Idaho Pronghorn

Unit A76-1 (Pronghorn Hunt Area 76-1)

Idaho Hunting Guide — Pronghorn

Hunt Area 76-1 is drawn from unit 76, in Bear Lake and Caribou counties. Named ground inside it runs from 5,928 to 7,879 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 A76-1

Where to Find Pronghorn in Hunt Area 76-1

What Idaho Fish and Game publishes for hunt area 76-1 is a boundary, not a pronghorn map. The country below is verified; where to begin in it is our judgement, not the agency's.

What hunt area 76-1 is

Idaho Fish and Game describes pronghorn hunt area 76-1 as that portion of Unit 76 south of Highway 89. That makes it a piece of ground drawn for this hunt, not a unit, and the outline on this page is IDFG's own polygon for it rather than a unit outline. The units it is drawn from lie in Bear Lake and Caribou counties. Idaho Fish and Game also uses the code 76-1 for elk and moose hunts, and in its own words "hunt areas are different for each species" — those are other pieces of ground, and this page is the pronghorn area.

High ground inside the line: Pine Spring Ridge, Boundary Ridge and Merkley Mountain

Named high points inside the hunt area include Pine Spring Ridge at 7,879 feet, Boundary Ridge at 7,695 feet, Merkley Mountain at 7,419 feet, Lake Ridge at 7,417 feet and Mahogany Ridge at 7,406 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: Whitman Hollow, Dairy Hollow and Border Summit

Below them sit Whitman Hollow at 6,401 feet, Dairy Hollow at 6,387 feet, Border Summit at 6,380 feet, Dry Hollow at 6,370 feet and First Hollow at 6,308 feet. These are the folds worth watching, and the ones other hunters walk past on the way to somewhere steeper. Two you can watch from a single knob is worth more than five you have to drive between.

Water: Bennetts Spring and Willow Spring

Named sources include Bennetts Spring and Willow 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 76-1 runs from 5,928 feet to 7,879 feet. Those are the heights of the features GNIS names, which bound the range from inside rather than measure it.

Unit A76-1 terrain and land status

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

Named features inside the unit

Glass from: Pine Spring Ridge (7,879 ft), Merkley Mountain (7,419 ft), Dairy Ridge (7,020 ft)

Holding ground: South Elbow Hollow (6,444 ft), Dairy Hollow (6,387 ft), Border Summit (6,380 ft), Bennetts Spring, Willow 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 76-1

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 76-1 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 76-1.

Hunt 4024 — either sex pronghorn, 5 tags, Aug 15–Sep 15. Motorized Hunting Rule AppliesPRONGHORN

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 76-1

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 Boundary Ridge, Merkley Mountain and Lake Ridge

Take a position on one of Boundary Ridge (7,695 ft), Merkley Mountain (7,419 ft), Lake Ridge (7,417 ft) and Mahogany Ridge (7,406 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 Pine Spring Ridge, Merkley Mountain and Dairy Ridge as places to see from, and South Elbow Hollow, Dairy Hollow, Border Summit and Bennetts 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. Walk between two of them rather than driving between four, and you will learn more in a day.

What a day here costs you

Leave the truck earlier than you want to and you will hunt the best half-hour of the day.

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 76-1 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)	4	152	3.0%	—
Controlled — 1st Drawing either sex (nonresident)	1	26	4.0%	—
Controlled — 2nd Drawing either sex (resident)	1	253	0.0%	—
Controlled — 2nd Drawing either sex (nonresident)	0	20	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 76-1, with residents and nonresidents kept apart because they draw from different tag pools:

Hunt 4024 — residents 152 applicants for 4 tags, 3% drawn; nonresidents 26 applicants for 1 tag, 4% 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

2 named water sources inside the hunt area in our water layer, including Bennetts Spring and Willow 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 5,928 to 7,879 ft. Named heights only — the ground between and below them can run lower.

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Permit Notes

Idaho Fish and Game controlled hunt 4024 (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 76-1?

Hunt Area 76-1 is drawn from unit 76, in Bear Lake and Caribou counties. Idaho Fish and Game describes pronghorn hunt area 76-1 as that portion of Unit 76 south of Highway 89.

What is the pronghorn success rate in hunt area 76-1?

Idaho Fish and Game's per-unit harvest statistics cover general seasons on game management units, and hunt area 76-1 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 76-1, 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