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Hunter Harvest Report: Idaho deer and elk hunters go 3 for 3 in 2024

| April 17, 2025 1:00 AM

Here’s a story worth celebrating.

Big game hunters apparently got after it in the fall of 2024, accomplishing a statewide hat trick of harvest increases — the first time since 2020 — of elk, mule deer and white-tailed deer. Hunters are no strangers to swings in populations and harvests, and Idaho Fish and Game wildlife biologists highlight that each year; there are a lot of contributing factors. But last year’s hunter harvest is a hopeful indicator that herds are once again back on track.

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