California Unit 5 Bighorn Sheep: Draw Odds, Harvest & Access

The draw in Unit 52026 draw

1 tag, 851 applied, under 1% drew.

One of California's hardest bighorn sheep draws: 3rd hardest of 17 in 2026.

Hunt codes

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 5

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026	Tags	Success 3-yr
505	general methods hunts · Dec 19 - Feb 21Zone 5 San Gorgonio Mountains	1 tags · 851 applied	1	100%

Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.

Harvest

How hunters didin Unit 5.

Harvest success by hunt, 2024–2025

% success

505100%

100%

20242025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

Before you apply

Points: “Elk, pronghorn and bighorn sheep – earn one preference point for each species you apply for and was not drawn for the tag.”
Application fee: “Elk, Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn Sheep Tag Drawing Applications $8.38 per application”
Tag fee: “Bighorn Sheep Tag $558.50 Resident $2,072.75 Nonresident”

Rules for 2026.

Season dates

505General Methods HuntsDec 19 - Feb 21

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

Unit 5and the units around it

Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.

Public land & access

CDFW lands

Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.

Offline maps

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Unit boundary

The unit outline only.

Unit 5

KMZ GPX GeoJSON

Members

Unit 5 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

Download hunt pack (KMZ) GPX

Unit 5 · 505

1 tags · 851 applied

Success100%

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California Unit 5:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 5

How hunters didin Unit 5.

Unit 5and the units around it

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