Montana Unit 283 Bighorn-Sheep: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 2832009 draw

3 drew, 278 applied.

64th hardest of 106 Montana bighorn sheep draws in 2009.

Hunt codes

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 283

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2009
SHEEP 283-00		0 of 8 drew
SHEEP 283-30		1 of 9 drew

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

Harvest

Harvest success by hunt, 2005–2009

% success

All hunters63–100%

100%

92%

63%

20052006200720082009

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.

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.

Free

Unit boundary

The unit outline only.

Unit 283

Members

Unit 283 hunt pack

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

Unit 283 · SHEEP 283-00

0 of 8 drew