Idaho Bighorn Sheep Hunting
Idaho Bighorn Sheep Hunting
Idaho offers some of the easiest sheep hunts in North America to draw, due to the remote nature of these units.
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep are found in the stereotypical mountain country, and California bighorns can be found in the high desert country of Southern Idaho. California bighorn sheep count towards your Rocky Mountain for those of you going for you Sheep Slam.
How to get an Idaho bighorn sheep hunting tag:
- You can apply through the annual Idaho Fish & Game lottery. You must buy a hunting license and apply during the month of April.
- Each winter Idaho auctions off a statewide sheep tag at the national Wild Sheep Foundation convention. It usually sells between $30,000 & $120,000. (Unit 11, considered the best sheep tag in Idaho, is excluded every other year.)
- Idaho offers an annual raffle for a statewide sheep tag administered through the Idaho Wild Sheep Foundation. (Unit 11 is excluded every other year.)
Hunt #1
Idaho Wilderness Bighorn Sheep Hunt
Idaho Sheep Units 26, 26L, 27L and 20A in the Frank Church Wilderness Area
Idaho Bighorn Sheep Hunting in the Frank Church Wilderness
This hunt is one of the easiest sheep hunts in North America to draw, due to the remote nature of these units.
The Frank Church is an incredible wilderness area, this outfitter is amazing, and the sheep hunting is really good. To top it all off, it’s not crazy hard to draw this tag. If you have drawn and you’ll looking for a great outfitter, get ahold of us. This sheep hunt is in the heart of the rutting and wintering area, is fairly easy to draw, and this Outfitter is a great choice for hunters who buy the Idaho Auction Tag. These Idaho bighorn sheep hunt is the real thing… the unmatched landscapes of the Frank Church Wilderness Area, pack in on horseback, camping out, spot-and-stalk hunting, experienced guides, outstanding meals and much more.
Sheep and tag numbers are on the increase which is good news all around. If you wish to sheep hunt, let us know now and we will in turn provide you with a reminder and information when the drawing time draws near. This is very special hunt and should be considered by anyone who calls himself a hunter, at least once before you retire the boots and rifle.
Where to apply for this Idaho sheep hunt:
Units 26, 26L, 27L and 20A – All are wilderness fly-in hunts. The application numbers can change annually so be sure to check the Idaho Fish & Game website, for the current 4-digit unit number. You must apply during the month of April. Sheep hunts vary from the time of year you can hunt, the toughness of terrain, access, drawing odds and more. Give us a call so we can plan a sheep hunt that is right for you (208) 789-0740.
- Very remote.
- Fly-in, horseback hunts
- Rams range in size from 160″ to 180″+. Some true monsters have been taken on this hunt over the years.
- Drawing odds for these units are some of the best for any sheep hunt, anywhere.
- Trips: IWC3, MFL2
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Sheep and tag numbers are on the increase which is good news all around. If you wish to sheep hunt, let us know now and we will in turn provide you with a reminder and information when the drawing time draws near. This is very special hunt and should be considered by anyone who calls himself a hunter, at least once before you retire the boots and rifle.
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I love to hunt elk. Guiding hunts, floats, and fishing are all very special ways for me to earn a living. The difference is that… “I have to Sheep Hunt!” For me, there is no other place that I have found and no other experience that compares. I am sure there are many rams taken each year beside the road, on the trail or next to the river… those have nothing to do with what I am speaking of. In the 80’s and 90’s I guided countless Bighorn and Dall Sheep hunts. We would drop a hunter off at the airstrip (successful or not) sometimes on the proverbial verge of death, only to gather up the next victim and head out again. It never grew tiring, in fact it was just the opposite. “Exhilarating” would be more appropriate. I love every aspect of the sheep hunt. The terrain, camaraderie, the camping, the rocks. I love the rocks. Bighorn Sheep tags became more difficult to acquire through the 90’s and on into the new millennium.
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I never in my wildest dreams ever thought I’d be drawn for an Idaho Bighorn Sheep Tag. I’d been putting in for 10 years and was drawn for the 2017 early season tag. I had gone on a successful guided mule deer hunt in November 2016 with the same outfitter, and was so impressed with the operation that I decided to change sheep areas and put my sheep tag in for his area.
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I couldn’t believe in less than seven days I had harvested a dall sheep and a grizzly bear, it was a trip of a life time! I cant say enough about how impressed I was with this Outfitter. From the knowledge of the outdoors to how my made my time in camp with him very memorable.
