Deer General Archery Season

Unit 66
White-tailed Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

11/1/2024 - 12/19/2024

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

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

Motorized Hunting Rule Applies.

Unit 66
All of Unit 66. Area Size: 224,269 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 66

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Archery 66 5 211 2 1965 5 100 0
2022 Archery 66 12 201 6 1592 8 3 0 100 28.2
2021 Archery 66 12 168 7 1353 12 0 0
2020 Archery 66 2 246 1 1876 2 0
2019 Archery 66 5 244 1.9 2012 5 0
2018 Archery 66 1 196 0.7 1437 1 0 0
2017 Archery 66 5 176 2.6 1457 3 2 0 0 67.8
2016 Archery 66 25 187 13.4 1452 11 14 13.5 100 5.9
2015 Archery 66 9 158 6 820 9 0 0 0
2014 Archery 66 16 154 10.1 1092 16
2013 Archery 66 17 219 7.7 1607 8 8 23.8 0 17.9
2012 Archery 66 4 179 2.2 1227 1 3 100 0 0
2011 Archery 66 1 186 0.5 1364 1 0
2010 Archery 66 6 131 4.6 953 3 3 66.7 33.3 16.7
2009 Archery 66 5 238 2.1 1963 2 3 0 0 0
2008 Archery 66 3 118 2.5 832 1 2 0
2007 Archery 66 8 133 6 919 5 3 60 40 37.5
2006 Archery 66 34 176 19.3 16 16 2.9
2005 Archery 66 3 99 3 792 1 2 0 0 0
2004 Archery 66 3 125 2.4 1015 1 2 100 0 0
2003 Archery 66 3 112 3 837 1 2 0 0 33
2002 Archery 66 4 140 3 1144 2 2 50 0 25
2001 Archery 66 4 127 3 693 1 3 0 0 0
2000 Archery 66 5 5 0 33 6 2
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

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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 84.78 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 190,136 acres   84.8%
Graph illustrating 8.61 percent Private 19,307 acres   8.6%
Graph illustrating 4.48 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 10,056 acres   4.5%
Graph illustrating 1.53 percent State of Idaho 3,430 acres   1.5%
Graph illustrating 0.32 percent Other 728 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0.24 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 538 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.03 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 74 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.