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Bear General Any Weapon Season
Unit 5
Black Bear Tag Unlimited Tags
8/30/2024 - 10/31/2024
- Species
- American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
- Either-sex Black Bear
- No female black bear accompanied by young may be taken.
- Any Weapon
- Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.
- Restrictions
- Dogs Prohibited.
Dogs prohibited Aug. 30 - Sep. 14 and Oct. 10 - Oct. 31. Caution: Grizzly bears may be encountered.
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Unit 5
- All of Unit 5. Area Size: 457,550 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics
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Year | Unit | Harvest | Boars | Sows | Fall | Spring | Bait | Hounds | Incidental | Still Stalk |
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| 2015 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2013 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 2012 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| 2009 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 9 |
| 2008 | 5 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 | 51 | 28 | 23 | 42 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 15 |
| 2006 | 5 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
| 2005 | 5 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| 2004 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 10 |
| 2003 | 5 | 46 | 24 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 12 |
| 2002 | 5 | 45 | 21 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 10 |
| 2001 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 2000 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 12 |
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.
Resident Tags and Permits
- Adult Bear Tag
- Jr./Sr./DAV Bear Tag
- Hound Hunter Permit*
- Bear Bait Permit*
- Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
NonResident Tags and Permits
- Junior Mentored Bear Tag
- Adult Bear Tag
- Bear Bait Permit*
- Hound Hunter Permit*
- 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.
Private 346,222 acres 75.7%
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Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 56,774 acres 12.4%
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Other 28,178 acres 6.2%
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State of Idaho 22,188 acres 4.8%
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U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 2,321 acres 0.5%
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U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 1,541 acres 0.3%
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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.