Washington Sheep Unit 18:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest
10 hunt codes for bighorn sheep. 2026: 1 to 2 tags per hunt.
Hardest draw in Sheep Unit 182022 draw
50214 tags, 4,113 applied, under 1% drew.
6th hardest of 18 Washington bighorn sheep draws in 2022.
At a glance
Bighorn sheep hunt codes
10
Any ram · youth · special permit · hunters with disabilities
Tags · 2026
9
across 6 hunts
Harvest success 3-yr
0–100%
Hunt codes
Bighorn sheep huntsin Sheep Unit 18
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5005 | Any Legal Weapon · all methods · Sep 15–Oct 10Chelan Butte A | Not in the 2026 draw report | 2 | 100% |
| 5006 | Any Legal Weapon · all methods · Oct 11–Nov 15Chelan Butte B | Not in the 2026 draw report | 2 | 100% |
| 5010 | Adult ewe only Any Legal Weapon · all methods · Sep 15–Oct 10Chelan Butte | Not in the 2026 draw report | 1 | 100% |
| 5011 | Juvenile Ram · all methods · Oct 11–Oct 31Swakane | Not in the 2026 draw report | 0–100% | |
| 5012 | Adult ewe only Any Legal Weapon · all methods · Oct 11–Oct 31Chelan Butte A | Not in the 2026 draw report | 2 | 80–100% |
| 5013 | Juvenile ram onlya Any Legal Weapon · all methods · Oct 11–Oct 31Chelan Butte B | Not in the 2026 draw report | 2 | 100% |
| 5014 | Juvenile Ram · all methods · Oct 11–Oct 31Chelan Butte B | 2 of 319 drew | 2 | 75–100% |
| 5021 | Adult Ewe Only · all methods · Sep 15–Oct 10Chelan Butte | 4 of 4,113 drew | 4 | 50–100% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Sheep Unit 18.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% success5005100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
2019202020212022202320242025
5006100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
2019202020212022202320242025
50100–100%
100%
100%
0%
0%
100%
100%
100%
2019202020212022202320242025
50110–100%
100%
80%
100%
100%
100%
0%
100%
2019202020212022202320242025
501275–100%
75%
100%
80%
100%
100%
20192020202120232024
5013100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
20192020202120232024
501475–100%
100%
75%
100%
100%
2019202020212023
502150–100%
100%
100%
100%
50%
2019202020212022
50270–100%
100%
0%
100%
100%
2019202020212022
50280–100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
2019202020212022
45%+28–45%Under 28%
Before you apply
- Tag fee
- “Bighorn sheep license (random drawing) $414.00 $2,070.00 $140.76 $69.00 77.32.450”
- Points
- “The purchase of an application will result in one accrued point for the category purchased.”
- Application fee
- “Special hunt permit applications $8.28 $138.00 $2.82 $4.14 77.32.370”
Rules for 2026.
Season dates · 2026
- 5005Any ram · All MethodsSep 15–Oct 10
- 5006Any ram · All MethodsOct 11–Nov 15
- 5010Youth · All MethodsSep 15–Oct 10
- 5012Hunters with Disabilities · All MethodsOct 11–Oct 31
- 5013Hunters with Disabilities · All MethodsOct 11–Oct 31
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: WDFW