Deer General Any Weapon Season

Unit 42
Unlimited Tags

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

10/10/2013 - 10/24/2013

Species
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Two-Point Mule and White-tailed Deer
Only deer with not more than two points on one side, not including brow point, and at least one antler longer than 3 inches may be taken in any season which is open for two-point deer only. A point is an antler projection that is at least one inch long and longer than the width of the projection.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

Restrictions

No special restrictions.

Unit 42
All of Unit 42. Area Size: 859,602 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 42

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Any Weapon 42 34 219 16 876 31 3 0 0
2022 Any Weapon 42 58 271 21 1093 58 2.4 0
2021 Any Weapon 42 50 229 22 696 50 6.7 0
2020 Any Weapon 42 56 350 16 1140 56 21.2 0
2019 Any Weapon 42 66 311 21.1 1122 62 3 0 0 8.3
2018 Any Weapon 42 57 307 18.7 1021 57 2.4 0
2017 Any Weapon 42 33 335 9.8 996 33 0 0
2016 Any Weapon 42 80 282 28.2 882 74 6 8.5 0
2015 Any Weapon 42 177 392 45.1 1004 168 9 0 0 0
2014 Any Weapon 42 78 310 25.2 932 78 0 0 9
2013 Any Weapon 42 83 380 21.7 1442 82 1 9 0 1.2
2012 Any Weapon 42 69 304 22.8 939 69 7 0 1.4
2011 Any Weapon 42 91 380 24 1158 87 4 4.6 0 0
2010 Any Weapon 42 97 337 28.9 1041 89 8 5.7 0 0
2009 Any Weapon 42 78 270 29 698 77 1 12.8 11.5 11.4
2008 Any Weapon 42 38 279 13.8 913 35 1 0 0 2.6
2007 Any Weapon 42 54 276 19.6 786 43 1 4.6 0 3.7
2006 Any Weapon 42 77 366 21 55 18 2.6
2005 Any Weapon 42 63 230 27.4 641 59 4 0 0 0
2004 Any Weapon 42 92 348 26.4 1432 60 31 1.7 0 0
2003 Any Weapon 42 53 275 19 832 52 1 2 0 4
2002 Any Weapon 42 43 292 15 1024 43 0 3 0 2
2001 Any Weapon 42 39 205 19 590 39 0 0 0 3
2000 Any Weapon 42 58 57 1 0 0 2
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 92.3 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 793,398 acres   92.3%
Graph illustrating 4.27 percent Private 36,716 acres   4.3%
Graph illustrating 3.42 percent State of Idaho 29,418 acres   3.4%

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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.