Colorado Unit S49 Bighorn Sheep: Draw Odds, Harvest & Access

Hardest draw in GMU S492026 draw

3 drew, 119 applied.

Hunt codes

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit S49

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026	Success 3-yr
SMS49O1A	Ram · archery	2 of 35 drew	67%
SMS49O1R	Ram · rifle	2 of 208 drew	100%

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

Harvest

How hunters didin Unit S49.

Harvest success by season, 2019–2024

% success

All manners of take0–67%

25%

0%

53%

67%

50%

201920202021202220232024

Archery: 1st0–67%

0%

45%

67%

33%

201920202021202220232024

Regular rifle: 1st0–67%

67%

0%

67%

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

SMS49O1AArchery — Resident Licenses · ASep 8–Sep 30
SMS49O1AArchery — Nonresident Licenses · ASep 8–Sep 30
SMS49O1RRifle — Resident Licenses · ROct 1–Oct 31

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

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GMU S49

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Unit S49 hunt pack

One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each bighorn sheep hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.

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Draw odds per hunt
Harvest success per hunt

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GMU S49 · SMS49O1A

2 of 35 drew

Success67%

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Colorado Unit S49:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit S49

How hunters didin Unit S49.

GMU S49and the units around it

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