6050
Unit 45A bighorn sheep,general bighorn sheep season
Season General Bighorn Sheep Dec 4–Dec 31·Units: 45A·5 tags in 2026
Answer card2026 draw · All applicants
5 tags, 832 applied, under 1% drew in 2026. 55th hardest of 71 Arizona bighorn sheep draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
<1%
1 of 832 drew
Harvest success
100%
Range, 2021–2025
Tags · 2026
5
Rams / 100 ewes
53
45a, 2024
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Applicants | Drew | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 832 | 1 | 5 |
Arizona prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 45A (south of the El Paso Natural Gas Pipeline - Kofa National Wildlife Refuge)
- Legal animal
- Any ram
- Tags
- 5 (2026)
Season dates, 2026
- General Bighorn Sheep: Dec 4–Dec 31
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 6050
2021–202521100%24100%25100%
2025: 3 taken by 3 hunters.
Other bighorn sheep hunts in Unit 45A
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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