Unit 64

Webster Butte and Farnes Mountain provide reliable visual references from the lower country, while Grandview Point and White Owl Butte offer elevated glassing locations. The canyon system—particularly Spori Canyon, Sweetwater Canyon, and Station Gulch—funnel wildlife and provide natural corridors for travel and hunting. Piney Pass serves as a key saddle for ridge movement.

Multiple named springs including Heise Hot Springs, Pincock Hot Springs, and numerous smaller sources are scattered across the unit, making them valuable for both water location and navigation markers. Fish Creek and Spring Creek offer reliable water and drainage-bottom hunting opportunities.

Elevation spans from around 4,800 feet in the lower western reaches to just under 9,000 feet on the eastern ridges, creating a transition zone between the Snake River plain and higher mountain country. Lower elevations feature sagebrush and grassland with scattered juniper and cottonwood, while moderate ridges support ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir stands. The terrain is neither heavily forested nor entirely open—expect a patchwork of small timber stands, brush fields, and meadow pockets typical of intermountain foothills.

This elevation band transitions naturally through early season hunting before thermal movement pushes game higher.

Nearly 900 miles of roads crisscross the unit, with good access from Rexburg and towns along Highway 191. Forest Service roads and local country roads provide connected access throughout most of the unit, making it relatively straightforward to reach various hunting areas. This accessibility means pressure can be notable during opening days, particularly near obvious trailheads and lower elevation parking areas. The moderate complexity of the terrain and length of the road network mean that pushing even a few miles away from main access points significantly reduces hunter encounter probability.

The intermixed private land does create some access constraints.

Unit 64 encompasses portions of Bonneville, Jefferson, Butte, Madison, and Teton Counties in southeastern Idaho. The boundary runs from Highway 33 near Sugar City south on U.S. 191, then follows a series of local roads including the Lyman-Archer-Heise Road and Sand Creek Road through the foothills east of the Snake River plain. Interstate 15 forms part of the western boundary, with Highway 33 completing the perimeter at the north.

This is populated country adjacent to towns like Rexburg, with private land interspersed throughout the unit, so boundary awareness matters.

Water sources are limited but functional for hunting purposes. Named springs including Heise Hot Springs, Pincock Hot Springs, Mud Springs, Buck Spring, and others are distributed across the unit and worth locating in advance. Fish Creek, Spring Creek, and several smaller drainages provide reliable water in their respective canyons, though many creeks may run seasonally or dry in late summer.

The thermal springs near Heise offer consistent water and often attract wildlife year-round. Understanding spring locations and creek reliability is essential for planning longer hunts, particularly during dry periods.

This foothill unit supports deer and elk hunting across its varied terrain. Lower sagebrush and grassland zones hold early season deer and work well during summer conditions, while moderate elevation timber and canyon bottoms are natural elk haunts. The transition zone from plain to mountains means animals may move vertically through different habitat types as seasons progress.

Morning glassing from buttes and ridges pays off in this open-to-moderate forest mix. Water is a limiting factor, so locating and hunting near reliable springs and creeks concentrates opportunities. The well-roaded access allows efficient movement between different habitat types during a multi-day hunt.