Idaho normally issues very few tags a year for hunting bighorn sheep in this Salmon River unit, This unit can be found near the Montana border from Horse Creek to the Spring Creek Road, north of Shoup.

Finding a mature ram here can be hard, but hunters usually take decent size rams. There is a lot of steep terrain here with limited cover and places for hunters to glass. There are not a lot of rams found here and they are good at hiding from predators and hunters.

Mountains take up the entire area, which is between Montana and the Salmon River and east of the North Fork of the Salmon River. In Lemhi County, the mountains are on the steep side with some flat ridges and basins. The Salmon River flows from a little more than 3,600 feet above sea level near North Fork to a little less than 2,800 feet at the southwestern corner of the unit. The eastern boundary here is U.S. Highway 93.

Except for a few strips of private land near the Salmon River and U.S. Highway 93 and some small private inholdings, this unit is public land that is part of the Salmon-Challis National Forest. Roads in the eastern part of the unit have good access into the area, but the western fourth is mostly remote. The main roads are U.S. Highway 93, which is the eastern boundary and runs between Salmon and Montana, and Forest Road 30, which follows the Salmon River. A network of forest roads branch from U.S. 93 and FR 30. Hunters can drive to the western part of the unit from Montana over Horse Creek Pass. A lot of roads are open to all motor vehicles in this area.

Ponderosa pines, aspen, cottonwood, Douglas firs, junipers, birches, alders and other bushes can be found near the Salmon River. Above the river are steep, south-facing ridges and mountains that are mostly covered with grass. Most canyons draining into the river have heavy timber and brush in the creek bottoms. Ridges and mountains here are heavily timbered with firs, spruces and pines.

Most hunters camp near dirt roads. Campgrounds can be found near the Salmon River, along its North Fork and near the northern border at Horse Creek. Popular campgrounds for hunters include Horse Creek Hot Springs a couple of miles from the Montana line in the northwest. Spring Creek Campground on Forest Road 30, The Village Campground in the southeast and Ebenezer Campground can be found on the Salmon River.