Deer General Archery Season

Unit 48
Regular Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

8/30/2016 - 9/30/2016

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

No special restrictions.

Unit 48
All of Unit 48. Area Size: 389,791 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 48

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Archery 48 20 242 8 1726 5 16 100 0
2022 Archery 48 47 219 22 1759 18 29 57.8 0
2021 Archery 48 64 264 24 2409 25 39 34.6 0
2020 Archery 48 20 246 8 1630 20 0
2019 Archery 48 8 177 4.5 1551 7 1 80.5 0
2018 Archery 48 25 272 9.3 1734 8 17 80.6 100 5.5
2017 Archery 48 20 234 8.5 1569 14 6 10.7 0
2016 Archery 48 23 275 8.4 1787 4 19 66.8 0
2015 Archery 48 47 314 15 2583 19 28 50 0 0
2014 Archery 48 16 147 10.7 1001 16 50 50
2013 Archery 48 15 128 12 1079 11 4 64.9 0 28.5
2012 Archery 48 20 188 10.6 1178 10 10 53.1 0 0
2011 Archery 48 5 100 5 795 2 3 0 0 0
2010 Archery 48 7 135 5.2 990 4 3 75 50 0
2009 Archery 48 9 127 7.1 874 5 4 20 20 0
2008 Archery 48 24 113 21 756 21 3 85.5 85.5 0
2007 Archery 48 16 140 11.4 1018 13 3 92.4 0 0
2006 Archery 48 12 151 7.9 6 6 33.3 0
2005 Archery 48 8 119 6.7 758 5 3 20 40 0
2004 Archery 48 12 200 6 2160 3 9 33.3 0 8
2003 Archery 48 12 141 9 980 7 4 43 0 0
2002 Archery 48 12 149 8 1192 5 7 60 0 0
2001 Archery 48 21 207 10 1001 10 11 38 13 0
2000 Archery 48 2 2 0 32 4 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

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 69.39 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 270,458 acres   69.4%
Graph illustrating 16.72 percent Private 65,162 acres   16.7%
Graph illustrating 11.81 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 46,034 acres   11.8%
Graph illustrating 2.08 percent State of Idaho 8,095 acres   2.1%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent State of Idaho 43 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.