An estimated 48,766 white-tailed deer hunters hit the woods last year, with 40% of those successfully bagging a deer
August 28, 2025
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Deer/elk hunting outlook
Everything hunters need to know heading into the big game season
Before you rush down the sporting goods store to buy a new, fancy rifle or bow (not that you need our encouragement), remember Idaho is a big state, and not every region had the same winter. Fawn survival also wasn’t uniform, and there are some troubling signs ahead, but more on that later.