Deer General Muzzleloader Season

Unit 39
Regular Deer Tag Unlimited Tags

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

9/8/2024 - 9/30/2024

Species
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Antlerless Mule and White-tailed Deer
Only deer without antlers or with antlers shorter than 3 inches may be taken in any season which is open for antlerless deer only.
Muzzleloader
Muzzleloader ONLY.

Restrictions

No special restrictions.

Unit 39
All of Unit 39. Area Size: 1,564,124 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 39

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Take Method Unit Harvest Hunters Success% Days Antlered Antlerless %4+Pts %5+Pts %Whitetail
2023 Muzzleloader 39 69 423 16 2226 69 0
2022 Muzzleloader 39 79 384 21 2355 3 76 0 10.6
2021 Muzzleloader 39 89 392 23 1857 89 0
2020 Muzzleloader 39 94 474 20 2752 94 0
2019 Muzzleloader 39 63 406 15.5 2047 5 58 0 5.4
2018 Muzzleloader 39 126 461 27.3 2439 126 4.5
2017 Muzzleloader 39 109 473 23 2703 6 103 0 0
2016 Muzzleloader 39 148 362 41 1798 6 143 0 0
2015 Muzzleloader 39 167 411 40.7 1867 18 149 0 0 0
2014 Muzzleloader 39 116 434 26.7 2506 116
2013 Muzzleloader 39 79 398 19.8 1997 8 71 50 0 1.3
2012 Muzzleloader 39 73 362 20 1925 12 61 0 0 0
2011 Muzzleloader 39 71 463 15.3 2689 4 67 100 0 1.4
2010 Muzzleloader 39 95 443 21.5 2370 6 89 84.1 68.2 4.5
2009 Muzzleloader 39 93 409 22.7 2233 8 85 28.6 14.3 0
2008 Muzzleloader 39 83 387 21.4 2036 4 78 0 0 0
2007 Muzzleloader 39 155 405 38.3 2089 6 148 0 0 0
2006 Muzzleloader 39 94 344 27.3 5 89 2.1
2005 Muzzleloader 39 140 380 36.9 1793 2 138 0 0 1.4
2004 Muzzleloader 39 136 345 39.4 1626 18 119 0 0 2
2003 Muzzleloader 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 Muzzleloader 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 Muzzleloader 39 5 5 0 23 4 1
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
  • Muzzleloader Permit
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Deer Tag
  • Adult Deer Tag
  • Muzzleloader 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.

Graph illustrating 58.53 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 915,459 acres   58.5%
Graph illustrating 23.22 percent Private 363,208 acres   23.2%
Graph illustrating 9.15 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 143,110 acres   9.1%
Graph illustrating 7.05 percent State of Idaho 110,336 acres   7.1%
Graph illustrating 1.58 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 24,731 acres   1.6%
Graph illustrating 0.29 percent Other 4,459 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0.17 percent U.S. Military 2,674 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 146 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.