This unit has limited goat habitat and few goats. The state issues 1 tag per year.

This unit was expanded in 2021 to include more potential mountain goat habitat along the Idaho and Montana border.

Most of this unit is mountainous, but most peaks are forested and are not good goat habitats. Goat habitat is found in the canyons, ridges and bluffs overlooking some small lakes

Most of this unit is heavily forested with pines, spruces, cedars and firs and lies between 2,500 and 5,500 feet, but is poor habitat for mountain goats. A few peaks and ridges are steep enough and high enough that trees grow poorly on them, making good places for goats to escape predators. Alpine terrain has the grasses, wildflowers, lichens and forbs that goats eat.

The St. Joe National Wild and Scenic River runs through this unit. North and east of the river is entirely in the St. Joe National Forest. South and west of the river is a mixture of public and private timber land with much of it arranged in a checkerboard pattern. Hunters can expect to be able to drive full-size vehicles on good roads. Some primitive roads will be restricted to ATVs or motorcycles, while others will be closed to all motor vehicles. Pick up a travel map at the Avery office of the St. Joe National Forest (phone: 208-245-4517). The southern part of the unit is composed of mostly roadless canyons and peaks above the Little North Fork of the Clearwater River and its tributaries. There are a good number of roadless canyons below peaks with goat habitat. Forest Road 395 gives the closest road access to the peaks where goats are most likely to be found.

Plan to carry a backpack tent or bivouac tent. Trying to camp along a road or staying in a motel in a nearby town is not practical if you are hunting mountain goats in this unit.