Hunting in Idaho
35 game management units
Official agency resources
Idaho Fish and Game
- Buy a license ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/licenses
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/rules/big-game
- Draw / lottery applications ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/licenses/controlled/apply
- GMU map ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/ifwis/huntplanner/
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/report
- Hunter education ↗
https://idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/education
Authoritative source
For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in Idaho, go straight to the issuing agency.
Idaho Department of Fish and GameLoading game management unit boundaries…
Game species in Idaho
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Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Migratory
Game management units
35 units
Huntable public lands in Idaho
Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.
Boise National Forest
National Forest
2,203,703 acres
Caribou-Targhee National Forest
National Forest
2,630,722 acres
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
National Forest
2,500,000 acres
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests
National Forest
4,000,000 acres
Payette National Forest
National Forest
2,300,000 acres
Salmon-Challis National Forest
National Forest
4,235,940 acres
Sawtooth National Forest
National Forest
2,110,408 acres