Hunt area 5 bighorn sheep, type 1 (Any Bighorn Sheep)
- Hunt code
- S-005-1
- Unit
- 5
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Draw years
- 2021–2026
In 2026, 1,289 residents applied. The preference draw reached 22 points. The random draw's winners aren't counted by point level in the report.
In 2026, 1,727 nonresidents applied. The preference draw reached 26 points. The random draw's winners aren't counted by point level in the report.
2026 draw by point level
First-choice applicants at each point level, and how many of them drew. “Drew” counts the preference draw only; WGFD doesn't report random-draw winners by point level.
| Points | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Rate | Applied | Drew | Rate | |
| 27 | 1 | 1 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 26 | – | – | – | 24 | 3 | 13% |
| Under 26 | – | – | – | 1,703 | 0 | 0% |
| 25 | 3 | 3 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 24 | 4 | 4 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 23 | 14 | 14 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 22 | 17 | 5 | 29% | – | – | – |
| Under 22 | 1,250 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| All | 1,289 | – | – | 1,727 | – | – |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 40 | 1,289 | 27 | 22 | 1,727 | 3 | 26 |
| 2025 | 35 | 1,284 | 24 | 23 | 1,548 | 3 | 25 |
| 2024 | 35 | 1,253 | 24 | 22 | 1,067 | 3 | 24 |
| 2023 | 31 | 1,364 | 21 | 22 | 1,704 | 3 | 24 |
| 2022 | 32 | 1,309 | 18 | 22 | 1,271 | 6 | 23 |
| 2021 | 32 | 1,323 | 18 | 22 | 1,376 | 6 | 22 |
Reading these numbers
Nonresident elk, deer and antelope, and everyone's moose and bighorn sheep: 75% of each hunt's licenses go to the preference-point draw, highest points first (party points are averaged), and the other 25% are drawn at random among everyone who missed, points ignored. Residents draw elk, deer and antelope at random with no points; mountain goat, bison and the doe/fawn, cow/calf and ewe/lamb licenses are random for everyone. Nonresident 'special' licenses cost more and are drawn as a separate pool (hunt codes ending -S).
Sources
- 20262026 Bighorn sheep Ewe/Lamb - Nonresident(draw)
- 20262026 Bighorn sheep Ewe/Lamb - Resident(draw)
- 20262026 Bighorn sheep Preference Points - Nonresident(draw)
- 20262026 Bighorn sheep Preference Points - Resident(draw)
- 20262026 Bighorn sheep Random Draw - Nonresident(draw)
- 20262026 Bighorn sheep Random Draw - Resident(draw)
- 20252025 Bighorn sheep Ewe/Lamb - Nonresident(draw)
- 20252025 Bighorn sheep Ewe/Lamb - Resident(draw)
- 20252025 Bighorn sheep Preference Points - Nonresident(draw)
- 20252025 Bighorn sheep Preference Points - Resident(draw)
- 20252025 Bighorn sheep Random Draw - Nonresident(draw)
- 20252025 Bighorn sheep Random Draw - Resident(draw)
- 20242024 Bighorn sheep Ewe/Lamb - Nonresident(draw)
- 20242024 Bighorn sheep Ewe/Lamb - Resident(draw)
- 20242024 Bighorn sheep Preference Points - Nonresident(draw)
- 20242024 Bighorn sheep Preference Points - Resident(draw)
- 20242024 Bighorn sheep Random Draw - Nonresident(draw)
- 20242024 Bighorn sheep Random Draw - Resident(draw)
- 20232023 Bighorn sheep Ewe/Lamb - Nonresident(draw)
- 20232023 Bighorn sheep Ewe/Lamb - Resident(draw)
- 20232023 Bighorn sheep Preference Points - Nonresident(draw)
- 20232023 Bighorn sheep Preference Points - Resident(draw)
- 20232023 Bighorn sheep Random Draw - Nonresident(draw)
- 20232023 Bighorn sheep Random Draw - Resident(draw)
- 20222022 Bighorn sheep Ewe/Lamb - Nonresident(draw)
- 20222022 Bighorn sheep Ewe/Lamb - Resident(draw)
- 20222022 Bighorn sheep Preference Points - Nonresident(draw)
- 20222022 Bighorn sheep Preference Points - Resident(draw)
- 20222022 Bighorn sheep Random Draw - Nonresident(draw)
- 20222022 Bighorn sheep Random Draw - Resident(draw)
- 20212021 Bighorn sheep Preference Points - Nonresident(draw)
- 20212021 Bighorn sheep Preference Points - Resident(draw)
- 20212021 Bighorn sheep Random Draw - Nonresident(draw)
- 20212021 Bighorn sheep Random Draw - Resident(draw)
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