This unit is about 20 miles northeast of Mountain Home that contains part of Anderson Ranch Reservoir. A stable number of mountain goats live near and above timberline here.

The terrain in this area is not as rugged as some other mountain goat hunting areas in Idaho. Horns are typically in the 7-8” range.

Mountain goats can typically be found in this area, living on high mountains and ridges in Blaine, Elmore and Camas counties north and northeast of the Anderson Ranch Reservoir and above the headwaters of the Salmon and Boise rivers. The eastern part can be found in the Smoky Mountains, with the central and western parts are in the Boise Mountains. High points include Trinity, Dog, Iron, Jumbo, Sprout, Bald and Dollarhide mountains, Paradise Peak and Pony Ridge. Most of these peaks are higher than 9,000 feet, and some are close to 10,000 feet. Baker Peak at 10,174 feet above sea level in the Smoky Mountains, is the highest peak and is on the eastern boundary a few miles east of 10,047-foot Big Peak. The highest peak in the western half is 10,124-foot Two Point Mountain.

Timberline varies in this unit, with most mountain goats not far below timberline. Above the treeline, lichens, moss, low shrubs in alpine basins can be found here. The highest trees are firs, pines and spruces. Some junipers and mahoganies grow on some foothills and low ridges in some draws, with the foothills below timber mainly covered with sagebrush, wild bunchgrass with some high bushes that have food and cover. Mountain maple, chokecherry and serviceberry bushes provide browse and cover for deer and elk.

Most land is in the Boise and Sawtooth National Forests, but some private land takes up the meadows and rangeland along creeks here. A lot of roads give access to most of the forest land here, and are open to all motor vehicles with some designated for ATVs or dirt bikes. Unit 43 is not one of the units affected by the Idaho Fish and Game Department’s vehicle hunting access restrictions, so hunters can drive ATVs on ATV trails and dirt bikes on dirt bike trails. Some of the high terrain here is roadless, with most roads and trails found nearby. Some of the high terrain is roadless, so hunters must ride horses or hike, but virtually all of it is within 2 ½ miles of a road or motorcycle trail. Some motorcycles trails that could be of benefit to goat hunters start north of Big Trinity Lake. Trinity Ridge Road and Trinity Mountain Road provide access to some high terrain in that area.

Hunters can camp near dirt roads or trails, with roughly two dozen campgrounds in the unit or near its borders. Almost all of the campsites are under goat habitat. Lodging can also be found near Anderson Ranch Reservoir.