Colorado Unit S71:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for bighorn sheep, West Needles. 2026: 36 to 106 applicants per hunt.
Colorado · GMU S71
GMU S71Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Rifle ram success, 3 yr
0–100%
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit S71.
Harvest success by season, 2019–2024
% successAll manners of take22–67%
67%
22%
22%
33%
33%
45%
201920202021202220232024
Archery: 1st0–67%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
67%
201920202021202220232024
Regular rifle: 1st33–67%
67%
33%
33%
33%
67%
33%
201920202021202220232024
Other: burnot67%
67%
2022
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
- SMS71O1AArchery — Resident Licenses · AAug 22–Oct 1
- SMS71O1RRifle — Resident Licenses · RSep 1–Oct 1
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
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Members
Unit S71 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 S71 · SMS71O1A
1 of 35 drew
Success0%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Units nearby
- GMU S28Vallecito · 1 bighorn sheep huntLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- GMU S21Cow Creek/Wetterhorn Peak · 3 bighorn sheep huntsCoin flip at your 0 pts (NR)
- GMU S33Lake Fork/Pole Mountain · 6 bighorn sheep huntsLikely at your 0 pts (NR)
- GMU S16Cimarrona Peak · 3 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- GMU S53Bristol Head · 2 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- GMU S64Upper Dolores River · 1 bighorn sheep huntLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
Source: CPW · Updated Nov 13, 2026