Deer General Archery Season

Unit 52A
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)
Antlerless or Antlered Mule and White-tailed Deer
Either sex may be taken.
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

Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
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Unit 52A
All of Unit 52A. (Caution: Craters of the Moon National Park is CLOSED) Area Size: 1,111,356 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 52A 52A

General Season Harvest Statistics

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Year
Take Method
Unit
Harvest
Hunters
Success%
Days
Antlered
Antlerless
%4+Pts
%5+Pts
%Whitetail
2024Archery52A19533630819740
2024Archery52A19533630819740
2023Archery52A1381167361300
2023Archery52A1381167361300
2022Archery52A558938051000
2022Archery52A558938051000
2021Archery52A015058
2021Archery52A015058
2020Archery52A0280120
2020Archery52A0280120
2019Archery52A0380168
2019Archery52A0380168
2018Archery52A0540333
2018Archery52A0540333
2017Archery52A0370207
2017Archery52A0370207
2016Archery52A0440291
2016Archery52A0440291
2015Archery52A840588
2015Archery52A840588
2014Archery52A16063
2014Archery52A16063
2013Archery52A32611.6215333.300
2013Archery52A32611.6215333.300
2012Archery52A21612.28720
2012Archery52A21612.28720
2011Archery52A22299711000
2011Archery52A22299711000
2010Archery52A42913.816631000
2010Archery52A42913.816631000
2009Archery52A040019400000
2009Archery52A040019400000
2008Archery52A2523.8325250500
2008Archery52A2523.8325250500
2007Archery52A183551.4296991001000
2007Archery52A183551.4296991001000
2006Archery52A164238.1161000
2006Archery52A164238.1161000
2005Archery52A110107910000
2005Archery52A110107910000
2004Archery52A0705600000
2004Archery52A0705600000
2003Archery52A11667810000
2003Archery52A11667810000
2002Archery52A21513108205000
2002Archery52A21513108205000
2001Archery52A1304931010000
2001Archery52A1304931010000
2000Archery52A0003491
2000Archery52A0003491
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 55.47 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 616,427 acres   55.5%
Graph illustrating 33.59 percent U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 373,266 acres   33.6%
Graph illustrating 8.84 percent Private 98,269 acres   8.8%
Graph illustrating 2.06 percent State of Idaho 22,919 acres   2.1%
Graph illustrating 0.04 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 475 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.