Arizona Unit 44A:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for bighorn sheep. Part of bighorn sheep herd unit 42/44a. 2026: 1 to 2 tags, 255 to 1,026 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 44A
Unit 44ANeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
100%
Herd · 2025
40
rams / 100 ewes
Compare species at a glanceShow
Hunt codes
- Deer1
Best draw odds
- Deer57% drew
- Javelina44% drew
- Bighorn sheep1% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Deer14–36%
- Javelina3–26%
- Bighorn sheep100%
Hardest draw in Unit 44A2026 draw
60402 tags, 1,026 applied, under 1% drew.
19th hardest of 71 Arizona bighorn sheep draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 44A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6040 | Any ram · general bighorn sheep · Dec 1–Dec 31Unit 42 and 44A (south of U.S. Hwy 60) | 1 of 154 drew | 100% |
| 6044 | Any ram · general bighorn sheep · Dec 1–Dec 31Units 44A East (Granite Wash Mtns, Harcuvar Mtns, and Black Mtns north of U.S. Hwy 60) | 5 of 655 drew | 100% |
| 6045 | Any ram · general bighorn sheep · Dec 1–Dec 31Unit 44A West | 4 of 365 drew | 100% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest & herd
How hunters didand how the herd is doing.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% success6040100%
100%
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100%
100%
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6044100%
100%
100%
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6045100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
20192020202120242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 42/44a
Rams / 100 ewes 2025
40
Rams per 100 ewesFalling
20232025
Before you apply
- Points
- “Bonus points may be accrued for deer, antelope, elk, turkey, javelina, bighorn sheep, buffalo, and bear. In order to accrue a bonus point for a species, a valid application must be submitted into a drawing for that species and the application must be unsuccessful (not…”
- Deadline
- “The Department will accept Hunt Permit-tag Applications for big game listed above in early to mid-September”
- Tag fee
- “Bighorn Sheep & Pioneer One-Horned Bighorn Sheep Hunt Permit-tag 5 $313 $1,815 $313 $1,815”
- Application fee
- “prices shown include a $13 application fee per applicant for residents and a $15 application fee per applicant for non-residents.”
Rules for 2027.
Season dates · 2026
- 6040GENERAL BIGHORN SHEEPDec 1–Dec 31
- 6044GENERAL BIGHORN SHEEPDec 1–Dec 31
- 6045GENERAL BIGHORN SHEEPDec 1–Dec 31
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map
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Members
Unit 44A hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each bighorn sheep hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 44A · 6040
1 of 154 drew
Success100%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Units nearby
- Unit 44B3 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 421 bighorn sheep huntLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 45A2 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 43A1 bighorn sheep huntLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 45B2 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 16A2 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026