Idaho Pronghorn

Unit A60A-1 (Pronghorn Hunt Area 60A-1)

Idaho Hunting Guide — Pronghorn

Hunt Area 60A-1 is drawn from units 60, 60A and 61, in Clark, Fremont, Jefferson and Madison counties. Named ground inside it runs from 4,896 to 9,853 feet. Idaho Fish and Game publishes no per-unit pronghorn success figure we can verify for this hunt area. Check land status on a current map before you plan a route.

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Pronghorn Hunting in Unit A60A-1

Where to Find Pronghorn in Hunt Area 60A-1

Idaho Fish and Game's material on hunt area 60A-1 stops at the boundary — there is no agency account of where its pronghorn live. So the ground below is the unit's own and the read on where to start is ours, labelled as such.

What hunt area 60A-1 is

Idaho Fish and Game describes pronghorn hunt area 60A-1 as all of Units 60 and 60A and that portion of Unit 61 west of Hotel Creek. That is whole units, so the outline on this page follows unit lines all the way round. The units it is drawn from lie in Clark, Fremont, Jefferson and Madison counties.

High ground inside the line: Taylor Mountain, Reas Peak and Big Table Mountain

Named high points inside the hunt area include Taylor Mountain at 9,853 feet, Reas Peak at 9,350 feet, Big Table Mountain at 9,120 feet, Arange Peak at 8,960 feet and Lookout Point at 8,684 feet. Several carry a public-land flag in our data, which makes them the first places to try for a view. Pronghorn stay on the open rolling ground and leave the timber alone.

Holding ground: Green Canyon Pass, North Antelope Flat and Monida Pass

Below them sit Green Canyon Pass at 6,928 feet, North Antelope Flat at 6,851 feet, Monida Pass at 6,826 feet, Alex Draw at 6,788 feet and Antelope Flat at 6,766 feet. These are the folds worth watching, and the ones other hunters walk past on the way to somewhere steeper. Pick the one with the least road on its upwind side.

Water: Keg Spring, Lyle Spring and Cold Spring

Named sources include Keg Spring, Lyle Spring, Cold Spring, Bear Wallow Spring, Sharp Springs and Boatman Spring. Nothing in the data says which of them run in autumn, so a scouting trip earns its fuel.

How high the named ground goes

Named ground inside hunt area 60A-1 runs from 4,896 feet to 9,853 feet — more than 4,000 feet between the named features alone, so the season you draw decides which part of it you hunt.

Unit A60A-1 terrain and land status

Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up

Named features inside the unit

Glass from: Taylor Mountain (9,853 ft), Reas Peak (9,350 ft), Big Table Mountain (9,120 ft), Arange Peak (8,960 ft)

Holding ground: Mule Meadows (8,708 ft), Lone Pine Pass (7,943 ft), Carrot Canyon (7,267 ft), Keg Spring, Lyle Spring

Every one of these was tested against the unit polygon before it went on the map. They are starting points, not agency recommendations.

How to Hunt Pronghorn in Hunt Area 60A-1

Idaho Fish and Game's per-unit harvest statistics describe general seasons on game management units, so there is no pronghorn success figure we can tie to hunt area 60A-1 alone, and we won't borrow one from a unit. The plan: spot from a vehicle or a rise at distance, then plan a stalk that uses the only cover there is — the curve of the ground.

The 2026 controlled hunts

Idaho Fish and Game's 2026 rules list one controlled hunt for pronghorn in hunt area 60A-1.

Hunt 4046 — muzzleloader only, 30 tags, Sep 25–Oct 24. Either sex

Dates and tag numbers are IDFG's as printed for that season, and IDFG changes hunt areas between years, so check the current booklet before you apply.

Applying for hunt area 60A-1

Idaho Fish and Game's first application period for deer, elk and pronghorn runs May 1 to June 5, with results in early July, and a second period runs August 5 to 15 for what is left. Anyone drawn for a limited pronghorn hunt in the first period must sit out the next year's first period for limited pronghorn hunts. Two to four hunters may apply together for the same hunt. Idaho's draw is random, with no preference or bonus points to build.

Glassing from Eastern Centennial Mountains, High Point and Thurmon Ridge

Take a position on one of Eastern Centennial Mountains (7,714 ft), High Point (7,280 ft), Thurmon Ridge (7,222 ft) and Opal Mountain (7,208 ft) and be on it before light. In the dark the air runs downhill. Pick an approach that doesn't send it into the country you want to see, and plan to move once the slope warms. A tripod is worth more here than another hour of walking. On the rut hunts, early-season bucks hold does and can be decoyed where the law allows it.

A first plan from the pins on this page

The map above marks Taylor Mountain, Reas Peak, Big Table Mountain and Arange Peak as places to see from, and Mule Meadows, Lone Pine Pass, Carrot Canyon and Keg Spring as ground to watch. Each pin is a named feature verified to fall inside the hunt-area line, not a spot anyone has hunted. Take the pair you can reach on one road and treat the rest as a second trip.

What a day here costs you

With 4,957 feet between the lowest and highest ground, the walk back up out of a kill site is the part to plan first. Decide the night before where you will be at first light, and go there in the dark.

What we can't tell you

Some of the ground named above carries no land-status flag we trust, so check ownership on a current layer before you hunt it. We have no pronghorn success figure for this hunt area that survives checking against Idaho Fish and Game's own harvest and hunter counts, and we would rather say so than print a statewide average as though it were measured here.

Idaho rules that decide your day

Summarised from IDFG regulations. They change — read the current regulations and your permit-tag before you hunt.

Legal shooting hours

Big game may be taken from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset.

Motorized retrieval

Idaho has no general off-road retrieval allowance on federal ground; stay on designated routes.

Tagging

Validate the tag by cutting out the month and day, and attach it to the carcass before moving it.

Leaving meat

Wasting edible meat is illegal.

Where you may not shoot

Occupied structures — No shooting from or across a public highway, and no shooting toward an occupied dwelling.

Pronghorn: where to put the shot

Broadside, straight up the front leg, a third of the way into the body. Pronghorn are shallow-chested and the lungs sit forward.

Shots to refuse

Range it, then range it again. Open country makes 400 yards look like 250.
Wait for the buck to stop. Nobody kills a running pronghorn cleanly on purpose.
Mind the backdrop. A miss carries a long way across a flat.

Plan the carry: roughly 30– 45 lb of boned-out meat, before head and hide — one large cooler with ice already in it. ProHunt planning estimate, not an agency figure.

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Pronghorn Success Rates

Idaho Fish and Game's per-unit harvest statistics describe general seasons on game management units, and hunt area 60A-1 is a controlled-hunt area, not a unit, so there is no figure here we can tie to it. A unit's general-season number would describe different hunters on different ground. Idaho Fish and Game's hunt planner reports controlled-hunt results hunt by hunt, which is the figure to check before you apply.

Pronghorn Draw Odds

Season	Tags	Applicants	Draw %	Pts (n/p)
Controlled — 1st Drawing either sex (resident)	27	105	26.0%	—
Controlled — 1st Drawing either sex (nonresident)	3	12	25.0%	—
Controlled — 2nd Drawing either sex (resident)	4	115	3.0%	—
Controlled — 2nd Drawing either sex (nonresident)	0	2	0.0%	—

Data from 2025 draw results. Each row is one residency pool — read the label before the number. This agency publishes no point thresholds, so the Pts column stays blank and these are pool odds, not what a point total draws.

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Idaho Fish and Game's 2025 first drawing for pronghorn in hunt area 60A-1, with residents and nonresidents kept apart because they draw from different tag pools:

Hunt 4046 — residents 105 applicants for 27 tags, 26% drawn; nonresidents 12 applicants for 3 tags, 25% drawn

Idaho draws at random with no point system, so these are what that year happened to look like, not a requirement to build toward. Idaho Fish and Game reuses hunt numbers for different areas between years, so the figures are matched on the area each hunt had in 2025. Checked against Idaho Fish and Game's hunt planner draw results on 2026-06-09.

Unit Logistics & Expectations

Planning Notes

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Water

9 named water sources inside the hunt area in our water layer, including Keg Spring, Lyle Spring and Cold Spring. Which of them run in autumn is something only a scouting trip will tell you.

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Terrain Difficulty

Named features inside the hunt area run from 4,896 to 9,853 ft. More than 4,000 feet between them alone, so plan the pack-out before the shot.

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Permit Notes

Idaho Fish and Game controlled hunt 4046 (2026 rules). The first application period runs May 1 to June 5 and the second August 5 to 15. Idaho's draw is random, with no preference or bonus points.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Idaho hunt area 60A-1?

Hunt Area 60A-1 is drawn from units 60, 60A and 61, in Clark, Fremont, Jefferson and Madison counties. Idaho Fish and Game describes pronghorn hunt area 60A-1 as all of Units 60 and 60A and that portion of Unit 61 west of Hotel Creek.

What is the pronghorn success rate in hunt area 60A-1?

Idaho Fish and Game's per-unit harvest statistics cover general seasons on game management units, and hunt area 60A-1 is a controlled-hunt area, so there is no figure we can tie to it. Idaho Fish and Game's hunt planner reports controlled-hunt results hunt by hunt, and that is the number to check before you apply.

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Sources & Verification

Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 2026-10-24.

Idaho Big Game 2026 Seasons & Rules — Idaho Department of Fish and Game · supports: Controlled hunt area description for pronghorn hunt area 60A-1, The game management units the area is drawn from, Controlled hunt numbers, tags and season dates · accessed 2026-10-24
IDFG Hunt Planner — controlled hunt drawing odds — Idaho Department of Fish and Game · supports: Applicants, tags and percent drawn by hunt, year and residency · accessed 2026-06-09
IDFG GameManagementUnits and ControlledHunts_All feature services — game management units and every species' controlled-hunt areas — Idaho Department of Fish and Game · supports: Mapped extent of the unit or hunt area, Which named ground falls inside its line · accessed 2026-10-24