There were quite a few changes made to Idaho’s sheep hunts this year. For Rockies, quotas in units 20A, 27-4, 27L, 37 first and 37 second will each increase by one tag and two tags will be added to both hunts in 26 and 26-L. A few new late hunts are also being opened in 20AL and 37L. The 30 and 36AL hunts will be closed due to population concerns in these areas. There are herd boundary changes this year, so be aware of units 26-3, 27-1, and 27L as well. For the California bighorn hunts, the hunt in 41 will be reduced from four tags to one and 42 will be cut from five to three tags as the populations in these zones are tracking their decline. Be sure to look over the tables in our magazine for more information.

If you need a Rocky or California bighorn and can stomach the high non-refundable costs, don’t miss applying for Idaho. There is a sheep hunt available for every style of sheep hunt or for the physical fitness you find yourself in. You may apply for either one of the two subspecies, but with no point system, it doesn’t matter if you’ve applied for years or if you apply for Idaho this year, your odds will be as good as anyone’s! Don’t forget, it is worth throwing an additional $20 entry into the ID Wild Sheep Foundation annual raffle, which has a deadline of July 21st to participate this year.