Montana Unit 500 Bighorn-Sheep: draw, harvest & access

The draw in Unit 5002026 draw

136 drew, 136 applied, everyone who applied drew.

Hunt codes

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 500

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026
SHEEP 500-60	Legal Ram · season dates · Sep 15–Nov 29	99 of 99 drew

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

Harvest

How hunters didin Unit 500.

Harvest success by hunt, 2021–2025

% success

All hunters3–6%

6%

3%

4%

202120242025

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 500-60Season DatesSep 15–Nov 29

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

Unit 500and the units around it

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

Take Unit 500into your map app

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

Free

Unit boundary

The unit outline only.

Unit 500

KMZ GPX GeoJSON

Members

Unit 500 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

Download hunt pack (KMZ) GPX

Unit 500 · SHEEP 500-60

99 of 99 drew

Email me when 2027 boundaries post

Montana Unit 500:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 500

How hunters didin Unit 500.

Unit 500and the units around it

Take Unit 500into your map app