Deer General Archery Season

Unit 6
White-tailed Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

12/10/2024 - 12/24/2024

Species
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Antlerless or Antlered White-tailed Deer
Either sex may be taken.
Archery
Archery ONLY.

Restrictions

No special restrictions.

Unit 6
All of Unit 6. Area Size: 673,825 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 6

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Archery 6 29 259 11 2016 18 11 31 100
2022 Archery 6 12 248 5 1659 10 1 0 100
2021 Archery 6 13 211 6 1601 10 3 0 100
2020 Archery 6 18 288 6 2338 13 5 55 100
2019 Archery 6 23 226 10.1 1669 19 3 0 10.3 70.5
2018 Archery 6 19 252 7.7 1655 18 2 80.4 33.2 63.2
2017 Archery 6 20 192 10.3 1576 14 6 72.5 47.4 46.7
2016 Archery 6 18 219 8.5 1376 13 6 55 0 46.3
2015 Archery 6 19 184 10.2 1260 19 50 0 0
2014 Archery 6 45 245 18.5 1944 38 7 37.2 17.7 100
2013 Archery 6 25 209 11.8 1440 15 10 72.9 29.7 95.9
2012 Archery 6 15 246 6.1 1674 12 3 75 0 80
2011 Archery 6 32 271 11.8 1885 19 12 84.6 37.1 80.5
2010 Archery 6 17 257 6.8 1637 11 6 56.1 38.5 82.7
2009 Archery 6 15 183 8.2 1223 13 2 76.7 7.8 100
2008 Archery 6 19 249 7.8 2011 6 13 66.7 16.7 100
2007 Archery 6 29 251 11.6 2077 14 15 46.2 23.1 82.8
2006 Archery 6 20 256 7.8 12 8 41.7 25 70
2005 Archery 6 14 225 6.2 1730 7 7 14.3 57.1 85.7
2004 Archery 6 14 255 5.5 1867 11 3 54.5 36.4 64
2003 Archery 6 11 220 5 1334 6 4 83 33 91
2002 Archery 6 14 231 6 1644 8 6 71 29 79
2001 Archery 6 24 215 11 1136 7 17 40 0 82
2000 Archery 6 15 10 5 36 13 88
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 44.12 percent Private 297,296 acres   44.1%
Graph illustrating 41.64 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 280,604 acres   41.6%
Graph illustrating 10.06 percent State of Idaho 67,757 acres   10.1%
Graph illustrating 3.44 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 23,198 acres   3.4%
Graph illustrating 0.49 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 3,325 acres   0.5%
Graph illustrating 0.24 percent Other 1,645 acres   0.2%

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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.