Harvest trends / Idaho

Idaho Mule deer harvest, 2025

Idaho mule deer hunters reported 43,900 animals in 2025 — held roughly flat 0.5% from 44,132 in 2024. That puts 2025 at 65% of the 2015 peak of 67,890.

43,900
2025 harvest
-0.5%
vs 2024
20
Years of record
67,890
Peak (2015)
24.5%
Avg success
2006: 49,263062007: 53,3032008: 42,953082009: 41,6262010: 43,798102011: 41,3182012: 49,087122013: 48,5392014: 59,405142015: 67,8902016: 62,637162017: 51,1052018: 51,008182019: 44,5332020: 51,873202021: 46,9982022: 42,307222023: 37,7942024: 44,132242025: 43,900
Reported harvest by season year. Latest year in orange; 2015 peak shaded.

Season by season

SeasonHarvestChangeUnits
202543,900-0.5%99
202444,132+16.8%99
202337,794-10.7%99
202242,307-10.0%99
202146,998-9.4%99
202051,873+16.5%99
201944,533-12.7%99
201851,008-0.2%99
201751,105-18.4%99
201662,637-7.7%99
201567,890+14.3%99
201459,405—121
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Statewide totals summed from official Idaho harvest reports and subject to agency revision. Reporting rules differ by state, so these figures are comparable across years within Idaho, not between states.