Bear General Any Weapon Season

Unit 59A
Black Bear Tag Unlimited Tags

4/15/2024 - 6/30/2024

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
  • 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

Unit 59A
All of Unit 59A. Area Size: 257,884 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 59A

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Unit Harvest Boars Sows Fall Spring Bait Hounds Incidental Still Stalk
2015 59A 4 4 4 1 3
2014 59A 5 5 1 1 1
2013 59A 7 3 4 3 2 1
2012 59A 1 1 1 1
2011 59A 2 2 2 2
2010 59A 6 5 1 3 3 1 3 1 1
2009 59A 1 1 1 1
2008 59A 1 1 1
2007 59A 1 1 1 1
2006 59A 1 1 1 1
2005 59A 2 2 2 2
2004 59A 3 3 1 2 1 1 1
2003 59A 1 1 1 1
2002 59A 3 1 2 1 2 2 1
2001 59A 2 1 1 2 2
2000 59A
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 43.01 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 110,920 acres   43%
Graph illustrating 38.98 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 100,511 acres   39%
Graph illustrating 14.96 percent Private 38,574 acres   15%
Graph illustrating 2.37 percent State of Idaho 6,113 acres   2.4%
Graph illustrating 0.62 percent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 1,597 acres   0.6%

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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.