Pronghorn Controlled Hunt Archery Season

Hunt Area 49-1
Pronghorn Controlled Hunt 4035 99999 Tags

8/15/2025 - 9/15/2025

Species
Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
Bucks Only Pronghorn Antelope
Bucks only
Archery
Archery ONLY.

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

Buck only, Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Units 49 and 50, See Pages 104 - 106

Hunt Area 49-1
All of Units 49 and 50. Area Size: 1,555,339 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 49 50

Drawing Odds for 1st & 2nd Choice Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information 1st Choice 2nd Choice Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2025 4035 49-1 1 282 282 100 0 0 282 282
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Drawing Odds for Resident & NonResident Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information Resident NonResident Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2025 4035 49-1 1 271 271 100 11 11 100 282 282
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Antelope Tag (general season is archery only)
  • Archery Permit
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • Handicapped Archery Permit* (permit for use of a crossbow during archery-only seasons)
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Antelope Tag (general season is archery only)
  • Archery Permit
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
  • Handicapped Archery Permit* (permit for use of a crossbow during archery-only seasons)

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 43.3 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 673,448 acres   43.3%
Graph illustrating 29.7 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 461,893 acres   29.7%
Graph illustrating 22.95 percent Private 356,930 acres   22.9%
Graph illustrating 3.34 percent State of Idaho 51,883 acres   3.3%
Graph illustrating 0.71 percent U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 11,080 acres   0.7%
Graph illustrating 0 percent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 64 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 40 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.

Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.