Deer General Any Weapon Season

Unit 59A
White-tailed Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

11/10/2024 - 12/9/2024

Species
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Antlerless or Antlered White-tailed Deer
Either sex may be taken.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

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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Unit 59A
All of Unit 59A. Area Size: 257,884 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
2024Any Weapon59A9247092101724922907
2023Any Weapon59A6640516168260619019
2022Any Weapon59A12347512280185211662708
2021Any Weapon59A1244931245017411186113
2020Any Weapon59A1305171304015198842260
2019Any Weapon59A954119520138757382209
2018Any Weapon59A1024051015013716834170
2017Any Weapon59A79356790011525920210
2016Any Weapon59A13237213210126710825140
2015Any Weapon59A10332731.794010327.400
2014Any Weapon59A12946028.11332923725.50
2013Any Weapon59A10731034.5888743323.48.13.7
2012Any Weapon59A8725733.8855691821.55.82.3
2011Any Weapon59A3823516.4863231525.800
2010Any Weapon59A8437622.31340523211.61.92.4
2009Any Weapon59A7438819.21286472810.92.26.7
2008Any Weapon59A12746727.21974953118.15.33.2
2007Any Weapon59A11540428.51481902532.63.41.7
2006Any Weapon59A12438432.3893428.14.54
2005Any Weapon59A7428625.9886551923.65.54.1
2004Any Weapon59A652242986150132200
2003Any Weapon59A672632574849172621
2002Any Weapon59A7936522128560193640
2001Any Weapon59A802563179456242564
2000Any Weapon59A696902963
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
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Deer Tag
  • Adult Deer Tag
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

A valid hunting license is required for all hunting and trapping activities.
* Indicates this item is optional.

Where to purchase

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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.

Graph illustrating 43.01 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 110,920 acres   43%
Graph illustrating 38.98 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 100,511 acres   39%
Graph illustrating 14.96 percent Private 38,574 acres   15%
Graph illustrating 2.37 percent State of Idaho 6,113 acres   2.4%
Graph illustrating 0.62 percent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 1,597 acres   0.6%

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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.

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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.