Bighorn sheep license 503-20, hunting district 503

Hunt code
SHEEP-503-20
Unit
503
Weapon
Any weapon
Draw years
2019–2026

In 2026, 3 of 766 residents drew (0.4%). The fewest points held by anyone who drew was 14.

No nonresidents applied in 2026.

Harvest success in 2025 was 66.7%.

2026 draw by point level

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

PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
261800%
251600%
241318%
231000%
221816%
211000%
201000%
191000%
181400%
171000%
161400%
151100%
1410110%
131900%
122300%
111800%
103800%
93200%
82600%
73600%
63600%
54100%
44900%
36500%
27700%
18900%
05300%
All76630.4%

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAll drew atAppliedDrewAll drew at
202637663–00–
202536303–00–
202435093–00–
202334313–00–
202233593–00–
202133523–00–
202033263–00–
201932903–00–

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
20253266.7%
202422100%
202333100%
202233100%
202133100%
202033100%
201933100%

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.

  • 2023FWP printed 36 resident applications (0 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows.
  • 2022FWP printed 24 resident applications (0 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows.
  • 2021FWP printed 32 resident applications (0 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows.
  • 2020FWP printed 23 resident applications (0 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows.
  • 2019FWP printed 20 resident applications (0 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows.

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Units listed next to it

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