Idaho · Elk Hunting Data

Idaho Elk Unit 28

Sightings, hotspots, and hunt insights for Idaho Game Management Unit 28.

Idaho's Unit 28 is brutal vertical country, where the Salmon River bottom near 3,000 feet climbs past 9,000 feet on the divides of the Salmon River Mountains, leaving elk hunters 4,000 to 5,000 feet of relief inside a single drainage. We map how bulls work the dark north-facing timber stringers, the burn-edge browse of bitterbrush and bluebunch wheatgrass, and the headwater seeps that hold water when south slopes go dry. The pack covers Unit Overview and Topography, Vegetation and Hydrology, Seasonal Expectations, Logistics and Access (including Highway 93 and the Salmon River Road), plus a one-page Essential Recon summary. Study the unit on our interactive map, then export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting map.
536
Total Elk Spotted
58
Hotspots Identified
Active
Status · Data Available
Idaho Elk Unit 28 boundary map
Unit 28 boundary within Idaho · orange area is covered by this Data Pack

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How this data was collected

Data Hunt Guide aggregates publicly available sighting reports from across the web (social media, hunting forums, harvest reports, and trail-camera shares) and uses a proprietary algorithm to identify high-activity zones (hotspots) within each unit. Our team verifies coordinates manually before publication.