Deer General Archery 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.

8/30/2024 - 9/30/2024

Species: Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus); White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Antlerless or Antlered Mule and White-tailed Deer: Either sex may be taken.

Archery: Archery ONLY.

Restrictions

Unit 8 has very limited access because of few roads and private property.

Surface Management

Game Units

Wilderness

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Unit 8: All of Unit 8. Area Size: 490,436 acres

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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
2024	Archery	8	14	116	12	707	13	2		0	100
2023	Archery	8	16	113	15	892	11	6		29	100
2022	Archery	8	13	108	12	858	6	6		50	100
2021	Archery	8	20	130	15	1031	16	4	0	67	72
2020	Archery	8	17	158	11	1185	8	9		43	100
2019	Archery	8	15	138	11	857	12	3		45	100
2018	Archery	8	4	134	3	1296	4			0	100
2017	Archery	8	5	105	5	880	4	2		0	100
2016	Archery	8	9	157	6	921	6	3		53	100
2015	Archery	8	19	187	10.3	725	10	10	0	0	100
2014	Archery	8	24	121	20.1	911	8	16	0	0	66.7
2013	Archery	8	24	145	16.2	1343	22	2	49.6	45	91.5
2012	Archery	8	8	131	5.8	927	4	4	75	0	86.9
2011	Archery	8	11	115	9.6	793	9	2	22.2	11.1	100
2010	Archery	8	9	117	7.7	781	7	2	42.9	28.6	100
2009	Archery	8	6	73	8.2	475	6		50	33.3	100
2008	Archery	8	7	84	8.3	795	7		85.7	71.4	100
2007	Archery	8	24	116	20.7	876	13	11	15.3	0	91.7
2006	Archery	8	10	83	12		6	4	50	16.7	90
2005	Archery	8	20	122	16.4	987	16	4	12.4	6.2	100
2004	Archery	8	4	52	7.7	327	4	0	50	0	100
2003	Archery	8	7	90	8	466	5	2	40	20	71
2002	Archery	8	10	91	11	507	5	5	100	40	90
2001	Archery	8	6	124	4	605	3	3	33	33	100
2000	Archery	8	8				6	2	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
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.

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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.

Private 466,052 acres 95%

Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 11,435 acres 2.3%

State of Idaho 6,922 acres 1.4%

Other 3,027 acres 0.6%

U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 2,217 acres 0.5%

U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 624 acres 0.1%

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