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Deer General Short-Range Weapon Season
Portion of Unit 53
Regular Deer Tag Unlimited Tags
Non-resident tag quota of 15,500 total deer tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.
10/10/2015 - 11/6/2015
- 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 53 west of U.S. Highway 93. The rest of Unit 53 is controlled hunt only.
- Portion of Unit 53
- That portion of Unit 53 west of US Highway 93. Due to routing changes made to US Highway 93, the western boundary for Unit 53 is: Beginning at the junction of US Highway 93 and US Highway 30 (east of Filer), north along Hwy 93 turning east at the junction of Poleline Road, continuing east to Blue Lakes Blvd, then north across the Perrine Bridge following US Highway 93 to US Highway 26 in Shoshone. Area Size: 339,777 acres
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*
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.
Private 257,857 acres 75.9% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 59,168 acres 17.4% |
State of Idaho 16,369 acres 4.8% |
State of Idaho 2,499 acres 0.7% |
Other 2,350 acres 0.7% |
State of Idaho 1,445 acres 0.4% |
U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 53 acres 0% |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 35 acres 0% |
Make your own map of Portion of Unit 53 Regular Deer Tag
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.
View all Access Yes Participants.
Federally-designated Wilderness Areas
No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.
There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.