Colorado Unit S44:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for bighorn sheep, Basalt. 2026: 52 to 81 applicants per hunt.
Colorado · GMU S44
GMU S44Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Rifle ram success, 3 yr
0–50%
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit S44.
Harvest success by season, 2019–2024
% successAll manners of take0–40%
19%
0%
33%
13%
19%
40%
201920202021202220232024
Archery: 1st0–45%
0%
0%
17%
22%
13%
45%
201920202021202220232024
Regular rifle: 1st0–67%
67%
0%
67%
0%
33%
33%
201920202021202220232024
45%+28–45%Under 28%
Before you apply
- Application fee
- “■ Nonresident application processing fee (per species & nonrefundable) $11.49”
- Tag fee
- “■ Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep/fishing combo* $2,823.53”
- Tag fee
- “■ Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep $385.66”
- Points
- “Do not submit a separate application for preference points, or both applications will be disqualified.”
Rules for 2026.
Season dates · 2026
- SMS44O1AArchery — Resident Licenses · ASep 11–Oct 7
- SMS44O1RRifle — Resident Licenses · ROct 10–Oct 23
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Members
Unit S44 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
GMU S44 · SMS44O1A
3 of 52 drew
Success0%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Units nearby
- GMU S25Snowmass West · 1 bighorn sheep huntLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- GMU S13Snowmass East · 1 bighorn sheep huntLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- GMU S74Glenwood Canyon · 1 bighorn sheep huntLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- GMU S66Mount Elbert · 3 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- GMU S02Gore-Eagles Nest · 1 bighorn sheep huntLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- GMU S59Derby Creek · 1 bighorn sheep huntLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
Source: CPW · Updated Nov 13, 2026