Southwest Region
Bighorn Sheep
Southwest Region: Bighorn Sheep Season Setting 2025-2026
Overview Summary and Rationale
Hunt Area 20A: Increase tags from 3 to 4 in Hunt Area 20A (CH# 5005). Following current management plan direction and using recent survey data this population can support additional harvest (IDFG Bighorn Sheep Management Plan 2022-2027).
Proposed Changes
| Hunt No. | Controlled Hunt Area | Tags | Season Dates | Description of Change |
5005 | 20Aa |
| Aug 30 - Oct 13 | +1 tag |
a This wilderness hunt area encompasses extreme terrain with limited access. The hunt provides good opportunity, but lower harvest success rates are expected.
Hunt Area Descriptions
Hunt Area 20A and 20AL — Those portions of Unit 20A up-stream from and including the Butts Creek drainage to the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, and within the Middle Fork of the Salmon River.
Species
Bighorn Sheep
Tag Category
Controlled Hunt