Unit M10A-1 (Moose Hunt Area 10A-1)

Idaho Hunting Guide — Moose

Hunt Area 10A-1 is drawn from unit 10A, in Clearwater, Idaho and Shoshone counties. Named ground inside it runs from 3,096 to 6,054 feet. Idaho Fish and Game publishes no per-unit Shiras moose 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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Moose Hunting in Unit M10A-1

Where to Find Shiras Moose in Hunt Area 10A-1

Idaho Fish and Game's material on hunt area 10A-1 stops at the boundary — there is no agency account of where its Shiras moose live. The country below is verified; where to begin in it is our judgement, not the agency's.

What hunt area 10A-1 is

Idaho Fish and Game draws moose hunt area 10A-1 in Clearwater, Idaho and Shoshone counties on a line that runs along Forest Service Road 250, Forest Service Road 669 and Forest Service Road 100, and past Clearwater River, written out corner by corner in its controlled hunt area descriptions. 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 Clearwater, Idaho and Shoshone counties. Idaho Fish and Game also uses the code 10A-1 for elk hunts, and in its own words "hunt areas are different for each species" — those are other pieces of ground, and this page is the moose area.

High ground inside the line: Hemlock Butte, Snowy Summit and Lean-To Ridge

Named high points inside the hunt area include Hemlock Butte at 6,054 feet, Snowy Summit at 6,026 feet, Lean-To Ridge at 6,026 feet, Dan Lee Ridge at 5,660 feet and Austin Ridge at 5,395 feet. Several carry a public-land flag in our data, which makes them the first places to try for a view. Moose need standing water and willow, so on dry country they are tied to the few drainages that hold both.

Holding ground: Fidelity Gulch, Trapper Gulch and Chamook Saddle

Below them sit Fidelity Gulch at 4,011 feet, Trapper Gulch at 4,003 feet, Chamook Saddle at 3,968 feet, Business Gulch at 3,966 feet and Johnson Gulch at 3,878 feet. These are the folds worth watching, and the ones other hunters walk past on the way to somewhere steeper. Reaching the edge of one before light beats reaching its middle at noon.

Water: Lean-To Spring

Named sources include Lean-To 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 10A-1 runs from 3,096 feet to 6,054 feet. Those are the heights of the features GNIS names, which bound the range from inside rather than measure it.

Unit M10A-1 terrain and land status

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

Named features inside the unit

Glass from: Hemlock Butte (6,054 ft), Snowy Summit (6,026 ft), Austin Ridge (5,395 ft), French Mountain (5,332 ft)

Holding ground: French Saddle (4,534 ft), Lost Hat Saddle (4,415 ft), Chamook Saddle (3,968 ft), Lean-To 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 Shiras Moose in Hunt Area 10A-1

Idaho Fish and Game's per-unit harvest statistics describe general seasons on game management units, so there is no Shiras moose success figure we can tie to hunt area 10A-1 alone, and we won't borrow one from a unit. The plan: walk the willow bottoms slowly at first and last light and look for fresh browse before you look for the animal.

The 2025 and 2026 controlled hunts

Idaho Fish and Game's 2025 and 2026 rules list one controlled hunt for Shiras moose in hunt area 10A-1.

Hunt 3038 — 3 tags, Aug 30–Nov 23

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 10A-1

Idaho Fish and Game takes moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat applications together, and anyone who applies for one of the three may not apply for another big game controlled hunt in the same year's first drawing, apart from the unlimited, extra, black bear and depredation hunts IDFG names. A hunter drawn for moose may not apply for a moose tag again for two years except for leftovers, and IDFG allows one antlered and one antlerless moose per hunter in a lifetime. Two hunters may apply together on one application. Idaho's draw is random, with no preference or bonus points to build.

Glassing from Chamook Ridge, Eldorado Ridge and Jungle Point

Take a position on one of Chamook Ridge (4,378 ft), Eldorado Ridge (4,181 ft), Jungle Point (3,883 ft) and Hemlock Butte (6,054 ft) and be on it before light. Work the morning with the air falling away from you, then accept that by mid-morning the wind has reversed and the plan has to change with it. Give a basin forty minutes before you decide it is empty. On the rut hunts, late September bulls answer a cow call near water.

A first plan from the pins on this page

The map above marks Hemlock Butte, Snowy Summit, Austin Ridge and French Mountain as places to see from, and French Saddle, Lost Hat Saddle, Chamook Saddle and Lean-To 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. Join two of them into a morning: be on the first before light, move to the second once the thermals turn.

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 Shiras moose 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.

Moose: where to put the shot

Broadside, behind the shoulder and a third up. Moose look slow to react — the first shot has to count.

Shots to refuse

Where it falls decides your next two days. Avoid shots that drop a moose in water or a bog.
A .30-06 class cartridge minimum, with a bullet built for heavy bone.

Plan the carry: roughly 350– 500 lb of boned-out meat, before head and hide — four or more large coolers, or a processor. ProHunt planning estimate, not an agency figure.

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Moose Success Rates

Idaho Fish and Game's per-unit harvest statistics describe general seasons on game management units, and hunt area 10A-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.

Moose Draw Odds

Season	Tags	Applicants	Draw %	Pts (n/p)
Controlled — 1st Drawing either sex (resident)	3	14	21.0%	—
Controlled — 1st Drawing either sex (nonresident)	0	4	0.0%	—

Data from 2026 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 2026 first drawing for Shiras moose in hunt area 10A-1, with residents and nonresidents kept apart because they draw from different tag pools:

Hunt 3038 — residents 14 applicants for 3 tags, 21% drawn; nonresidents 4 applicants for 0 tags, 0% 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 2026. 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

1 named water source inside the hunt area in our water layer, including Lean-To Spring. Which of them run in autumn is something only a scouting trip will tell you.

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Road Conditions

Idaho Fish and Game's boundary for the hunt area follows Forest Service Road 250, Forest Service Road 669 and Forest Service Road 100. That is the edge, not a promise of access inside — check a current motor-vehicle-use map before you drive in.

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Terrain Difficulty

Named features inside the hunt area run from 3,096 to 6,054 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 3038 (2025 and 2026 rules). Moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat applications run April 1 to 30. Idaho's draw is random, with no preference or bonus points.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Idaho hunt area 10A-1?

Hunt Area 10A-1 is drawn from unit 10A, in Clearwater, Idaho and Shoshone counties. Idaho Fish and Game draws moose hunt area 10A-1 on a line that runs along Forest Service Road 250, Forest Service Road 669 and Forest Service Road 100, and past Clearwater River, written out corner by corner in its controlled hunt area descriptions.

What is the Shiras moose success rate in hunt area 10A-1?

Idaho Fish and Game's per-unit harvest statistics cover general seasons on game management units, and hunt area 10A-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.

Moose, Bighorn Sheep & Mountain Goat 2025 & 2026 Seasons & Rules — Idaho Department of Fish and Game · supports: Controlled hunt area description for moose hunt area 10A-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