California Unit 5:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest
1 hunt code for bighorn sheep, Big Valley. 2026: 1 tags, 851 applicants per hunt.
At a glance
Bighorn sheep hunt codes
1
General methods hunts
Tags · 2026
1
across 1 hunt
Applicants · 2026
851
851 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
100%
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Pronghorn0–100%
- Bighorn sheep100%
The draw in Unit 52026 draw
5051 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
% success505100%
100%
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.
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Offline maps
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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
Unit 5 · 505
1 tags · 851 applied
Success100%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: CDFW