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The high desert and conifer forests of the mountain states can't support even a fraction of the deer number that the wetter hardwood forests of the midwest and east. Most western states have 1 deer a year limits. Idaho's limit is 1/yr with a few exceptions where a 2d deer can be taken. In the south half of the states, mule deer are much more common while in the north, whitetails are more common...with a lot of overlap. The mule deer seasons are short, only 3 weeks. If the weather doesn't cooperate, you can't wait for it to improve.

Over 55 years, I've shot maybe 40 to 45. Some years the numbers have been down and bucks were very hard to find. This is a good year following 2 mild winters. I've seen 11 bucks in 2 weeks of hunting.