SHEEP 482-20RES + NRPreference draw

Unit 482 bighorn sheep,archery only season dates season

Season Archery Only Sep 5–Sep 14 · Season Dates Sep 15–Nov 29·Units: 482·5 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents·Apply by: May 1

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

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Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

In 2025, 1 of 1,059 nonresidents applying drew.

Draw result · 2025

<1%

1 of 1,059 drew

Tags · 2026

Applicants · 2026

5,104

1021 per tag

Odds by point level · 2025 · Nonresident

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Points	Applicants	Drew	Odds · 2025 results	Verdict
0+You · 0 pts	1059	1	<1%	Long shot

Why "drew out at" and your odds differ: the cutoff is one number, while odds count everyone who applied at each level.

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Resident	5 of 5,104 drew	5,104	5	<1%
2025	Nonresident	1 of 1,059 drew	1,059	1	<1%
2025	Resident	4 of 4,969 drew	4,969	4	<1%
2024	Resident	5 of 4,808 drew	4,808	5	<1%
2023	Nonresident	2 of 1,749 drew	1,749	2	<1%
2023	Resident	18 of 4,363 drew	4,363	18	<1%
2022	Nonresident	1 of 1,925 drew	1,925	1	<1%
2022	Resident	14 of 4,527 drew	4,527	14	<1%
2021	Nonresident	2 of 1,985 drew	1,985	2	<1%
2021	Resident	18 of 4,499 drew	4,499	18	<1%
2020	Nonresident	2 of 2,128 drew	2,128	2	<1%
2020	Resident	18 of 4,332 drew	4,332	18	<1%
2019	Nonresident	2 of 1,785 drew	1,785	2	<1%
2019	Resident	18 of 3,947 drew	3,947	18	<1%
2018	Nonresident	0 of 23 drew	23	0	<1%
2018	Resident	0 of 157 drew	157	0	<1%
2017	Nonresident	0 of 29 drew	29	0	<1%
2017	Resident	0 of 181 drew	181	0	<1%
2016	Nonresident	0 of 24 drew	24	0	<1%
2016	Resident	0 of 149 drew	149	0	<1%
2015	Nonresident	0 of 16 drew	16	0	<1%
2015	Resident	0 of 141 drew	141	0	<1%
2014	Nonresident	0 of 17 drew	17	0	<1%
2014	Resident	0 of 134 drew	134	0	<1%

What it is

Season dates, 2026

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Before you apply

Points: “The fee to purchase a bonus point without applying is $15 per species for residents, and the nonresident fees are $25 per species with the exception of moose, sheep, and goat, which are $75 per species.”
Application fee: “NOTE: In addition to the fees listed below, all applications require a nonrefundable $5 application fee. The exception is moose, sheep, goat and bison which have a $50 application fee.”
Leftovers: “*First-and-only permits do not go to surplus. Your only opportunity to obtain a first-and-only permit is through the drawing.*”

Rules for 2026.

Source: FWP · Updated Nov 13, 2026