General deer tag

[Calbuck]

I just need clarification that if you buy a general season deer tag, you can use that tag for rifle OR general archery only seasons, correct?

 

[Casey Gepford]

Idaho deer tag is for any general deer season. I use my for early and late archery, and rifle season. Elk was the same 25 years ago.

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[Calbuck]

That's how I remember it but a member of my hunt party was questioning it..thanks for the reply

 

[kidoggy]

I just need clarification that if you buy a general season deer tag, you can use that tag for rifle OR general archery only seasons, correct?

yep. or any general short range or muzzy hunts also.
in idaho general hunts, you must decide wether you wish to hunt mulies or whitetail when buying the tag. other then that any general hunt for that species is open for you to hunt.

for elk you must pick the zone you wish to hunt and it is only good for that zone.I do miss the options we had 25 years ago but such is life.

 

[cowboy105]

Remember to purchase an archery permit. If you've held an archery tag in an another state that will satisfy the requirement on the archery affidavit you need to fill out. Permit is $20.

 

[kidoggy]

Remember to purchase an archery permit. If you've held an archery tag in an another state that will satisfy the requirement on the archery affidavit you need to fill out. Permit is $20.

good point CB105!
SAME GOES FOR MUZZLELOADER IF YOU GO THAT WAY

 

[ivorytip]

yep. or any general short range or muzzy hunts also.
in idaho general hunts, you must decide wether you wish to hunt mulies or whitetail when buying the tag. other then that any general hunt for that species is open for you to hunt.

for elk you must pick the zone you wish to hunt and it is only good for that zone.I do miss the options we had 25 years ago but such is life.

I don't hunt whitetails other than when I decide to put in for a whitetail only archery hunt, but I thought that with the general deer tag you could harvest either a mule deer or white tail?? but white tail only tag is just as it says. am I wrong?

 

[meathunter]

I don't hunt whitetails other than when I decide to put in for a whitetail only archery hunt, but I thought that with the general deer tag you could harvest either a mule deer or white tail?? but white tail only tag is just as it says. am I wrong?

I believe that's right, you can hunt either whitetail or mule deer with the general regular deer tag. The regs mentioned something about antlered deer if a deer has antlers longer than 3 inches, it's legal, . The whitetail only seasons have different dates and that tag would have to be a whitetail.

 

[kidoggy]

I don't hunt whitetails other than when I decide to put in for a whitetail only archery hunt, but I thought that with the general deer tag you could harvest either a mule deer or white tail?? but white tail only tag is just as it says. am I wrong?

HMMM. interesting. I honestly don't know . I always thought it was either or

 

[kidoggy]

IVORY, I just looked it up and you are correct.
top right on page 8 of regs says you can hunt either mulie or whitetail with a general tag

good to know , thanks for heads up.

 

[ivorytip]

sweet. good to hear it confirmed, those whitetails have been moving higher and higher up into the mountains and have been seeing them a lot in my mule deer areas.

 

[kidoggy]

been 20 years since I shot a whitetail and it was the best tasting deer I ever killed.
may have to try for another now that I KNOW THIS. not a lot of em over here but there are a few.