Deer Controlled Hunt Archery Season

Hunt Area 44
Deer Controlled Hunt 1078 50 Tags

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

8/15/2024 - 9/14/2024

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

Antlered only

Hunt Area 44
All of Unit 44. Area Size: 353,397 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 44

Controlled Hunt Harvest Statistics

Year Hunt# Area Hunters Harvest Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 1078 44 52 19 36 512 19 93 0
2022 1078 44 46 19 41 314 19 94.7 0
2021 1078 44 50 14 27 445 14 91.7 0
2020 1080 44 48 19 40 424 19 42.7 0
2019 1080 44 48 16 35 337 16 69 0 7
2018 1083 44 10 2 22 52 2 50 0
2017 1083 44 10 3 26 74 3 100 0
2016 1090 44 9 6 71 75 6 60 0
2015 1090 44 10 6 56 91 6 80 20 0
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Drawing Odds for 1st & 2nd Choice Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information 1st Choice 2nd Choice Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2024 1078 44 1 304 50 16 126 0 0 50 50
2023 1078 44 1 291 50 17 91 0 0 50 50
2022 1078 44 1 252 50 20 67 0 0 50 50
2022 1078 44 2 41 2 5 15 0 0 2 2
2021 1078 44 1 199 50 25 74 0 0 50 50
2021 1078 44 2 27 2 7 17 0 0 2 2
2020 1080 44 1 248 50 20 93 0 0 50 50
2020 1080 44 2 42 2 5 17 0 0 2 2
2019 1080 44 1 220 50 23 66 0 0 50 50
2019 1080 44 2 48 2 4 14 0 0 2 2
2018 1083 44 1 119 10 8 54 0 0 10 10
2017 1083 44 1 82 10 12 38 0 0 10 10
2016 1090 44 1 77 10 13 35 0 0 10 10
2015 1090 44 1 84 10 12 61 0 0 10 10
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Drawing Odds for Resident & NonResident Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information Resident NonResident Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2024 1078 44 1 199 45 23 105 5 5 50 50
2023 1078 44 1 185 45 24 106 5 5 50 50
2022 1078 44 1 178 45 25 74 5 7 50 50
2022 1078 44 2 35 2 6 6 0 0 2 2
2021 1078 44 1 141 45 32 58 5 9 50 50
2021 1078 44 2 22 1 5 5 1 20 2 2
2020 1080 44 1 175 45 26 73 5 7 50 50
2020 1080 44 2 31 2 6 11 0 0 2 2
2019 1080 44 1 151 45 30 69 5 7 50 50
2019 1080 44 2 39 1 3 9 1 11 2 2
2018 1083 44 1 97 9 9 22 1 5 10 10
2017 1083 44 1 68 9 13 14 1 7 10 10
2016 1090 44 1 63 10 16 14 0 0 10 10
2015 1090 44 1 75 9 12 9 1 11 10 10
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Deer Tag
  • Jr./Sr./DAV Deer Tag
  • Archery Permit
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • 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
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
  • Handicapped Archery Permit* (permit for use of a crossbow during archery-only seasons)

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.

Graph illustrating 48.72 percent Private 172,189 acres   48.7%
Graph illustrating 36.4 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 128,635 acres   36.4%
Graph illustrating 9.48 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 33,519 acres   9.5%
Graph illustrating 4.74 percent State of Idaho 16,751 acres   4.7%
Graph illustrating 0.58 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 2,066 acres   0.6%
Graph illustrating 0.07 percent Other 236 acres   0.1%

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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.

Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.