Montana Unit 482: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 4822026 draw

5 tags, 4,827 applied, under 1% drew.

One of Montana's hardest bighorn sheep draws: 3rd hardest of 50 in 2026.

Hunt codes

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 482

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026	Tags
SHEEP 482-20	Any Ram · archery only season dates · Sep 5–Sep 14	5 of 4,827 drew	5
SHEEP 482-30	Adult Ewe · archery only season dates · Sep 5–Sep 14	4 of 130 drew	5

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

Harvest

How hunters didin Unit 482.

Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025

% success

All hunters58–100%

58%

80%

95%

100%

201920212022202320242025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

Before you apply

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.”
Points: “Those who do not apply for a combination license may purchase one preference point for $100 over the counter from July 1 through December 31.”
Leftovers: “*First-and-only permits do not go to surplus. Your only opportunity to obtain a first-and-only permit is through the drawing.*”
Tag fee: “Antelope Disabled-Drawing $205.00 -”

Rules for 2026.

Season dates · 2026

SHEEP 482-20Archery Only Season DatesSep 5–Sep 14
SHEEP 482-20Season DatesSep 15–Nov 29
SHEEP 482-30Archery Only Season DatesSep 5–Sep 14
SHEEP 482-30Season DatesSep 15–Nov 29

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

Unit 482and the units around it

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Public land & access

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Offline maps

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Unit 482

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Members

Unit 482 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

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Unit 482 · SHEEP 482-20

5 of 4,827 drew

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Montana Unit 482:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 482

How hunters didin Unit 482.

Unit 482and the units around it

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