6044

Unit 44A bighorn sheep,general bighorn sheep season

Season General Bighorn Sheep Dec 1–Dec 31·Units: 44A·1 tag in 2026

Answer card2026 draw · All applicants

1 tag, 138 applied, under 1% drew in 2026. One of Arizona's hardest bighorn sheep draws: 1st hardest of 71 in 2026.

Draw result · 2026
<1%
0 of 138 drew
Harvest success
100%
Range, 2021–2025
Tags · 2026
1
Rams / 100 ewes
40
42/44a, 2025
Draw results · whole hunt
YearApplicantsDrewTags
202613801

Arizona prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.

What it is
Hunt
Units 44A East (Granite Wash Mtns, Harcuvar Mtns, and Black Mtns north of U.S. Hwy 60)
Legal animal
Any ram
Tags
1 (2026)
Season dates, 2026
  • General Bighorn Sheep: Dec 1–Dec 31

Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.

Harvest success, 6044
2019–2025
19100%20100%21100%24100%25100%

2025: 5 taken by 5 hunters.

Other bighorn sheep hunts in Unit 44A
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…”
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.

Source: AZGFD