Bear General Any Weapon Season

Unit 11A
Black Bear Tag Unlimited Tags

8/30/2024 - 10/31/2024

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 Aug. 30 - Sep. 14 and Oct. 10 - Oct. 31

Unit 11A
All of Unit 11A. Area Size: 528,475 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Unit Harvest Boars Sows Fall Spring Bait Hounds Incidental Still Stalk
2015 11A 19 14 5 9 10 6 3 5 5
2014 11A 16 11 5 2 3 8 3
2013 11A 14 7 7 2 4 4 4
2012 11A 23 17 6 9 14 10 1 7
2011 11A 17 14 3 9 8 8 3 1
2010 11A 16 12 4 11 5 3 3 6 4
2009 11A 16 12 4 8 8 2 3 6 5
2008 11A 14 9 5 7 7 4 1 5 4
2007 11A 12 6 6 5 7 3 1 5 3
2006 11A 14 8 6 8 6 3 4 6
2005 11A 14 9 5 5 9 7 2 3 2
2004 11A 13 11 2 10 3 2 2 6 3
2003 11A 11 8 3 7 4 3 4 2 1
2002 11A 18 11 7 13 5 3 9 6
2001 11A 9 8 1 5 4 3 3 3
2000 11A 6 2 4 6 1 5
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 83.95 percent Private 443,671 acres   84%
Graph illustrating 15.28 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 80,762 acres   15.3%
Graph illustrating 0.32 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 1,708 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0.29 percent State of Idaho 1,535 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0.14 percent Other 749 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 49 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.