Idaho Unit 28 Bighorn-Sheep: draw, harvest & access

The draw in Unit 282026 draw

2 drew, 151 applied.

7th hardest of 34 Idaho bighorn sheep draws in 2026.

Hunt codes

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 28

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026	Success 3-yr
5013	any weapon · Aug 30–Oct 13That portion of Unit 28 that drains into the Salmon River upstream from but excluding Pine Creek drainage.	2 of 48 drew	100%

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

Harvest

Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025

% success

501350–100%

50%

100%

2019202020212022202320242025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

Before you apply

Deadline: “December 5–15, 2026: First application period for the Nonresident and DAV Draw.”
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.”
Application fee: “The fee is $6.25 for residents and $18.00 for nonresidents”

Rules for 2027.

Season dates · 2025

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

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Unit boundary

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Unit 28

Members

Unit 28 hunt pack

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

Unit 28 · 5013

2 of 48 drew

Success100%