About Deer Hunters of Idaho

Deer Hunters of Idaho is a non-profit membership organization committed to maximizing deer populations within the state of Idaho through direct financial support for habitat improvement, research projects, and hunter education.    

What our members do:    

Members of the Deer Hunters of Idaho are avid deer hunters and conservationists.  They work with many different organizations including the Idaho Wildlife Federation, Idaho Department of Fish & Game , Idaho Hunter Education Instructors Association, Idaho Sportsmen's Alliance and other local organizations to help improve and maintain the wildlife resource.

 Some of the projects that the organization has been involved in are: Providing radio collars for deer and assisting Fish & Game with the yearly fawn mortality study so that their movements and habits can be tracked and understood, providing rifles to the Idaho mandated hunter education program, helping purchase and plant bitterbrush, and helping out with the maintenance and improvements at Blacks Creek shooting range. In addition, Deer Hunters of Idaho in conjunction with Sportsman's Warehouse sponsors the annual Big Buck Contest held in January.

Through our newsletter members are kept current on Fish & Game issues and changes and the board of directors relay members concerns and recommendations back to Fish & Game thereby giving hunters a voice in the management of the wildlife resource.    

Who this organization is for:    

Our organization is made up of members from across Idaho and from out of state that are true sportsmen who enjoy the outdoors and realize that there is a need to put back some of things that we take so that our hunting heritage is maintained for future generations.    

Philosophy:    

The club is committed to helping maintain and enhance the deer herds of Idaho.  We understand how important the deer herds of Idaho are, not only as a resource for hunting but also as a source of wildlife viewing enjoyment and photography.    

Meetings:    

 The board of directors for each chapter meet every month and weekly in the two months prior to the annual banquet.  A quarterly newsletter is published four times a year and sent to all members.    

Members get together for various activities and for the annual banquets.  Funding for the organizations activities comes from the annual banquets. There are two banquets held each year, one for the South West and one for the South Central Chapters. There is a buffet dinner, live and silent auctions, raffles, (including women's and youths tables), games, speakers, booths, taxidermy displays, and much more. A typical live auction will have hunting and fishing trips, taxidermy mounts, and many other hunting and outdoor related items.