Deer General Any Weapon Season

Unit 12
Regular Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

Non-resident tag quota of 15,500 total deer tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.

10/10/2024 - 11/3/2024

Species
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Antlerless or Antlered Mule and White-tailed Deer
Either sex may be taken.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

Restrictions

Second RES-NONRES deer tag may not be used.

Unit 12
All of Unit 12. Area Size: 760,646 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 12

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
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* 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

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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 94.48 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 718,660 acres   94.5%
Graph illustrating 5.25 percent Private 39,937 acres   5.3%
Graph illustrating 0.2 percent Other 1,495 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.02 percent 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.