ID Bighorn Sheep Unit 51

ID 51 — Terrain & Hunt Character Terrain & Access ID 51 spans extreme elevation—nearly 4,800 to over 12,100 feet—across 605,000 acres of predominantly public land (95%). This high-elevation unit offers classic Rocky Mountain bighorn habitat: steep terrain, alpine basins, and remote ridges accessible primarily to hunters willing to cover significant distance on foot. The vast public-land base provides genuine access, though success depends on physical conditioning and pack-in effort into the backcountry. Trophy Potential The counties overlapping ID 51 hold record-book entries spanning decades, with the most recent entry from 2019 and historical highs reaching the mid-180s. Trophy-class..