Deer General Archery Season

Unit 3
Regular Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

8/30/2024 - 9/30/2024

Species: Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus); White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Antlered Mule and White-tailed Deer: Only deer with at least one antler longer than 3 inches may be taken in any season which is open for antlered deer only. In antlered-only seasons, antlers must accompany the carcass while in transit.

Archery: Archery ONLY.

Restrictions

Surface Management

Game Units

Wilderness

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Unit 3: All of Unit 3. Area Size: 354,354 acres

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General Season Harvest Statistics

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Year	Take Method	Unit	Harvest	Hunters	Success%	Days	Antlered	Antlerless	%4+Pts	%5+Pts	%Whitetail
2024	Archery	3	79	448	7940	2867	47	32		28	100
2023	Archery	3	92	499	18	3034	46	46		12	100
2022	Archery	3	49	471	4900	3496	31	18		48	100
2021	Archery	3	90	563	8960	3297	47	42		25	100
2020	Archery	3	78	505	7790	2754	66	12		22	100
2019	Archery	3	67	562	6730	3090	52	16		30	100
2018	Archery	3	59	535	5940	2876	48	12		24	100
2017	Archery	3	100	504	9980	3162	75	25		20	100
2016	Archery	3	122	617	12250	3899	98	24	0	6	99
2015	Archery	3	157	677	23.3	3919	120	38	84.3	15.7	94.1
2014	Archery	3	180	799	22.6	4784	110	71	57.8	13.9	100
2013	Archery	3	108	656	16.4	4168	59	49	54.8	19.4	100
2012	Archery	3	109	675	16.1	3994	49	60	66.1	28.8	99.1
2011	Archery	3	107	616	17.3	4074	56	51	53.1	20	100
2010	Archery	3	104	564	18.5	2905	50	55	38.3	8.1	99
2009	Archery	3	113	558	20.2	3760	70	43	41.8	21.6	91.5
2008	Archery	3	125	632	19.8	4379	57	68	78.6	14.3	100
2007	Archery	3	123	449	27.4	3067	75	47	62.6	14.6	96.8
2006	Archery	3	89	440	20.2		64	25	51.2	21.7	97.8
2005	Archery	3	131	458	28.6	3048	89	41	31.4	54.1	96.9
2004	Archery	3	31	405	7.7	3195	18	13	55.6	22.2	90
2003	Archery	3	68	407	17	2306	37	31	61	29	93
2002	Archery	3	36	418	9	2714	21	15	63	11	94
2001	Archery	3	57	490	12	1984	34	23	47	23	96
2000	Archery	3	34				23	11	35	15	91

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
Archery Permit
Handicapped Archery Permit* (permit for use of a crossbow during archery-only seasons)
Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

Junior Mentored Deer Tag
Adult Deer Tag
Archery Permit
Handicapped Archery Permit* (permit for use of a crossbow during archery-only seasons)
Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

A valid hunting license is required for all hunting and trapping activities.

* Indicates this item is optional.

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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.

U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 184,050 acres 51.9%

Private 150,571 acres 42.5%

Other 8,883 acres 2.5%

State of Idaho 8,173 acres 2.3%

U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 2,677 acres 0.8%

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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.

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