Arizona Unit 5A:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest
1 hunt code for bighorn sheep. Part of bighorn sheep herd unit 04a/05a. 2026: 2 tags, 1,322 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 5A
Unit 5ANeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
50–100%
Herd · 2024
74
rams / 100 ewes
The draw in Unit 5A2026 draw
65042 tags, 1,322 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Arizona's hardest bighorn sheep draws: 7th hardest of 71 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 5A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6504 | Any ram · general bighorn sheep · Oct 1–Oct 31Unit 4A and 5A | 2 of 477 drew | 50–100% |
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, 2021–2025
% success650450–100%
100%
100%
50%
202120242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 04a/05a
Rams / 100 ewes 2024
74
Rams per 100 ewesRising
20232024
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.
Map
Unit 5Aand the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
Offline maps
Take Unit 5Ainto your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 5A 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 5A · 6504
2 of 477 drew
Success50–100%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Units nearby
- Unit 4A1 bighorn sheep huntLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 6A1 bighorn sheep huntLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 231 bighorn sheep huntLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 225 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 24B3 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 24A0 bighorn sheep hunts
Source: AZGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026