ID Deer Hunting

Idaho Deer GMUs & Season 2026

Deer season in Idaho runs Aug 30 – Oct 24 across 135 GMUs.

849 Seasons8 Weapon Types

General

GMU	Type	Dates	Harvest	Pressure	Public
Zone unit-1	General	Oct 10 — Oct 31	—	—	—
Zone unit-1	General	Oct 10 — Dec 1	—	—	—
Zone unit-1	General	Oct 10 — Dec 1	—	—	—
Zone unit-1	General	Oct 10 — Dec 1	—	—	—
Zone unit-1	General	Nov 1 — Nov 14	—	—	—
Zone unit-1	General	Nov 15 — Dec 1	—	—	—
Zone unit-10	General	Oct 10 — Nov 3	—	—	—
Zone unit-10	General	Oct 10 — Nov 3	—	—	—
Zone unit-10	General	Oct 10 — Nov 20	—	—	—
Zone unit-10	General	Oct 10 — Nov 20	—	—	—
Zone unit-10A	General	Oct 10 — Nov 3	—	—	—
Zone unit-10A	General	Oct 10 — Nov 3	—	—	—
Zone unit-10A	General	Oct 10 — Dec 1	—	—	—
Zone unit-10A	General	Oct 10 — Dec 1	—	—	—
Zone unit-11	General	Oct 10 — Dec 1	—	—	—
Zone unit-11	General	Oct 10 — Dec 1	—	—	—
Zone unit-11A	General	Oct 10 — Nov 20	—	—	—
Zone unit-11A	General	Oct 10 — Nov 20	—	—	—
Zone unit-12	General	Oct 10 — Nov 3	—	—	—
Zone unit-12	General	Oct 10 — Nov 3	—	—	—
Zone unit-12	General	Oct 10 — Nov 20	—	—	—
Zone unit-12	General	Oct 10 — Nov 20	—	—	—
Zone unit-13	General	Oct 10 — Nov 3	—	—	—
Zone unit-13	General	Oct 10 — Nov 3	—	—	—
Zone unit-14	General	Oct 10 — Nov 20	—	—	—

+ 124 more

Archery

GMU	Type	Dates	Harvest	Pressure	Public
Zone unit-1	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-1	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-1	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-1	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-1	Archery	Dec 10 — Dec 24	—	—	—
Zone unit-1	Archery	Dec 10 — Dec 24	—	—	—
Zone unit-1	Archery	Dec 10 — Dec 24	—	—	—
Zone unit-1	Archery	Dec 10 — Dec 24	—	—	—
Zone unit-10	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-10	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-10	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-10	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-10A	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-10A	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-10A	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-10A	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-11A	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-11A	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-12	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-12	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-12	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-12	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-15	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-15	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone unit-15	Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—

+ 101 more

Controlled Hunt General

GMU	Type	Dates	Harvest	Pressure	Public
Zone controlled-hunt-area-10A	Controlled Hunt General	Dec 2 — Dec 31	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-11	Controlled Hunt General	Oct 10 — Nov 3	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-11	Controlled Hunt General	Nov 10 — Nov 24	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-11A	Controlled Hunt General	Oct 10 — Nov 3	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-11A	Controlled Hunt General	Oct 10 — Dec 31	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-11A	Controlled Hunt General	Nov 10 — Nov 24	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-13	Controlled Hunt General	Oct 10 — Nov 3	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-14	Controlled Hunt General	Oct 10 — Oct 31	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-14	Controlled Hunt General	Nov 1 — Nov 20	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-14X	Controlled Hunt General	Oct 10 — Nov 20	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-14X	Controlled Hunt General	Oct 10 — Nov 20	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-14X	Controlled Hunt General	Oct 10 — Nov 20	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-14X	Controlled Hunt General	Nov 1 — Nov 20	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-15–1X	Controlled Hunt General	Oct 10 — Nov 20	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-16–1X	Controlled Hunt General	Oct 10 — Nov 20	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-18	Controlled Hunt General	Oct 17 — Nov 9	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-18	Controlled Hunt General	Nov 15 — Nov 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-18X	Controlled Hunt General	Oct 10 — Nov 20	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-18X	Controlled Hunt General	Oct 10 — Nov 20	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-18X	Controlled Hunt General	Oct 17 — Nov 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-19A	Controlled Hunt General	Oct 10 — Nov 24	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-1–1	Controlled Hunt General	Aug 30 — Dec 1	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-1–1X	Controlled Hunt General	Sep 15 — Oct 14	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-1–1X	Controlled Hunt General	Oct 10 — Oct 31	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-1–1X	Controlled Hunt General	Oct 15 — Nov 14	—	—	—

+ 87 more

Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation

GMU	Type	Dates	Harvest	Pressure	Public
Zone controlled-hunt-area-11	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Oct 10 — Nov 3	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-11A	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Oct 10 — Nov 3	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-13	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Oct 10 — Nov 3	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-14	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Oct 10 — Nov 20	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-18	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Oct 17 — Nov 9	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-18	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Nov 10 — Nov 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-1–1	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Aug 30 — Dec 1	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-20A	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Nov 1 — Nov 18	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-21	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Oct 10 — Nov 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-21A	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Nov 1 — Nov 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-21–1	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Aug 1 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-22	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Nov 1 — Nov 24	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-26	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Nov 1 — Nov 18	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-27	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Nov 1 — Nov 18	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-28	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Oct 10 — Nov 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-29–1	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Nov 25 — Dec 9	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-33–1	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Nov 10 — Nov 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-36	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Sep 1 — Nov 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-36A	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Oct 10 — Nov 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-36B	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Oct 10 — Nov 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-39	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Aug 15 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-40	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Nov 1 — Nov 24	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-42	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Nov 1 — Nov 24	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-44	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Sep 15 — Oct 31	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-45	Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation	Aug 15 — Sep 14	—	—	—

+ 17 more

Controlled Hunt Archery

GMU	Type	Dates	Harvest	Pressure	Public
Zone controlled-hunt-area-11A	Controlled Hunt Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-11–1X	Controlled Hunt Archery	Oct 10 — Dec 1	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-15–1X	Controlled Hunt Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-1–2X	Controlled Hunt Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-1–2X	Controlled Hunt Archery	Oct 10 — Dec 1	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-21–1	Controlled Hunt Archery	Aug 1 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-22	Controlled Hunt Archery	Aug 15 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-2–1X	Controlled Hunt Archery	Oct 10 — Dec 1	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-39–2	Controlled Hunt Archery	Nov 16 — Dec 16	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-3–1X	Controlled Hunt Archery	Oct 10 — Dec 1	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-40	Controlled Hunt Archery	Aug 15 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-41–1	Controlled Hunt Archery	Aug 15 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-43–1	Controlled Hunt Archery	Aug 15 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-44	Controlled Hunt Archery	Aug 15 — Sep 14	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-45	Controlled Hunt Archery	Aug 15 — Sep 14	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-50–1X	Controlled Hunt Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-52	Controlled Hunt Archery	Aug 15 — Sep 14	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-53–1	Controlled Hunt Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 19	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-54	Controlled Hunt Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-5–1X	Controlled Hunt Archery	Oct 10 — Dec 1	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-60A–1X	Controlled Hunt Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-60A–1X	Controlled Hunt Archery	Nov 20 — Dec 19	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-60–1X	Controlled Hunt Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-63AX	Controlled Hunt Archery	Aug 30 — Sep 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-63AX	Controlled Hunt Archery	Nov 1 — Dec 19	—	—	—

+ 3 more

Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader

GMU	Type	Dates	Harvest	Pressure	Public
Zone controlled-hunt-area-1–2X	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Oct 10 — Dec 1	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-1–2X	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Dec 25 — Dec 31	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-21A	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Nov 1 — Nov 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-22	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Oct 1 — Oct 9	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-29–1	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Nov 25 — Dec 9	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-2–1X	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Dec 25 — Dec 31	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-30A	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Nov 1 — Nov 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-33–1	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Nov 10 — Nov 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-3–1X	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Dec 25 — Dec 31	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-43	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Oct 1 — Oct 9	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-45	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Oct 1 — Oct 14	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-51–1	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Nov 1 — Nov 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-52	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Nov 1 — Nov 14	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-52A	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Nov 10 — Nov 24	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-57	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Nov 1 — Nov 14	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-5–1X	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Dec 25 — Dec 31	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-61	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Nov 11 — Dec 9	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-68	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Nov 16 — Nov 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-70	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Oct 1 — Oct 9	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-73A	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Nov 16 — Nov 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-74	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Nov 16 — Nov 30	—	—	—
Zone controlled-hunt-area-78	Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader	Oct 1 — Oct 9	—	—	—

Short Range Weapon

GMU	Type	Dates	Harvest	Pressure	Public
Zone unit-21	Short Range Weapon	Nov 1 — Dec 9	—	—	—
Zone unit-21	Short Range Weapon	Nov 1 — Dec 31	—	—	—
Zone unit-21A	Short Range Weapon	Nov 1 — Dec 9	—	—	—
Zone unit-21A	Short Range Weapon	Nov 1 — Dec 31	—	—	—
Zone unit-28	Short Range Weapon	Nov 1 — Dec 9	—	—	—
Zone unit-28	Short Range Weapon	Nov 1 — Dec 31	—	—	—
Zone unit-29	Short Range Weapon	Nov 1 — Dec 9	—	—	—
Zone unit-29	Short Range Weapon	Nov 1 — Dec 31	—	—	—
Zone unit-30	Short Range Weapon	Nov 1 — Dec 9	—	—	—
Zone unit-30	Short Range Weapon	Nov 1 — Dec 31	—	—	—
Zone unit-30A	Short Range Weapon	Nov 1 — Dec 9	—	—	—
Zone unit-30A	Short Range Weapon	Nov 1 — Dec 31	—	—	—
Zone unit-36A	Short Range Weapon	Nov 1 — Dec 9	—	—	—
Zone unit-36A	Short Range Weapon	Nov 1 — Dec 31	—	—	—

Muzzleloader

GMU	Type	Dates	Harvest	Pressure	Public
Zone unit-10A	Muzzleloader	Dec 2 — Dec 14	—	—	—
Zone unit-14	Muzzleloader	Nov 21 — Dec 5	—	—	—
Zone unit-14	Muzzleloader	Nov 21 — Dec 5	—	—	—
Zone unit-16	Muzzleloader	Nov 21 — Dec 9	—	—	—
Zone unit-16	Muzzleloader	Nov 21 — Dec 9	—	—	—
Zone unit-18	Muzzleloader	Nov 21 — Dec 5	—	—	—
Zone unit-18	Muzzleloader	Nov 21 — Dec 5	—	—	—

Deer in Idaho: FAQ

When is deer season in Idaho?

Deer season in Idaho currently runs Aug 30 to Oct 24, across 500 season rows and 135 GMUs, split by weapon (Controlled Hunt General, Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocation, Controlled Hunt Archery, Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader, Archery, General, Muzzleloader, Short Range Weapon).

Where is the best place to hunt deer in Idaho?

The best GMUs for deer in Idaho depend on harvest success and public-land access, both shown per GMU above. Compare units before you apply for a tag or plan your hunt.

Plan your Deer hunt in Idaho

View GMU boundaries, public land, and walk-in access areas on our interactive map.

Also see Idaho seasons, public land, and license.

Deer in Idaho: parcels + public land

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