This is a large hunting area south and southeast of Salmon and borders Montana for many miles.

Moose are scattered over several mountain ranges in this unit, which includes five entire deer and elk hunting units. Hunters usually can find bulls exceeding 40”.

This unit is made up of several mountain ranges between U.S. Highway 93 and Idaho Highway 22. Most of the Lemhi Mountains are included as well as parts of the Beaverhead and Bitterroot mountains. Lowlands include the Lemhi Valley and part of the Pahsimeroi Valley. The valleys have flat lands and river bottoms from less than 4,000 feet above sea level to about 7,000 feet. Broad, arid, open foothills can be found above 8,000 feet. Forested foothills and steep mountains rise to more than 11,000 feet. High points include Big Creek Peak and Flatiron Mountain. Several other peaks and ridges exceed 10,000 feet. Moose are typically found at middle elevations.

Timberline varies from about 9,000 to 9,500 feet. Above the timber lichens, mosses on stable rock outcroppings, low shrubs and wild grasses on thin soils and in alpine basins can be found. The highest trees are sparse firs, pines and spruces. Below them are dense conifer forests. Lower forests have Douglas firs, Engelmann spruce, aspen and ponderosa pines. Some junipers and mahoganies grow on some foothills and low ridges and in some draws. The foothills below timber are covered with sagebrush and wild bunchgrass. Private lands are rangeland and farmland planted in hay. Many alfalfa fields are irrigated by pivot sprinklers.

Most of the mountains and foothills are on Forest Service land. Many foothills are BLM or private property. Valleys are a mixture of private and BLM land. The high mountains and many foothills are in the Salmon-Challis National Forest. Several public-access roads cross private ground to reach the foothills and mountains, but public land can be reached by hiking around private tracts. The main roads are U.S. Highway 93, Idaho Highway 28, Idaho Highway 22 and Farm to Market Road. A lot of county and forest roads branch off the main routes. Most roads are open to all motor vehicles.

Some hunters camp along dirt roads or in Forest Service campgrounds. Hunters focusing on the eastern part of the hunting area can choose from several campgrounds in or near the units like private campgrounds near Challis and Forest Service campgrounds bordering Unit 37A. Lodging is available in Challis. Some places to stay include Pioneer Motel and RV Park, Watermark Inn and Northgate Inn Motel. There are campgrounds at Meadow Lake, Timber Creek Reservoir and at Williams Lake. Lema’s Store and RV Park has 10 year-round campsites in Leadore.

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