Montana Unit 261 Bighorn Sheep: Draw Odds, Harvest & Access

Hardest draw in Unit 2612026 draw

1 tag, 423 applied, under 1% drew.

19th hardest of 106 Montana bighorn sheep draws in 2026.

Hunt codes

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 261

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2013
SHEEP 261-00		0 of 9 drew
SHEEP 261-20	Any Ram · archery only season dates · Sep 5–Sep 14	0 of 10 drew

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

Harvest

Harvest success by hunt, 2005–2025

% success

All hunters100%

100%

'05'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25

45%+28–45%Under 28%

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.

Season dates · 2026

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.

Public land & access

Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.

Offline maps

Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.

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Unit boundary

The unit outline only.

Unit 261

Members

Unit 261 hunt pack

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

Unit 261 · SHEEP 261-00

0 of 9 drew