California Unit 9:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest
1 hunt code for bighorn sheep, Cady Mountains. 2026: 2 tags, 562 applicants per hunt.
At a glance
Bighorn sheep hunt codes
1
General methods hunts
Tags · 2026
2
across 1 hunt
Applicants · 2026
562
281 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
100%
The draw in Unit 92026 draw
5092 tags, 562 applied, under 1% drew.
14th hardest of 17 California bighorn sheep draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 9
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 509 | general methods hunts · Dec 5 - Feb 7Zone 9 Cady Mountains | 2 tags · 562 applied | 2 | 100% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 9.
Harvest success by hunt, 2024–2025
% success509100%
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.
Map & access
Unit 9and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
Offline maps
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Members
Unit 9 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 9 · 509
2 tags · 562 applied
Success100%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: CDFW