Deer General Archery Season

Unit 50
White-tailed 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
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Antlerless or Antlered White-tailed Deer
Either sex may be taken.
Archery
Archery ONLY.

Restrictions
  • Motorized Hunting Rule (MHR): Motorized vehicle use by all big game hunters is restricted to established roadways legally open to travel by full-sized automobiles. The motorized hunting rule applies only to big game animals, including moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goats, in designated units from August 30 through December 31. Learn more about the Motorized hunting Rule at idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/access/motorized-vehicles

Motorized Hunting Rule Applies.

Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
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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
2024Archery50412644100176641530
2023Archery5020288720781553325
2022Archery50243142430191719501006
2021Archery50362783570152336681622
2020Archery50223552220281612102407
2019Archery5083787802782441000
2018Archery5040301398020702317750
2017Archery503829038501684201800
2016Archery501827018501744136240
2015Archery50182576.918541852.900
2014Archery503330410.8226433
2013Archery5034197171343151867.519.50
2012Archery50151947.51352875037.50
2011Archery5051882.81424140
2010Archery5061713.512155140200
2009Archery5011860.514251000
2008Archery50171899.2125614320.805.7
2007Archery50291531991319968.6031.1
2006Archery50141957.2840
2005Archery50121796.712227528.614.38.3
2004Archery502824111.6186626261.557.70
2003Archery501521571512694000
2002Archery5010237418914650500
2001Archery5013258513781122000
2000Archery50171612220
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.

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 50.62 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 534,658 acres   50.6%
Graph illustrating 29.31 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 309,563 acres   29.3%
Graph illustrating 17.43 percent Private 184,101 acres   17.4%
Graph illustrating 1.66 percent State of Idaho 17,503 acres   1.7%
Graph illustrating 0.97 percent U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 10,284 acres   1%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 64 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.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.