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Idaho hunting seasons by controlled hunt area

Every Idaho season a person has checked against the Idaho Department of Fish and Game's regulations for 278 units (controlled hunt area), with what's open today. Tap a unit for its boundary, the land inside it and its own season list.

Seasons by controlled hunt area

177 season rows for 8 species, from the unit pages as of November 1, 2026. Rows that apply to several units are listed once. Both dates are included; the badge uses your device's date.

SpeciesDatesDetailsWhere
American black bearApr 1, 2027 to May 22, 2027draw source
Elk (wapiti)Aug 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Aug 30, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026draw source
Elk (wapiti)Aug 31, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026draw source
Elk (wapiti)Sep 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 1, 2026 to Nov 20, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 1, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 5, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 10, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026antlered, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 10, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 10, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 10, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026antlerless, draw source
2 more units
Elk (wapiti)Oct 10, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 15, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026antlerless, draw source
1 more unit
Elk (wapiti)Oct 15, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026antlered, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 15, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 15, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026antlerless, draw source
2 more units
Elk (wapiti)Oct 15, 2026 to Nov 24, 2026antlered, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 15, 2026 to Nov 24, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 15, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 16, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 20, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 20, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 20, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 22, 2026 to Dec 14, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 25, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 25, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 25, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 25, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 27, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 1, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026antlered, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 1, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026antlered, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 1, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 1, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 1, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 1, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026muzzleloader, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 1, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 1, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 1, 2026 to Nov 20, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 1, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 1, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 1, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026muzzleloader, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 1, 2026 to Dec 15, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 10, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 10, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlerless, muzzleloader, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 11, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 15, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 15, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 15, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026muzzleloader, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 15, 2026 to Dec 9, 2026muzzleloader, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 15, 2026 to Dec 15, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 15, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 16, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 16, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 16, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026muzzleloader, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Nov 16, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Dec 1, 2026 to Dec 15, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Dec 1, 2026 to Dec 20, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Dec 1, 2026 to Dec 30, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Dec 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026antlered, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Dec 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026antlerless, draw source
3 more units
Elk (wapiti)Dec 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026antlerless, muzzleloader, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Dec 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026draw source
Elk (wapiti)Dec 2, 2026 to Dec 5, 2026antlerless, muzzleloader, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Dec 10, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Dec 16, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Jan 1, 2027 to Jan 15, 2027antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Jan 1, 2027 to Jan 31, 2027antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Jan 1, 2027 to Feb 15, 2027antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Jan 16, 2027 to Jan 31, 2027antlerless, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Feb 1, 2027 to Feb 28, 2027antlerless, draw source
Moose (Eurasian elk)Aug 30, 2026 to Nov 23, 2026antlered, archery, draw source
Moose (Eurasian elk)Aug 30, 2026 to Nov 23, 2026antlered, draw source
57 more units
Moose (Eurasian elk)Sep 15, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026antlered, draw source
7 more units
Moose (Eurasian elk)Oct 15, 2026 to Nov 23, 2026antlerless, draw source
Moose (Eurasian elk)Nov 1, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026antlered, draw source
4 more units
Mountain goatAug 30, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026draw source
15 more units
Mule deerAug 30, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026antlered, draw source
Mule deerAug 30, 2026 to Dec 19, 2026antlered, archery, draw source
Mule deerAug 30, 2026 to Dec 19, 2026archery, draw source
Mule deerSep 1, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, draw source
Mule deerOct 1, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026antlerless, draw source
Mule deerOct 5, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026draw source
Mule deerOct 5, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026draw source
Mule deerOct 10, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026antlered, draw source
Mule deerOct 10, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026antlerless, draw source
Mule deerOct 10, 2026 to Nov 20, 2026antlerless, draw source
Mule deerOct 10, 2026 to Nov 24, 2026antlered, draw source
4 more units
Mule deerOct 10, 2026 to Nov 24, 2026antlerless, draw source
Mule deerOct 10, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, draw source
11 more units
Mule deerOct 10, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026antlerless, draw source
Mule deerOct 10, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026draw source
Mule deerOct 17, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026antlered, draw source
Mule deerOct 17, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlerless, draw source
Mule deerOct 25, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026antlerless, draw source
Mule deerOct 30, 2026 to Nov 18, 2026antlerless, draw source
Mule deerNov 1, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
Mule deerNov 1, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026antlerless, draw source
Mule deerNov 1, 2026 to Nov 18, 2026antlered, draw source
Mule deerNov 1, 2026 to Nov 20, 2026antlered, draw source
Mule deerNov 1, 2026 to Nov 24, 2026antlered, draw source
Mule deerNov 1, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
Mule deerNov 10, 2026 to Nov 24, 2026antlered, draw source
Mule deerNov 10, 2026 to Nov 24, 2026muzzleloader, draw source
Mule deerNov 10, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, draw source
Mule deerNov 10, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
Mule deerNov 11, 2026 to Dec 9, 2026muzzleloader, draw source
Mule deerNov 15, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, draw source
Mule deerNov 16, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
Mule deerNov 16, 2026 to Dec 5, 2026antlered, archery, draw source
Mule deerNov 16, 2026 to Dec 16, 2026archery, draw source
Mule deerNov 19, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026antlerless, draw source
Mule deerNov 25, 2026 to Dec 9, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
Mule deerDec 1, 2026 to Dec 22, 2026antlerless, draw source
Mule deerDec 9, 2026 to Dec 28, 2026antlerless, draw source
PronghornOct 25, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026females, draw source
PronghornOct 25, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026females, draw source
White-tailed deerAug 30, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026antlered, draw source
White-tailed deerAug 30, 2026 to Dec 19, 2026antlered, archery, draw source
White-tailed deerAug 30, 2026 to Dec 19, 2026antlerless, archery, draw source
White-tailed deerAug 30, 2026 to Dec 19, 2026archery, draw source
White-tailed deerAug 30, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026antlerless, draw source
White-tailed deerSep 1, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, draw source
White-tailed deerOct 1, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026antlerless, draw source
White-tailed deerOct 1, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlerless, draw source
White-tailed deerOct 5, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026draw source
White-tailed deerOct 5, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026draw source
White-tailed deerOct 10, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026antlered, draw source
White-tailed deerOct 10, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026antlerless, draw source
White-tailed deerOct 10, 2026 to Nov 20, 2026antlered, draw source
White-tailed deerOct 10, 2026 to Nov 20, 2026antlerless, draw source
White-tailed deerOct 10, 2026 to Nov 24, 2026antlered, draw source
4 more units
White-tailed deerOct 10, 2026 to Nov 24, 2026antlerless, draw source
White-tailed deerOct 10, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, draw source
11 more units
White-tailed deerOct 10, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026antlerless, draw source
1 more unit
White-tailed deerOct 10, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026draw source
White-tailed deerOct 15, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026antlerless, draw source
White-tailed deerOct 17, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026antlered, draw source
White-tailed deerOct 25, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026antlerless, draw source
White-tailed deerOct 30, 2026 to Nov 18, 2026antlerless, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 1, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 1, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026antlerless, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 1, 2026 to Nov 18, 2026antlered, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 1, 2026 to Nov 20, 2026antlered, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 1, 2026 to Nov 24, 2026antlered, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 1, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 1, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026antlered, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 1, 2026 to Dec 19, 2026antlerless, archery, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026antlerless, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 10, 2026 to Nov 24, 2026antlered, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 10, 2026 to Nov 24, 2026muzzleloader, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 10, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 10, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 11, 2026 to Dec 9, 2026muzzleloader, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 15, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 15, 2026 to Dec 14, 2026antlerless, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 16, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 16, 2026 to Dec 5, 2026antlered, archery, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 16, 2026 to Dec 16, 2026archery, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 19, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026antlerless, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 20, 2026 to Dec 19, 2026antlerless, archery, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 20, 2026 to Dec 19, 2026antlerless, draw source
White-tailed deerNov 25, 2026 to Dec 9, 2026antlered, muzzleloader, draw source
White-tailed deerDec 1, 2026 to Dec 22, 2026antlerless, draw source
White-tailed deerDec 2, 2026 to Dec 21, 2026archery, draw source
White-tailed deerDec 2, 2026 to Dec 21, 2026muzzleloader, draw source
White-tailed deerDec 9, 2026 to Dec 28, 2026antlerless, draw source
White-tailed deerDec 10, 2026 to Dec 24, 2026antlerless, archery, draw source
White-tailed deerDec 25, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026antlerless, muzzleloader, draw source
Wild turkeyAug 30, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026draw source
Wild turkeySep 15, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026draw source
Wild turkeyOct 10, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026draw source
Wild turkeyApr 8, 2027 to May 25, 2027bearded, draw source
Wild turkeyApr 15, 2027 to Apr 30, 2027bearded, draw source
Wild turkeyApr 15, 2027 to May 25, 2027bearded, draw source
Wild turkeyMay 1, 2027 to May 25, 2027bearded, draw source

The official regulations have the final word

These dates come from rows a person checked against the Idaho Department of Fish and Game's regulations, but bag limits, licences, draws, legal hours and closures are set there and can change during the season. Read them before you hunt.

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