Idaho Antelope (Pronghorn) — Unit 28-1
Idaho Unit 28-1 covers 1,886,543 acres and lies 32 miles south of Salmon and 73 miles north of Ketchum. 94% of it is public land, mostly national forest (68%) and BLM (25%). In 2025, 216 people hunted pronghorn here and took 45 — 21% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 310 tags here for 25 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every pronghorn license type on offer in Unit 28-1, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
100% Undersubscribed
| Hunt | Your odds | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4027 ↗ Bucks Only pronghorn, archery, Hunt Area 28-1 | 100% Undersubscribed | — | 310 / 25 undersubscribed | Aug 15 – Sep 15, 2026 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2026 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $203 | $203 | $545.75 |
Application window: opens May 1, closes Jun 5, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- National Forest 1,278,412 ac · 68%
- BLM 468,006 ac · 25%
- Private 110,174 ac · 6%
- State land 26,352 ac · 1%
- Other public 3,596 ac · 0%
Source: BLM Idaho Surface Management Agency (land ownership / SMA)
Nearby areas
How the hunting has gone
What Idaho Department of Fish and Game publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. Idaho Department of Fish and Game publishes these per hunt rather than per unit; the rows below add its own figures together, since a hunter holds one tag for the species in a season. Idaho's figures are counts from mandatory hunter reports and check stations rather than survey estimates, so they behave differently from the survey states.
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 216 | 45 | 21% |
| 2024 | 205 | 63 | 31% |
| 2023 | 195 | 46 | 24% |
| 2022 | 178 | 33 | 19% |
| 2021 | 201 | 62 | 31% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 45 · 100% · 216 hunters, 21% success
What the agency says about the area
All of Units 28, 36B, 37 and 37A.
Source: Idaho Hunt Planner Harvest Statistics, pronghorn 2025 (general + controlled hunt tables)
Boundary: Controlled Hunts - All Species, BigGame='Pronghorn' AND Year=2025 (hunt-area boundaries)
Harvest: Idaho Hunt Planner Harvest Statistics, pronghorn 2025 (general + controlled hunt tables)
Harvest: Idaho Hunt Planner Harvest Statistics, pronghorn 2024 (general + controlled hunt tables)
Harvest: Idaho Hunt Planner Harvest Statistics, pronghorn 2023 (general + controlled hunt tables)