Idaho Unit 42 Bighorn Sheep: Draw Odds, Harvest & Access

The draw in Unit 422026 draw

3 drew, 227 applied.

6th hardest of 37 Idaho bighorn sheep draws in 2026.

Hunt codes

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 42

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026	Success 3-yr
7003	any weapon · Aug 30–Oct 8All of Unit 42.	2 of 111 drew	33–83%

Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.

Harvest

How hunters didin Unit 42.

Harvest success by hunt, 2000–2025

% success

70030–100%

100%

60%

0%

40%

60%

80%

100%

83%

67%

100%

50%

67%

100%

50%

100%

75%

100%

50%

83%

33%

'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25

45%+28–45%Under 28%

Before you apply

Deadline: “December 5–15, 2026: First application period for the Nonresident and DAV Draw.”
Tag fee: “$2,626.75”
Tag fee: “Moose, Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Goat 166.75 199.75”
Points: “Controlled hunts have a limited number of tags that are issued by a random drawing.”

Rules for 2027.

Season dates · 2025

7003Any WeaponAug 30–Oct 8

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

Unit 42and the units around it

Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.

Public land & access

Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.

Offline maps

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Unit boundary

The unit outline only.

Unit 42

KMZ GPX GeoJSON

Members

Unit 42 hunt pack

One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each bighorn sheep hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.

Unit boundary
Draw odds per hunt
Harvest success per hunt

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Unit 42 · 7003

2 of 111 drew

Success33–83%

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Idaho Unit 42:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 42

How hunters didin Unit 42.

Unit 42and the units around it

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