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Deer General Short-Range Weapon Season
Unit 53
Regular Deer Tag Unlimited Tags
Non-resident tag quota of 15,500 total deer tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.
10/10/2016 - 11/6/2016
- 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
That portion of Unit 53 west of U.S. Highway 93. The rest of Unit 53 is controlled hunt only.
- Unit 53
- All of Unit 53. Area Size: 1,176,418 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 754,281 acres 64.1% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 337,037 acres 28.6% |
State of Idaho 34,784 acres 3% |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 31,796 acres 2.7% |
Other 11,788 acres 1% |
State of Idaho 2,569 acres 0.2% |
U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 2,491 acres 0.2% |
State of Idaho 1,445 acres 0.1% |
U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 229 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.
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.
There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.