Deer General Short-Range Weapon Season

Unit 45
Unlimited Tags

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

10/10/2013 - 11/6/2013

Species
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Either-sex Mule and White-tailed Deer
Either sex may be taken.
Short-Range Weapons
Muzzleloader, Archery, Crossbow, 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

That portion of Unit 45 south of Interstate 84. The rest of Unit 45 is controlled hunt only.

Unit 45
All of Unit 45. Area Size: 831,835 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 45

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

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 57.32 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 476,834 acres   57.3%
Graph illustrating 35.81 percent Private 297,912 acres   35.8%
Graph illustrating 5.5 percent State of Idaho 45,790 acres   5.5%
Graph illustrating 0.76 percent State of Idaho 6,323 acres   0.8%
Graph illustrating 0.29 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 2,391 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0.19 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 1,570 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.08 percent Other 681 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.02 percent State of Idaho 184 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0.02 percent Other 150 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.

Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.