Washington Sheep Unit 5:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest
5 hunt codes for bighorn sheep. 2021: 1 to 6 tags, 1,504 to 4,138 applicants per hunt.
Hardest draw in Sheep Unit 52021 draw
50231 tag, 4,138 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Washington's hardest bighorn sheep draws: 1st hardest of 18 in 2021.
At a glance
Bighorn sheep hunt codes
5
Special permit
Tags · 2021
23
across 5 hunts
Applicants · 2021
10,927
475 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
50–100%
Hunt codes
Bighorn sheep huntsin Sheep Unit 5
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2021 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5015 | Adult ewe or Juvenile ram · all methods · Sep 7–Oct 3Umtanum A | 5 of 1,993 drew | 5 | 67–100% |
| 5016 | Adult ewe or Juvenile ram · all methods · Nov 1–Nov 21Umtanum B | 6 of 1,766 drew | 6 | 100% |
| 5017 | Adult ewe or Juvenile ram · all methods · Nov 22–Dec 19Umtanum C | 6 of 1,526 drew | 6 | 67–100% |
| 5023 | Juvenile Ram · all methods · Sep 7–Oct 3Umtanum | 1 of 4,138 drew | 1 | 50–100% |
| 5025 | Adult ewe or Juvenile ram · all methods · Sep 7–Oct 3Umtanum | 5 of 1,504 drew | 5 | 100% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Sheep Unit 5.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2021
% success501567–100%
100%
100%
67%
201920202021
5016100%
100%
100%
100%
201920202021
501767–100%
100%
100%
67%
201920202021
502350–100%
50%
100%
100%
201920202021
5025100%
100%
100%
100%
201920202021
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 · 2021
- 5015Special Permit · All MethodsSep 7–Oct 3
- 5016Special Permit · All MethodsNov 1–Nov 21
- 5017Special Permit · All MethodsNov 22–Dec 19
- 5023Special Permit · All MethodsSep 7–Oct 3
- 5025Special Permit · All MethodsSep 7–Oct 3
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Public land & access
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Source: WDFW