SE Idaho Deer Population

[Catdaddy69]

Planning a Controlled Archery hunt in the SE portion of Idaho. Curious on deer numbers and what to expect? Thanks

 

[Sully_44]

SE Idaho, W Wyoming, and N Utah is where that 22-23 winter hammered our animals (especially deer). The numbers are way down compared to 4 years ago, but as long as you’re not expecting to find basins full of bucks and willing to put in a lot of effort, you could dig up a good deer that made it through.

 

[WRO]

Poor numbers, still a few good bucks around but there’s a whole age class missing.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Find areas with significant ag fields at the base of the drainages and plan accordingly. You don’t need to go very high up to find good deer herds.

 

[Catdaddy69]

Ok thanks guys. I am going to make a couple scouting trips this summer. I knew the population was down but harvest success is still pretty impressive.