Deer General Any Weapon Season

Unit 49
Regular Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

10/10/2024 - 10/31/2024

Species
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Antlered Mule and White-tailed Deer
Only deer with at least one antler longer than 3 inches may be taken in any season which is open for antlered deer only. In antlered-only seasons, antlers must accompany the carcass while in transit.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, 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

Unit 49
All of Unit 49. Area Size: 499,166 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 49

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Any Weapon 49 329 1879 18 8228 329 33 0
2022 Any Weapon 49 640 2049 31 8342 633 6 34.6 0
2021 Any Weapon 49 661 2113 31 9100 661 28.2 0
2020 Any Weapon 49 526 2144 25 9394 526 33.7 0 0.2
2019 Any Weapon 49 360 2068 17.4 8109 356 5 32.3 0
2018 Any Weapon 49 600 2402 25 9028 587 12 27 0 1.9
2017 Any Weapon 49 476 2723 17.5 11251 473 3 30.9 0
2016 Any Weapon 49 891 2614 34.1 9714 762 129 37.1 0 2.8
2015 Any Weapon 49 927 2740 33.8 10896 741 186 35.6 5.7 2
2014 Any Weapon 49 734 2542 28.9 9827 608 126 31.5 6.3 2.2
2013 Any Weapon 49 601 2213 27.2 8161 536 65 33.6 6.5 2.7
2012 Any Weapon 49 423 1744 24.3 6601 376 47 38.4 7.1 1.7
2011 Any Weapon 49 372 1753 21.2 7283 329 41 38.8 7.8 3.6
2010 Any Weapon 49 458 1721 26.6 6533 383 75 30.6 5.5 2.5
2009 Any Weapon 49 413 1938 21.3 7277 341 71 33.3 4.7 2.6
2008 Any Weapon 49 471 1856 25.3 7246 390 79 32.1 4.6 1.1
2007 Any Weapon 49 565 1956 28.9 7600 478 82 30 2.7 0.7
2006 Any Weapon 49 586 1943 30.2 480 84 30.2 7 1.2
2005 Any Weapon 49 733 2145 34.2 7580 593 140 22.9 4.7 1.1
2004 Any Weapon 49 572 2022 28.3 7589 442 128 28.3 1.6 1
2003 Any Weapon 49 527 1984 27 6469 417 107 21 4 1
2002 Any Weapon 49 553 2550 22 10529 416 137 20 4 3
2001 Any Weapon 49 840 1837 46 6686 686 154 19 3 3
2000 Any Weapon 49 699 664 35 20 3 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
  • 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

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 34.62 percent Private 172,829 acres   34.6%
Graph illustrating 30.52 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 152,330 acres   30.5%
Graph illustrating 27.8 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 138,790 acres   27.8%
Graph illustrating 6.89 percent State of Idaho 34,381 acres   6.9%
Graph illustrating 0.16 percent U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 796 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 40 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.