Bear General Any Weapon Season

Unit 8
Black Bear Tag Unlimited Tags

4/15/2024 - 5/31/2024

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

Dogs prohibited Apr. 15 - Apr. 30

Unit 8
All of Unit 8. Area Size: 490,436 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 8

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Unit Harvest Boars Sows Fall Spring Bait Hounds Incidental Still Stalk
2015 8 16 9 7 8 8 8 5 1 2
2014 8 15 8 7 4 4 6 1
2013 8 10 6 4 4 2 2 2
2012 8 11 7 4 8 3 3 2 3
2011 8 18 7 11 13 5 5 7 2
2010 8 11 5 6 7 4 4 3 3 1
2009 8 18 10 8 14 4 5 1 7 5
2008 8 18 9 9 13 5 7 2 3 5
2007 8 12 5 7 8 4 5 2 1 4
2006 8 11 5 6 6 5 2 2 7
2005 8 18 10 8 11 7 2 2 7 7
2004 8 13 7 6 5 8 7 2 2 2
2003 8 15 9 6 10 5 3 2 8 1
2002 8 22 14 7 17 5 3 4 9 6
2001 8 20 14 6 11 9 3 1 5 10
2000 8 23 12 11 12 11 10 1 9 3
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* 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

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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 95.03 percent Private 466,052 acres   95%
Graph illustrating 2.33 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 11,435 acres   2.3%
Graph illustrating 1.41 percent State of Idaho 6,922 acres   1.4%
Graph illustrating 0.62 percent Other 3,027 acres   0.6%
Graph illustrating 0.45 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 2,217 acres   0.5%
Graph illustrating 0.13 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 624 acres   0.1%

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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.