Bighorn sheep license 501-60, hunting district 501

Hunt code
SHEEP-501-60
Unit
501
Weapon
Any weapon
Draw years
2019–2026

In 2026, 132 of 132 residents drew (100%).

In 2026, 55 of 55 nonresidents drew (100%).

Harvest success in 2024 was 5.2%.

2026 draw by point level

First-choice applicants at each point level, and how many of them drew.

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
0132132100%
All132132100%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
05555100%
All5555100%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAll drew atAppliedDrewAll drew at
2026–132132055550
2024–3939026260
2023–4747123231
2022–5757018183
2021–4848017170
2020–4949016160
2019–46460440
0232019202020212022202320242026
ResidentsNonresidentsLowest point level at which everyone drew, by year. Past draws, not a forecast.

Harvest

Montana's harvest figures are for the hunting district, not the single license, and FWP publishes them only for moose, sheep and goat.

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
20247745.2%
20237157%
20225723.5%
20215523.6%
20207579.3%
20194912%

Reading these numbers

Montana squares bonus points: each applicant gets one chance for the application plus their bonus points squared (FWP's example: 10 points = 101 chances), and the draw is random among those chances, so applicants with few or no points still draw. Points build until you draw. Nonresident combination licenses use preference points instead: 75% go to the most points in order and 25% are drawn at random among applicants with no preference points.

  • 2024, 2026Unlimited: FWP set no quota.
  • 2023Unlimited: FWP set no quota. FWP printed 21 resident applications (21 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows. FWP printed 18 nonresident applications (18 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows.
  • 2022Unlimited: FWP set no quota. FWP printed 22 resident applications (22 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows. FWP printed 14 nonresident applications (14 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows.
  • 2021Unlimited: FWP set no quota. FWP printed 19 resident applications (19 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows. FWP printed 9 nonresident applications (9 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows.
  • 2020Unlimited: FWP set no quota. FWP printed 29 resident applications (29 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows. FWP printed 9 nonresident applications (9 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows.
  • 2019Unlimited: FWP set no quota. FWP printed 30 resident applications (30 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows. FWP printed 3 nonresident applications (3 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows.

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Other hunts in unit 501

Units listed next to it

In FWP's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.