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Bear General Any Weapon Season
Unit 53
General Black Bear Tag Unlimited Tags
8/30/2025 - 10/31/2025
- Species
- American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
- Either-sex Black Bear
- No female black bear accompanied by young may be taken.
- Any Weapon
- Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.
- 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
- Dogs Prohibited.
Dogs prohibited Oct. 1 - Oct. 31. Motorized Hunting Rule Applies
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Unit 53
- All of Unit 53. Area Size: 1,176,418 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics
| Year | Unit | Harvest | Boars | Sows | Fall | Spring | Bait | Hounds | Incidental | Still Stalk |
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| 2012 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2012 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2012 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
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| 2000 | 53 |
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.
Resident Tags and Permits
- Adult Bear Tag
- Jr./Sr./DAV Bear Tag
- Hound Hunter Permit*
- Bear Bait Permit*
- Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
NonResident Tags and Permits
- Junior Mentored Bear Tag
- Adult Bear Tag
- Bear Bait Permit*
- Hound Hunter Permit*
- 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.
Private 754,281 acres 64.1%
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U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 337,037 acres 28.6%
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State of Idaho 38,798 acres 3.3%
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U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 31,796 acres 2.7%
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Other 11,788 acres 1%
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U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 2,491 acres 0.2%
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U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 229 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.
View all Access Yes Participants.
Federally-designated Wilderness Areas
No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.
There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.