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Idaho Unit 27:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest

5 hunt codes for bighorn sheep. 2026: 80 to 155 applicants per hunt.

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Bighorn sheep hunt codes
5
Any weapon
Applicants · 2026
300
Harvest success 3-yr
33–100%
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Harvest success, 3 yr
Draw oddsHarvestSeasons & rulesAccess
Hardest draw in Unit 272026 draw
5025
2 drew, 80 applied.

18th hardest of 34 Idaho bighorn sheep draws in 2026.

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Hunt codes

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 27

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
Hunt codeWhat it isDraw result · 2026Success 3-yr
5008any weapon · Aug 30–Oct 13That portion of Unit 27 west of the Middle Fork of the Salmon River upstream from the Big Creek drainage to and including the Indian Creek drainage.12 of 94 drew33–58%
5009any weapon · Aug 30–Oct 13That portion of Unit 27 east of the Middle Fork of the Salmon River upstream from its mouth to the Waterfall Creek Trail (Forest Service Trail 045).6 of 64 drew67–83%
5010any weapon · Aug 30–Oct 13That portion of Unit 27 east of the Middle Fork of the Salmon River upstream from the Waterfall Creek Trail (Forest Service Trail 045) to and including the Camas Creek drainage on the north side of Camas Creek, and that portion of Unit 28 within the Camas Creek drainage north of Camas Creek and west of the Silver Creek-Meyers Cove Road (Forest Service Road 108).5 of 54 drew60–100%
5011any weapon · Aug 30–Oct 13That portion of Unit 27 southeast of the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, south and west of Camas Creek, northwest of Fly Creek Trail (Forest Service Trail 124), southwest of Sleeping Deer Road (Forest Service Road 086), and east of Forest Service Road 172 and the Little Loon Creek drainage (includes all of this drainage).4 of 61 drew67–100%
5025any weapon · Oct 14–Oct 31All of Unit 27.2 of 27 drew100%

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Source: IDFG