Southwest Region
Salmon Region
Bighorn Sheep
Southwest Region: Bighorn Sheep Season Setting 2025-2026
Overview Summary and Rationale
Hunt Area 26: Increase tags from 3 to 5 and modify Hunt Area 26 (CH# 5007) to all of Unit 26 and remove Unit 27 from hunt area. 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 |
5007 | 26 | | Aug 30 - Oct 13 | +2 Tags and Remove Unit 27 from Hunt Area |
Hunt Area Descriptions
Hunt Area 26 – All of Unit 26. and that portion of Unit 27 on the west side of the Middle Fork of the Salmon River from Big Creek upstream to and including the Brush Creek drainage.
Species
Bighorn Sheep
Tag Category
Controlled Hunt