Best Idaho Black bear Units (2026)
These are the most productive Idaho black bear units by reported harvest across 75 units — Idaho doesn't publish tag/success figures for black bear, so we rank by how many animals are actually taken.
Harvest figures are the most recent reported season and vary year to year — confirm current regulations with the state wildlife agency before applying.
| # | Unit | Latest harvest | Yrs tracked | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unit 39 | 218 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 2 | Unit 4 | 200 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 3 | Unit 10A | 137 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 4 | Unit 1 | 133 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 5 | Unit 12 | 130 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 6 | Unit 10 | 127 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 7 | Unit 33 | 95 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 8 | Unit 6 | 86 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 9 | Unit 23 | 84 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 10 | Unit 22 | 80 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 11 | Unit 15 | 79 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 12 | Unit 7 | 78 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 13 | Unit 32A | 78 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 14 | Unit 24 | 76 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 15 | Unit 43 | 75 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 16 | Unit 14 | 73 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 17 | Unit 28 | 72 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 18 | Unit 17 | 69 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 19 | Unit 8A | 64 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 20 | Unit 13 | 63 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 21 | Unit 3 | 57 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 22 | Unit 67 | 57 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 23 | Unit 27 | 52 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 24 | Unit 11 | 48 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 25 | Unit 16 | 48 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
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