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Deer General Muzzleloader Season
Unit 16
White-tailed Deer Tag Unlimited Tags
Non-resident tag quota of 15,500 total deer tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.
11/21/2024 - 12/9/2024
- Species
- White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
- Antlerless or Antlered White-tailed Deer
- Either sex may be taken.
- Muzzleloader
- Muzzleloader ONLY.
- Restrictions
No special restrictions.
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Unit 16
- All of Unit 16. Area Size: 248,879 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 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 18 | 112 | 16 | 452 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 100 | |
2022 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 24 | 76 | 32 | 299 | 15 | 10 | 22.2 | 100 | |
2021 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 24 | 125 | 19 | 427 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 100 | |
2020 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 36 | 109 | 33 | 454 | 27 | 9 | 13.1 | 100 | |
2019 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 56 | 120 | 46.7 | 494 | 37 | 19 | 13.2 | 100 | |
2018 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 47 | 140 | 34 | 558 | 29 | 19 | 24.7 | 100 | |
2017 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 35 | 130 | 27 | 445 | 22 | 13 | 6.5 | 100 | |
2016 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 44 | 133 | 33.3 | 526 | 22 | 22 | 14.6 | 100 | |
2015 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 83 | 156 | 53.1 | 554 | 65 | 18 | 100 | 40.7 | 100 |
2014 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 49 | 153 | 32.3 | 533 | 41 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 100 |
2013 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 23 | 87 | 26.2 | 313 | 16 | 7 | 31.6 | 6.3 | 100 |
2012 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 65 | 166 | 39.1 | 686 | 38 | 26 | 55.5 | 13.1 | 100 |
2011 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 49 | 163 | 30 | 677 | 41 | 8 | 57.6 | 17.9 | 100 |
2010 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 65 | 160 | 40.8 | 624 | 40 | 25 | 76.6 | 34.4 | 100 |
2009 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 52 | 162 | 32.3 | 622 | 36 | 16 | 55.8 | 36.5 | 100 |
2008 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 59 | 204 | 29 | 962 | 50 | 9 | 55.9 | 22 | 100 |
2007 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 65 | 165 | 39.4 | 788 | 44 | 21 | 61.4 | 25 | 100 |
2006 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 66 | 179 | 36.9 | 47 | 19 | 68.1 | 31.9 | 100 | |
2005 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 80 | 226 | 35.4 | 854 | 52 | 28 | 28.8 | 25 | 100 |
2004 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 58 | 249 | 23.3 | 927 | 44 | 14 | 56.8 | 15.9 | 95 |
2003 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 85 | 217 | 39 | 766 | 59 | 26 | 54 | 14 | 99 |
2002 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 84 | 315 | 27 | 3636 | 54 | 30 | 63 | 16 | 96 |
2001 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 95 | 254 | 37 | 722 | 82 | 13 | 61 | 18 | 97 |
2000 | Muzzleloader | 16 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 37 | 9 | 95 |
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.
Resident Tags and Permits
- Adult Deer Tag
- Jr./Sr./DAV Deer Tag
- Muzzleloader Permit
- Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
NonResident Tags and Permits
- Junior Mentored Deer Tag
- Adult Deer Tag
- Muzzleloader 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
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) 194,862 acres 78.3% |
Private 46,613 acres 18.7% |
State of Idaho 3,657 acres 1.5% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 2,303 acres 0.9% |
Other 1,202 acres 0.5% |
U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 127 acres 0.1% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 116 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 12,119 acres 4.9% of hunt