Arizona Unit 16A:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for bighorn sheep. Part of bighorn sheep herd unit 16a. 2026: 1 to 2 tags, 14 to 462 applicants per hunt.
Arizona · Unit 16A
- Unit 1: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 9: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 10: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 22: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 23: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 27: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 28: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 32: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 39: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 41: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 42: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 2B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 4A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 5A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 6A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 12B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 13B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 15A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 15B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 18B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 24A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 15C: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 15D: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 24B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 37A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 37B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 40A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 43A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 43B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 44A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 44B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 45A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 45B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 45C: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 46A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 46B: Bighorn sheep
Unit 16ANeighbor units
At a glance
Bighorn sheep hunt codes
3
General bighorn sheep · pioneer (general) one-horned bighorn sheep (pioneer license required, see r12-4-318)
Tags · 2026
5
across 3 hunts
Applicants · 2026
697
139 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
100%
Rams / 100 ewes 2025
73
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk18% drew
- Deer5% drew
- Javelina30% drew
- Bighorn sheep0% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk35–100%
- Deer17–21%
- Javelina11–68%
- Bighorn sheep100%
Hardest draw in Unit 16A2026 draw
60132 tags, 221 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Arizona's hardest bighorn sheep draws: 1st hardest of 71 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 16A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6013 | Any ram · general bighorn sheep · Dec 1–Dec 31Unit 16A (excluding that portion of 16A south and east of the Big Sandy River and Mohave County Park Lands) | 0 of 221 drew | 2 | 100% |
| 6014 | Any ram · general bighorn sheep · Dec 1–Dec 31Unit 16A South (that portion of 16A south and east of the Big Sandy River) and 18B | 0 of 462 drew | 2 | 100% |
| 6801 | One-horned ram · pioneer (general) one-horned bighorn sheep (pioneer license required, see r12-4-318) · Nov 1–Dec 31Units 15A, 15B East, 15D, 16A (excluding Mohave County Park Lands), and 18B | 0 of 14 drew | 1 | 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
% success6013100%
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100%
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6014100%
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6801100%
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2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 16a
Rams / 100 ewes 2025
73
Rams per 100 ewesRising
202320242025
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.
Season dates · 2026
- 6013GENERAL BIGHORN SHEEPDec 1–Dec 31
- 6014GENERAL BIGHORN SHEEPDec 1–Dec 31
- 6801PIONEER (GENERAL) ONE-HORNED BIGHORN SHEEP (PIONEER LICENSE REQUIRED, SEE R12-4-318)Nov 1–Dec 31
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map
Unit 16Aand the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- Unit 1: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 9: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 10: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 22: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 23: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 27: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 28: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 32: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 39: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 41: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 42: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 2B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 4A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 5A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 6A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 12B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 13B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 15A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 15B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 18B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 24A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 15C: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 15D: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 24B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 37A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 37B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 40A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 43A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 43B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 44A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 44B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 45A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 45B: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 45C: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 46A: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 46B: Bighorn sheep
Offline maps
Take Unit 16Ainto your map app
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Members
Unit 16A 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 16A · 6013
0 of 221 drew
Success100%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: AZGFD