Deer Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader Season

Hunt Area 55-3
Deer Controlled Hunt 1105 100 Tags

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

11/1/2014 - 11/14/2014

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.
Muzzleloader
Muzzleloader 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

Hunt Area 55-3
All of Units 55, 56 and 57. Area Size: 1,455,301 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 55 56 57

Controlled Hunt Harvest Statistics

Year Hunt# Area Hunters Harvest Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2014 1105 55-3* 91 43 47 544 43 65.7 17.1 0
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Drawing Odds for 1st & 2nd Choice Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information 1st Choice 2nd Choice Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Applicants Permits Awarded Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2014 1105 55-3* 1 482 100 21 131 0 0 100 100
2014 1105 55-3* 2 48 1 2 16 0 0 1 1
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Drawing Odds for Resident & NonResident Applicants (controlled hunts only)

Hunt Information Resident NonResident Total
Year Hunt# Area Draw* 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% 1st Choice Applicants Permits Awarded 1st Choice Success% Total Awarded Permit Quota
2014 1105 55-3* 1 360 90 25 122 10 8 100 100
2014 1105 55-3* 2 37 1 3 11 0 0 1 1
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Deer Tag
  • Jr./Sr./DAV Deer Tag
  • Muzzleloader Permit
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Deer Tag
  • Adult Deer Tag
  • Muzzleloader Permit
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • 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 46.35 percent Private 674,490 acres   46.3%
Graph illustrating 28.76 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 418,531 acres   28.8%
Graph illustrating 15.35 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 223,316 acres   15.3%
Graph illustrating 4.3 percent U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) 62,569 acres   4.3%
Graph illustrating 2.58 percent State of Idaho 37,611 acres   2.6%
Graph illustrating 1.92 percent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 27,985 acres   1.9%
Graph illustrating 0.56 percent U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 8,098 acres   0.6%
Graph illustrating 0.16 percent State of Idaho 2,376 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 113 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.