Rocky Mtn Sheep Controlled Hunt Ram Season

Hunt Area 28-2
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Controlled Hunt 5013 2 Tags

8/30/2024 - 10/13/2024

Species
California Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana)
Rams Only Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
Only bighorn sheep rams may be taken. Any hunter taking a bighorn ram must leave that portion of the skull plate containing the upper one-half of the eye socket naturally attached to both the horns until after the horns have been pinned by IDFG.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

Restrictions

No special restrictions.

Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
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Hunt Area 28-2
That portion of Unit 28 that drains into the Salmon River, upstream from but excluding Pine Creek drainage. Area Size: 349,393 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 28

Controlled Hunt Harvest Statistics

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Year
Hunt#
Area
Hunters
Harvest
Success%
Days
Rams
Ewes
Avg. Horn Length (in.)
Avg. Horn Circum. (in.)
2024501328-222100232.8113.75
2023501328-222100233.7514.06
2022501328-222100233.2514.31
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Drawing Odds for 1st & 2nd Choice Applicants (controlled hunts only)

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Hunt Information
1st Choice
2nd Choice
Total
Year
Hunt#
Area
Draw*
Applicants
Permits Awarded
Success%
Applicants
Permits Awarded
Success%
Total Awarded
Permit Quota
2024501328-2111822340022
2023501328-2118621200022
2022501328-2117321250022
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Drawing Odds for Resident & NonResident Applicants (controlled hunts only)

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Hunt Information
Resident
NonResident
Total
Year
Hunt#
Area
Draw*
1st Choice Applicants
Permits Awarded
1st Choice Success%
1st Choice Applicants
Permits Awarded
1st Choice Success%
Total Awarded
Permit Quota
2024501328-213713811122
2023501328-2150121361122
2022501328-2153121201122
Source: Drawing Odds Database
* Beginning in 2004, a second drawing was held for unclaimed tags.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Sheep Tag
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Sheep Tag
  • Controlled Hunt Application Fee
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

A valid hunting license is required for all hunting and trapping activities.
* Indicates this item is optional.

Where to purchase

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Surface Management

For government land, these data show the managing agency of the land, which may or not be the same as the owning agency.

Graph illustrating 56.21 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 196,385 acres   56.2%
Graph illustrating 20.22 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 70,639 acres   20.2%
Graph illustrating 6.12 percent Private 21,396 acres   6.1%
Graph illustrating 0.73 percent State of Idaho 2,545 acres   0.7%

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Land management via Inside Idaho

Access Yes! Properties

Access Yes! is Fish and Game program designed to improve hunting and fishing access to private land or through private land to public land by compensating willing landowners who provide access.

No properties are currently available in this hunt area.
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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.