Deer General Archery Season

Unit 46
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 46
All of Unit 46. Area Size: 1,699,700 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 46

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Archery 46 5 88 6 528 5 0 0
2022 Archery 46 0 32 0 262
2021 Archery 46 5 53 10 228 5 0 0
2020 Archery 46 1 90 1 778 1 0
2019 Archery 46 19 106 17.8 462 13 5 19.5 0
2018 Archery 46 9 68 13.5 454 3 6 0 0
2017 Archery 46 12 65 19 310 6 6 0 0
2016 Archery 46 17 64 26.8 329 17 18.2 0
2015 Archery 46 28 85 33.3 368 9 19 100 100 0
2014 Archery 46 16 101 15.4 543 16
2013 Archery 46 15 87 17.8 361 10 5 9.6 0 0
2012 Archery 46 16 83 19.7 356 7 10 85.3 85.3 0
2011 Archery 46 18 63 28.9 333 10 8 40 20 0
2010 Archery 46 18 66 27.5 262 15 3 6.6 0 5.5
2009 Archery 46 10 47 21.4 239 8 2 37.5 25 0
2008 Archery 46 11 38 29.7 196 3 8 66.7 33.3 0
2007 Archery 46 23 71 32.4 315 23 47.8 0 0
2006 Archery 46 2 21 9.5 1 1 0
2005 Archery 46 3 18 16.7 144 3 0 0 33.3 0
2004 Archery 46 1 13 7.7 68 0 1 0 0 0
2003 Archery 46 2 23 9 98 1 1 100 0 0
2002 Archery 46 1 18 6 75 1 0 100 0 0
2001 Archery 46 2 57 4 172 2 0 0 0 0
2000 Archery 46 2 2 0 28 5 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 70.04 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 1,190,395 acres   70%
Graph illustrating 18.11 percent Private 307,802 acres   18.1%
Graph illustrating 6.75 percent U.S. Military 114,737 acres   6.8%
Graph illustrating 4.19 percent State of Idaho 71,151 acres   4.2%
Graph illustrating 0.37 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 6,222 acres   0.4%
Graph illustrating 0.3 percent Other 5,089 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0.25 percent U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 4,307 acres   0.3%

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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.