Deer General Archery Season

Unit 73
Regular Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

8/30/2024 - 9/30/2024

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.
Archery
Archery 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

Unit 73
All of Unit 73. Area Size: 791,868 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 73

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Archery 73 14 232 6 1962 14 56 0
2022 Archery 73 15 193 8 1582 15 56.9 0
2021 Archery 73 12 198 6 1532 12 44.8 0
2020 Archery 73 56 208 27 1540 41 15 34.5 0 10.3
2019 Archery 73 27 213 12.5 1509 25 1 36.2 0
2018 Archery 73 44 177 24.8 1176 24 20 88.6 0
2017 Archery 73 42 221 18.8 1487 35 6 73.2 0
2016 Archery 73 52 258 20.1 1973 52 52.4 0
2015 Archery 73 8 161 4.9 1268 8 100 0 0
2014 Archery 73 23 159 14.5 759 15 8 48.6 0
2013 Archery 73 26 170 15.5 1308 21 5 62.6 23.4 0
2012 Archery 73 42 165 25.4 1156 32 10 64.2 15.6 0
2011 Archery 73 17 184 9.3 1382 14 3 77.3 37.8 0
2010 Archery 73 26 186 14 1262 20 6 50.2 25.4 0
2009 Archery 73 28 161 17.3 1106 23 5 48 13.1 0
2008 Archery 73 22 238 9.3 1557 20 2 63.2 5.3 0
2007 Archery 73 24 196 12.2 1488 21 3 90.5 47.8 0
2006 Archery 73 32 165 19.4 31 1 93.6 9.5 0
2005 Archery 73 4 108 3.7 985 4 0 75 25 0
2004 Archery 73 3 112 2.7 913 3 0 100 33.3 0
2003 Archery 73 23 193 12 1405 14 9 23 0 0
2002 Archery 73 13 146 9 1061 7 6 50 0 0
2001 Archery 73 14 201 7 930 11 3 50 30 0
2000 Archery 73 6 6 0 28 8 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

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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 64.17 percent Private 508,167 acres   64.2%
Graph illustrating 16 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 126,697 acres   16%
Graph illustrating 15.88 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 125,727 acres   15.9%
Graph illustrating 1.82 percent State of Idaho 14,379 acres   1.8%
Graph illustrating 1.29 percent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 10,211 acres   1.3%
Graph illustrating 0.8 percent U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) 6,333 acres   0.8%
Graph illustrating 0.03 percent Other 228 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.
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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.