Hunters every year compete in the annual permit drawing for the opportunity to hunt roughly 40 miles of the Lemhi Range between Lemhi and Pahsimeroi valleys.

Goat numbers in this area are low. Not all hunters in this unit harvest a mountain goat.

This unit consists of the main spine of the Lemhi Range between the Lemhi and Pahsimeroi valleys, south of Salmon as well as southern extensions divided by the Sawmill Creek drainage. The area borders the Salmon River for a few miles in the northwest. The mountains here are high and steep, topped by at least two peaks higher than 11,000 feet.

Mountain goats mainly live between 9,000 and 11,000 feet on the Lemhi Range, usually in steep, rugged terrain above timberline. Lichens, mosses, grasses and some short shrubs and forbs grow on and near rockslides, rock ledges and cliffs in this area. Below timberline are conifer forests of firs, spruce and pines. Under the high forests are some open slopes as well as slopes covered with junipers, pinyons and mahoganies mixed with Douglas firs and Engelmann spruces. The foothills are covered with junipers, sagebrush and wild grasses along with browse plants like bitterbrush, serviceberry, maple brush and chokecherry.

Most of the land is public with with good road access to trailheads that lead into the high country. The Salmon-Challis National Forest manages most of the mountains, while most of the foothills, and flat land in the valley below is BLM or state land. There is not a lot of private land here and none of it blocks access to goat hunting areas. Hunters usually have to hike or ride horses to reach most elevations where goats live. ATVs are allowed on roads, but are not allowed off road or on any trail that is not used by full-size vehicles.

Most mountain goat hunters camp high in the Lemhi Mountains, away from campgrounds or motel lodging. Forest Service campgrounds can be found on Morse and Big Creek inside the western half of the hunting area, and on Big Eightmile and Little Timber Creek inside the eastern half. There are no towns near this unit, but hunters who want to take a break after hunting can find lodging at Royal Gorge Resort.