Arizona Unit 45A:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for bighorn sheep. Part of bighorn sheep herd unit 45a. 2026: 1 to 5 tags, 39 to 1,682 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 45A
Unit 45ANeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
0–100%
Herd · 2024
53
rams / 100 ewes
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Hunt codes
- Deer1
Best draw odds
- Deer68% drew
- Bighorn sheep4% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Deer0–28%
- Bighorn sheep0–100%
Hardest draw in Unit 45A2026 draw
60505 tags, 1,682 applied, under 1% drew.
39th hardest of 71 Arizona bighorn sheep draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 45A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6049 | Any ram · general bighorn sheep · Nov 13–Dec 3Unit 45A (south of the El Paso Natural Gas Pipeline - Kofa National Wildlife Refuge) | 1 of 109 drew | 0–100% |
| 6050 | Any ram · general bighorn sheep · Dec 4–Dec 31Unit 45A (south of the El Paso Natural Gas Pipeline - Kofa National Wildlife Refuge) | 3 of 169 drew | 100% |
| 6802 | One-horned ram · pioneer (general) one-horned bighorn sheep (pioneer license required, see r12-4-318) · Nov 1–Dec 31Units Desert Hunt Area in Unit 22, 45A, 45B, and 45C (Special Restrictions Apply - See Note 175) | 1 of 27 drew | 0% |
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, 2020–2025
% success60490–100%
100%
0%
100%
100%
2020202120242025
6050100%
100%
100%
100%
202120242025
68020%
0%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 45a
Rams / 100 ewes 2024
53
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
- 6049GENERAL BIGHORN SHEEPNov 13–Dec 3
- 6050GENERAL BIGHORN SHEEPDec 4–Dec 31
- 6802PIONEER (GENERAL) ONE-HORNED BIGHORN SHEEP (PIONEER LICENSE REQUIRED, SEE R12-4-318)Nov 1–Dec 31
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Members
Unit 45A 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 45A · 6049
1 of 109 drew
Success0–100%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Units nearby
- Unit 45B2 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 45C2 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 44B3 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 413 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 43B2 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 43A1 bighorn sheep huntLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026