Deer General Archery Season

Unit 31
White-tailed Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

8/30/2024 - 9/30/2024

Species
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Antlerless or Antlered White-tailed Deer
Either sex may be taken.
Archery
Archery ONLY.

Restrictions

No special restrictions.

Unit 31
All of Unit 31. Area Size: 383,001 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 31

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Archery 31 31 271 11 1898 15 16 0 0
2022 Archery 31 16 248 7 1966 11 5 45.5 0
2021 Archery 31 44 301 15 2350 25 20 64.9 0
2020 Archery 31 43 256 17 1626 30 13 0 0
2019 Archery 31 30 230 13.2 2065 11 20 0 0
2018 Archery 31 41 223 18.6 1367 30 11 61.8 0
2017 Archery 31 10 225 4.2 2136 6 3 100 0
2016 Archery 31 29 212 13.7 1630 8 21 16.5 0
2015 Archery 31 28 252 11.2 1621 28 33.3 33.3 0
2014 Archery 31 47 226 20.5 1795 16 31 0 0
2013 Archery 31 25 194 12.7 1219 22 3 18.4 4.6 0
2012 Archery 31 37 207 17.9 1409 22 16 53.5 14 0
2011 Archery 31 8 205 3.9 1591 3 5 100 0 0
2010 Archery 31 43 262 16.5 2074 35 8 5.7 0 9.9
2009 Archery 31 52 245 21.1 2275 21 31 57.7 0 0
2008 Archery 31 15 158 9.5 1100 6 8 66.7 50 0
2007 Archery 31 31 183 16.9 1357 18 13 22.2 5.6 0
2006 Archery 31 15 165 9.1 7 7 0
2005 Archery 31 20 103 19.3 782 9 11 0 11.1 0
2004 Archery 31 25 147 17 972 21 4 4.8 4.8 0
2003 Archery 31 11 107 10 843 6 4 0 0 0
2002 Archery 31 17 100 17 691 7 10 17 0 0
2001 Archery 31 19 131 14 661 9 10 38 0 0
2000 Archery 31 26 25 1 14 1 1
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
  • Archery Permit
  • Handicapped Archery Permit* (permit for use of a crossbow during archery-only seasons)
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Deer Tag
  • Adult Deer Tag
  • Archery Permit
  • Handicapped Archery Permit* (permit for use of a crossbow during archery-only seasons)
  • 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 49.59 percent Private 189,948 acres   49.6%
Graph illustrating 23.12 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 88,550 acres   23.1%
Graph illustrating 18.72 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 71,713 acres   18.7%
Graph illustrating 7.51 percent State of Idaho 28,782 acres   7.5%
Graph illustrating 0.02 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 80 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 46 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent Other 21 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.