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Deer General Archery Season
Unit 48
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)
- Antlerless or Antlered Mule and White-tailed Deer
- Either sex may be taken.
- Archery
- Archery ONLY.
- Restrictions
No special restrictions.
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Unit 48
- All of Unit 48. Area Size: 389,791 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 |
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| 2024 | Archery | 48 | 40 | 279 | 14 | 1967 | 25 | 15 | 63 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Archery | 48 | 20 | 242 | 8 | 1726 | 5 | 16 | 100 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Archery | 48 | 47 | 219 | 21 | 1759 | 18 | 29 | 58 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Archery | 48 | 64 | 264 | 24 | 2409 | 25 | 39 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Archery | 48 | 20 | 246 | 8 | 1630 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Archery | 48 | 8 | 177 | 5 | 1551 | 7 | 1 | 80 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Archery | 48 | 25 | 272 | 9 | 1734 | 8 | 17 | 81 | 100 | 6 |
| 2017 | Archery | 48 | 20 | 234 | 9 | 1569 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Archery | 48 | 23 | 275 | 8 | 1787 | 4 | 19 | 67 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Archery | 48 | 47 | 314 | 15 | 2583 | 19 | 28 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Archery | 48 | 16 | 147 | 10.7 | 1001 | 16 | 50 | 50 | ||
| 2013 | Archery | 48 | 15 | 128 | 12 | 1079 | 11 | 4 | 64.9 | 0 | 28.5 |
| 2012 | Archery | 48 | 20 | 188 | 10.6 | 1178 | 10 | 10 | 53.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Archery | 48 | 5 | 100 | 5 | 795 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Archery | 48 | 7 | 135 | 5.2 | 990 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 50 | 0 |
| 2009 | Archery | 48 | 9 | 127 | 7.1 | 874 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 2008 | Archery | 48 | 24 | 113 | 21 | 756 | 21 | 3 | 85.5 | 85.5 | 0 |
| 2007 | Archery | 48 | 16 | 140 | 11.4 | 1018 | 13 | 3 | 92.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Archery | 48 | 12 | 151 | 7.9 | 6 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | Archery | 48 | 8 | 119 | 6.7 | 758 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 40 | 0 |
| 2004 | Archery | 48 | 12 | 200 | 6 | 2160 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2003 | Archery | 48 | 12 | 141 | 9 | 980 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Archery | 48 | 12 | 149 | 8 | 1192 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Archery | 48 | 21 | 207 | 10 | 1001 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | Archery | 48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 2 |
* 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.
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) 270,458 acres 69.4%
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Private 65,162 acres 16.7%
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U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 46,034 acres 11.8%
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State of Idaho 8,138 acres 2.1%
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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.