Deer General Muzzleloader Season

Unit 8A
White-tailed Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

12/2/2024 - 12/14/2024

Species: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Antlerless White-tailed Deer: Only deer without antlers or with antlers shorter than 3 inches may be taken in any season which is open for antlerless deer only.

Muzzleloader: Muzzleloader ONLY.

Restrictions

Surface Management

Game Units

Wilderness

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Unit 8A: All of Unit 8A. Area Size: 468,020 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	Muzzleloader	8A	24	153	2450	591	6	18		0	100
2023	Muzzleloader	8A	22	146	15	522	2	20		0	100
2022	Muzzleloader	8A	35	145	3510	505		35			100
2021	Muzzleloader	8A	27	186	2730	649		27			100
2020	Muzzleloader	8A	47	190	4680	757	4	43		0	100
2019	Muzzleloader	8A	41	235	4110	967	7	34		0	100
2018	Muzzleloader	8A	34	220	3390	926		34			100
2017	Muzzleloader	8A	22	195	2230	785	4	18		0	100
2016	Muzzleloader	8A	50	134	4990	745	3	47		0	100
2015	Muzzleloader	8A	19	189	10.2	598		19
2014	Muzzleloader	8A	33	168	19.6	577	16	16	100	50	100
2013	Muzzleloader	8A	44	192	22.8	711	2	42	50	50	100
2012	Muzzleloader	8A	39	218	18	852	2	37	100	100	100
2011	Muzzleloader	8A	28	173	16.1	590	2	26			100
2010	Muzzleloader	8A	48	145	33.1	468	2	46	0	0	100
2009	Muzzleloader	8A	29	128	22.7	424	12	17	10.1	0	100
2008	Muzzleloader	8A	34	152	22.6	542	2	32	50	0	97.1
2007	Muzzleloader	8A	34	140	24.3	476	3	31	100	0	100
2006	Muzzleloader	8A	78	139	56.1		7	71			97.4
2005	Muzzleloader	8A	50	143	35	431	2	48	0	50	100
2004	Muzzleloader	8A	42	238	17.6	767	10	32	60	30	95
2003	Muzzleloader	8A	45	194	23	588	6	38	33	17	98
2002	Muzzleloader	8A	23	254	9	2549	6	17	100	0	100
2001	Muzzleloader	8A	83	252	33	656	8	75	20	0	97
2000	Muzzleloader	8A	50				33	17	37	13	93

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
Muzzleloader Permit
Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

Junior Mentored Deer Tag
Adult Deer Tag
Muzzleloader Permit
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.

Private 279,714 acres 59.8%

U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 124,713 acres 26.6%

State of Idaho 57,343 acres 12.3%

U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 2,975 acres 0.6%

Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 2,583 acres 0.6%

Other 613 acres 0.1%

U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 80 acres 0%

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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

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