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Deer General Any Weapon Season
Unit 12
White-tailed Deer Tag Unlimited Tags
Non-resident tag quota of 15,500 total deer tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.
10/10/2024 - 11/20/2024
- Species
- White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
- Antlerless or Antlered White-tailed Deer
- Either sex may be taken.
- Any Weapon
- Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.
- Restrictions
Second RES-NONRES white-tailed deer tag may not be used.
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Unit 12
- All of Unit 12. Area Size: 760,646 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics
Year | Take Method | Unit | Harvest | Hunters | Success% | Days | Antlered | Antlerless | %4+Pts | %5+Pts | %Whitetail |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Any Weapon | 12 | 84 | 219 | 38 | 1145 | 66 | 18 | 100 | 15 | 91 |
2022 | Any Weapon | 12 | 72 | 210 | 34 | 1184 | 59 | 14 | 48.7 | 42.2 | 85.5 |
2021 | Any Weapon | 12 | 73 | 235 | 31 | 1411 | 59 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 80.5 |
2020 | Any Weapon | 12 | 67 | 194 | 35 | 1141 | 52 | 15 | 4.8 | 96.2 | |
2019 | Any Weapon | 12 | 50 | 215 | 23.3 | 1105 | 33 | 17 | 11.7 | 100 | |
2018 | Any Weapon | 12 | 52 | 236 | 22.1 | 1219 | 45 | 7 | 9.8 | 97.4 | |
2017 | Any Weapon | 12 | 95 | 258 | 36.8 | 1434 | 68 | 27 | 100 | 25.8 | 92 |
2016 | Any Weapon | 12 | 68 | 256 | 26.5 | 1416 | 57 | 11 | 48.7 | 18.5 | 95.9 |
2015 | Any Weapon | 12 | 153 | 291 | 52.6 | 1315 | 125 | 28 | 57.8 | 29 | 93.8 |
2014 | Any Weapon | 12 | 48 | 215 | 22.3 | 1098 | 41 | 7 | 57.9 | 16.6 | 64.6 |
2013 | Any Weapon | 12 | 47 | 189 | 24.9 | 1167 | 42 | 5 | 49.9 | 23.8 | 82.3 |
2012 | Any Weapon | 12 | 70 | 241 | 29.2 | 1271 | 49 | 22 | 79.5 | 25.9 | 90.1 |
2011 | Any Weapon | 12 | 46 | 166 | 27.5 | 909 | 36 | 10 | 48.7 | 14.1 | 79.9 |
2010 | Any Weapon | 12 | 55 | 190 | 28.8 | 972 | 35 | 19 | 56.2 | 26.7 | 70 |
2009 | Any Weapon | 12 | 40 | 303 | 13.2 | 1668 | 30 | 10 | 46.7 | 13.3 | 60 |
2008 | Any Weapon | 12 | 46 | 246 | 18.8 | 1261 | 36 | 9 | 80.7 | 13.8 | 72.4 |
2007 | Any Weapon | 12 | 115 | 397 | 29 | 2404 | 74 | 38 | 56.4 | 13.4 | 85.2 |
2006 | Any Weapon | 12 | 112 | 409 | 27.4 | 79 | 30 | 37.9 | 15.2 | 78.6 | |
2005 | Any Weapon | 12 | 113 | 330 | 34.3 | 1959 | 79 | 34 | 50.7 | 10.1 | 81.4 |
2004 | Any Weapon | 12 | 155 | 417 | 37.2 | 2653 | 115 | 39 | 73 | 27 | 74 |
2003 | Any Weapon | 12 | 94 | 385 | 24 | 2107 | 78 | 15 | 65 | 21 | 86 |
2002 | Any Weapon | 12 | 91 | 389 | 23 | 2203 | 65 | 26 | 62 | 26 | 77 |
2001 | Any Weapon | 12 | 99 | 225 | 44 | 1223 | 75 | 24 | 49 | 15 | 70 |
2000 | Any Weapon | 12 | 78 | 62 | 16 | 35 | 13 | 68 |
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.
Resident Tags and Permits
- Adult Deer Tag
- Jr./Sr./DAV Deer Tag
- Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
NonResident Tags and Permits
- Junior Mentored Deer Tag
- Adult Deer Tag
- 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) 718,660 acres 94.5% |
Private 39,937 acres 5.3% |
Other 1,495 acres 0.2% |
State of Idaho 159 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.
- Selway Bitterroot Wilderness 237,200 acres 31.2% of hunt