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Deer General Any Weapon Season
Unit 40
White-tailed Deer Tag Unlimited Tags
Non-resident tag quota of 15,500 total deer tags. See the Nonresident Tag Quotas for availability.
10/10/2015 - 10/24/2015
- Species
- White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
- Two-Point White-tailed Deer
- Only deer with not more than two points on one side, not including brow point, and at least one antler longer than 3 inches may be taken in any season which is open for two-point deer only. A point is an antler projection that is at least one inch long and longer than the width of the projection.
- Any Weapon
- Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.
- Restrictions
- Short-range Weapons ONLY in a portion of this hunt, see note for details.
Short-range weapons only on C.J. Strike and Chester Wetlands Wildlife Management Areas.
- Unit 40
- All of Unit 40. Area Size: 1,447,543 acres
General Season Harvest Statistics
Year | Take Method | Unit | Harvest | Hunters | Success% | Days | Antlered | Antlerless | %4+Pts | %5+Pts | %Whitetail |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Any Weapon | 40 | 572 | 2134 | 27 | 7207 | 572 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
2022 | Any Weapon | 40 | 643 | 2108 | 30 | 7293 | 643 | 1 | 0 | ||
2021 | Any Weapon | 40 | 590 | 2049 | 29 | 6484 | 573 | 17 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.2 |
2020 | Any Weapon | 40 | 782 | 2385 | 33 | 8457 | 782 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.2 | |
2019 | Any Weapon | 40 | 510 | 2154 | 23.7 | 7365 | 510 | 3.2 | 0 | 1.3 | |
2018 | Any Weapon | 40 | 783 | 2579 | 30.4 | 7876 | 780 | 3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.2 |
2017 | Any Weapon | 40 | 491 | 2244 | 21.9 | 7324 | 491 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.7 | |
2016 | Any Weapon | 40 | 797 | 2227 | 35.8 | 6489 | 788 | 9 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.4 |
2015 | Any Weapon | 40 | 1024 | 2699 | 37.9 | 7707 | 1024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | Any Weapon | 40 | 851 | 2693 | 31.6 | 7184 | 843 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | |
2013 | Any Weapon | 40 | 522 | 2485 | 21 | 7703 | 516 | 5 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.4 |
2012 | Any Weapon | 40 | 606 | 2335 | 26 | 6879 | 606 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
2011 | Any Weapon | 40 | 813 | 2701 | 30.1 | 8088 | 704 | 109 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | Any Weapon | 40 | 850 | 2321 | 36.6 | 6553 | 770 | 80 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.5 |
2009 | Any Weapon | 40 | 824 | 2152 | 38.3 | 5660 | 728 | 95 | 1.5 | 0 | 1.6 |
2008 | Any Weapon | 40 | 516 | 2004 | 25.7 | 6141 | 425 | 90 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.2 |
2007 | Any Weapon | 40 | 587 | 1919 | 30.6 | 5504 | 542 | 38 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
2006 | Any Weapon | 40 | 988 | 2104 | 47 | 833 | 142 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.6 | |
2005 | Any Weapon | 40 | 916 | 2094 | 43.8 | 5957 | 791 | 126 | 1.3 | 0 | 1.8 |
2004 | Any Weapon | 40 | 598 | 1707 | 35 | 4643 | 504 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | Any Weapon | 40 | 610 | 1791 | 34 | 4781 | 610 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2002 | Any Weapon | 40 | 528 | 1776 | 30 | 5109 | 524 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2001 | Any Weapon | 40 | 520 | 1237 | 42 | 3321 | 497 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | Any Weapon | 40 | 586 | 547 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* 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*
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.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 948,667 acres 65.5% |
Private 348,103 acres 24% |
State of Idaho 143,131 acres 9.9% |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 6,548 acres 0.5% |
Other 962 acres 0.1% |
State of Idaho 115 acres 0% |
Other 1 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.
View all Access Yes Participants.
Federally-designated Wilderness Areas
No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.
- North Fork Owyhee Wilderness 44,684 acres 3.1% of hunt