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Bear General Any Weapon Season
Unit 29
Black Bear Tag Unlimited Tags
8/30/2023 - 10/31/2023
- 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
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Unit 29
- All of Unit 29. Area Size: 452,333 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics
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Year | Unit | Harvest | Boars | Sows | Fall | Spring | Bait | Hounds | Incidental | Still Stalk |
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| 2015 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2013 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 29 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| 2009 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2004 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 2001 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
* 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.
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 228,821 acres 50.6%
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U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 121,806 acres 26.9%
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Private 89,047 acres 19.7%
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State of Idaho 11,942 acres 2.6%
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Other 718 acres 0.2%
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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.