Deer General Muzzleloader Season

Unit 73A
Regular Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

10/10/2025 - 10/24/2025

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.
Muzzleloader
Muzzleloader ONLY.

Restrictions

No special restrictions.

Unit 73A
All of Unit 73A. Area Size: 362,101 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2024 Muzzleloader 73A 0 5 0 5
2016 Muzzleloader 73A 0 2 0 3
2015 Muzzleloader 73A
2014 Muzzleloader 73A
2013 Muzzleloader 73A 0 0 0
2012 Muzzleloader 73A 6 1 5 100 0 0
2011 Muzzleloader 73A
2010 Muzzleloader 73A 2 8 25.8 38 2 50 0 0
2009 Muzzleloader 73A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 Muzzleloader 73A 0 2 0 6
2007 Muzzleloader 73A 1 2 50 5 1 100 0 0
2006 Muzzleloader 73A 0 0 0
2005 Muzzleloader 73A 0 0 0 0
2004 Muzzleloader 73A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 Muzzleloader 73A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 Muzzleloader 73A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 Muzzleloader 73A 0 0 0 32 5 1
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
  • Muzzleloader Permit
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Deer Tag
  • Adult Deer Tag
  • Muzzleloader 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

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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 48.91 percent Private 177,104 acres   48.9%
Graph illustrating 23.13 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 83,752 acres   23.1%
Graph illustrating 19.95 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 72,255 acres   20%
Graph illustrating 4.05 percent State of Idaho 14,650 acres   4%
Graph illustrating 2.93 percent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 10,611 acres   2.9%
Graph illustrating 0.76 percent U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) 2,765 acres   0.8%
Graph illustrating 0.27 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 961 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 3 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.