Deer General Any Weapon Season

Unit 72
Regular Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

10/10/2017 - 10/24/2017

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.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

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 72
All of Unit 72. Area Size: 268,676 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 72

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Any Weapon 72 73 524 14 2468 73 34 0
2022 Any Weapon 72 151 675 22 2408 151 31.6 0 6.8
2021 Any Weapon 72 196 699 28 2692 196 36.1 0 1.7
2020 Any Weapon 72 125 685 18 2918 119 6 27.8 0 1.1
2019 Any Weapon 72 138 841 16.4 3752 138 18.9 0
2018 Any Weapon 72 178 923 19.3 3928 178 38.9 100 1.9
2017 Any Weapon 72 136 882 15.4 3486 136 49.1 0
2016 Any Weapon 72 360 1039 34.7 4056 290 70 43.5 0
2015 Any Weapon 72 314 1127 27.8 4326 277 37 30.2 0 0
2014 Any Weapon 72 267 1019 26.2 3954 237 30 25.3 9.7
2013 Any Weapon 72 245 875 28 3151 183 62 29.2 6.2 0.8
2012 Any Weapon 72 210 712 29.4 2375 168 42 44.7 11.9 0.5
2011 Any Weapon 72 118 717 16.5 2750 88 29 29.2 7 0.8
2010 Any Weapon 72 141 676 20.9 2254 108 33 23.5 0.9 0.7
2009 Any Weapon 72 149 783 19 2975 124 25 20.7 9.5 0.7
2008 Any Weapon 72 157 831 18.8 3620 154 29.8 3.9 0
2007 Any Weapon 72 213 870 24.5 3372 201 1 26.1 4.5 0
2006 Any Weapon 72 151 791 19.1 142 1 28.2 4.2 0.7
2005 Any Weapon 72 232 842 27.5 3003 224 8 23.3 4.9 5.7
2004 Any Weapon 72 125 683 18.3 2648 125 0 14.4 3.2 0
2003 Any Weapon 72 117 810 14 2704 117 0 22 5 0
2002 Any Weapon 72 117 1059 11 4274 110 7 31 1 0
2001 Any Weapon 72 207 831 25 3092 170 37 24 3 5
2000 Any Weapon 72 137 132 5 22 5 3
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
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Deer Tag
  • Adult Deer Tag
  • 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 56.84 percent Private 152,726 acres   56.8%
Graph illustrating 21.85 percent State of Idaho 58,710 acres   21.9%
Graph illustrating 9.68 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 26,019 acres   9.7%
Graph illustrating 9.3 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 24,984 acres   9.3%
Graph illustrating 1.78 percent Other 4,791 acres   1.8%
Graph illustrating 0.54 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 1,448 acres   0.5%

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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.