Hunt 543D1 John Day Rvr Ewe (bighorn sheep)
- Hunt code
- 543D1
- Unit
- 543D1, John Day Rvr Ewe
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Draw years
- 2021–2026
In 2026, 533 applicants applied, residents and nonresidents counted together; ODFW doesn't publish how many drew.
Harvest success in 2025 was 67%.
Year by year
| Year | Permits | All applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | 533 |
| 2025 | 30 | 561 |
| 2024 | 25 | 430 |
| 2023 | 15 | 393 |
| 2022 | – | 218 |
| 2021 | – | 314 |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 20 | 67% |
| 2024ODFW draft | – | 20 | 80% |
| 2023 | – | 11 | 73% |
Reading these numbers
Preference points with a random slice. For each controlled deer, elk and pronghorn hunt, 75% of tags go to first-choice applicants in order of points and 25% are drawn at random among all first-choice applicants, whatever their points. The count drawn at each point level is the preference draw only; the hunt's total drawn includes the random winners, but ODFW doesn't say how many points they held, and it prints no cutoff line. Bighorn sheep and mountain goat are once-in-a-lifetime random draws with no points. Landowner-preference applicants are a separate pool and are not included. Permits are ODFW's tags authorized for the hunt, not split by residency.
- 2021, 2022, 2026Once-in-a-lifetime random draw. ODFW publishes only the number of first-choice applicants (residents and nonresidents together), not tags drawn.
- 2023–2025Once-in-a-lifetime random draw. ODFW publishes only the number of first-choice applicants (residents and nonresidents together), not tags drawn. Tags are from ODFW's harvest report for the same year.
Sources
- 20262026 Bighorn Sheep Applicants by Hunt Choice(draw)
- 20252025 Bighorn Sheep Applicants by Hunt Choice(draw)
- 2025Bighorn Sheep Harvest Summary 2025(harvest)
- 20242024 Bighorn Sheep Applicants by Hunt Choice(draw)
- 2024Bighorn Sheep Harvest Summary 2024(harvest)
- 20232023 Bighorn Sheep Applicants by Hunt Choice(draw)
- 2023Bighorn Sheep Harvest Summary 2023(harvest)
- 20222022 Bighorn Sheep Applicants by Hunt Choice(draw)
- 20212021 Bighorn Sheep Applicants by Hunt Choice(draw)
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Units listed next to it
In ODFW's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.