapon 8 1295 2946 44 17858 928 364 66 28 96.8
2011 Any Weapon 8 1123 2693 41.7 16369 775 348 63.5 22.3 95.1
2010 Any Weapon 8 1041 2587 40.2 16727 750 291 62.3 27.3 97.6
2009 Any Weapon 8 1066 2744 38.8 18035 751 315 63.4 25.8 94.1
2008 Any Weapon 8 1049 2746 38.2 17016 754 289 69.9 22.5 96.3
2007 Any Weapon 8 1148 2558 44.9 15225 819 325 67.3 23.9 97.6
2006 Any Weapon 8 1186 2484 47.7 830 342 67.4 31.9 96.6
2005 Any Weapon 8 1234 2644 46.7 15734 814 420 38.7 24.1 97.2
2004 Any Weapon 8 874 2238 39.1 13872 604 264 59.4 21.9 94
2003 Any Weapon 8 902 2321 39 13518 639 262 64 29 94
2002 Any Weapon 8 730 2371 31 13629 514 216 66 27 94
2001 Any Weapon 8 917 1829 50 10372 666 251 58 22 94
2000 Any Weapon 8 794 565 229 38 12 89
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
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Deer Tag
  • Adult Deer Tag
  • 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 95.03 percent Private 466,052 acres   95%
Graph illustrating 2.33 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 11,435 acres   2.3%
Graph illustrating 1.41 percent State of Idaho 6,922 acres   1.4%
Graph illustrating 0.62 percent Other 3,027 acres   0.6%
Graph illustrating 0.45 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 2,217 acres   0.5%
Graph illustrating 0.13 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 624 acres   0.1%

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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.