Deer General Archery Season

Unit 47
Unlimited Tags

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

8/30/2012 - 9/30/2012

Species
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Either-sex Mule and 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

Unit 47
All of Unit 47. Area Size: 221,102 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 47

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Archery 47 5 69 7 352 5 0
2022 Archery 47 2 45 5 244 2 43.2 0
2021 Archery 47 2 58 3 372 1 1 100 0
2020 Archery 47 4 108 4 526 4 0
2019 Archery 47 1 106 1.2 545 1 0 0
2018 Archery 47 3 112 2.4 462 3 50 0
2017 Archery 47 11 88 12.5 371 2 10 100 0
2016 Archery 47 14 95 14.5 406 3 11 0 0
2015 Archery 47 9 47 20 132 9 0 0 0
2014 Archery 47 15 100 15.2 608 15 100 0
2013 Archery 47 5 50 10 226 3 2 66.7 33.3 0
2012 Archery 47 4 50 8 261 2 2 100 50 0
2011 Archery 47 3 56 5.4 219 2 1 0 0 0
2010 Archery 47 2 30 6.8 145 1 1 100 0 0
2009 Archery 47 2 23 8.7 102 1 1 100 0 0
2008 Archery 47 0 29 0 108
2007 Archery 47 0 37 0 121
2006 Archery 47 1 19 5.3 0
2005 Archery 47 14 0 66 0 0 0 0
2004 Archery 47 0 7 0 48 0 0 0 0 0
2003 Archery 47 0 12 0 60 0 0 0 0 0
2002 Archery 47 2 16 13 106 2 0 50 0 0
2001 Archery 47 1 13 9 52 0 1 0 0 0
2000 Archery 47 4 4 0 0 0 0
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 69.2 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 153,011 acres   69.2%
Graph illustrating 25.79 percent Private 57,014 acres   25.8%
Graph illustrating 5 percent State of Idaho 11,047 acres   5%

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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.