Unit-by-unit draw odds from official Montana wildlife-agency data. Use applicant counts and tags available to gauge real competition before you burn points.
37
with draw data
11.8%
2026 season
5
units ≥100% odds
2026
most recent
Across Montana's 37 bighorn sheep units with published draw data, odds range widely. 5 units are effectively over-the-counter (100% or better odds, meaning every first-choice applicant draws), while the most sought-after limited-entry units can take years of preference points to pull. That split is the heart of a Montana bighorn sheep strategy: bank points for a low-odds trophy tag, or hunt a high-odds unit this season.
Draw odds are the ratio of tags available to applicants, so a low number means heavy competition, not a bad hunt. Read them next to the 1st-choice applicants and points required before you commit. Every figure below comes from official Montana wildlife-agency draw results; the table sorts hardest-draw first.
A note on Montana applicant counts. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks publishes only the applicants who ranked each hunt first, so that is the figure below and the denominator of the odds beside it. Hunters who listed a unit as a second or later choice can and do draw these tags, so the real field competing for them is larger than the number shown. There is no total-applicant figure in the source to publish instead.
What are the draw odds for Montana bighorn sheep?
Across the 37 Montana bighorn sheep units with published draw data, average draw odds are 11.8% for the 2026 season. Odds vary widely by unit, so review each unit's 1st-choice applicants and tags available before applying. Figures come from official Montana wildlife-agency draw results. This state publishes only the applicants who ranked the hunt first, so the real pool competing for these tags is larger.
How many people apply for Montana bighorn sheep tags?
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks publishes only first-choice applicants — the hunters who ranked a hunt as their top pick — so that is the applicant figure on this page, and it is the denominator of the draw odds beside it. Hunters who listed a unit as a second or later choice also draw these tags, so the real field is larger than the number shown. Montana publishes no total-applicant figure for us to show instead. Some Montana tags also go through landowner preference before the regular draw, so a hunt can show 0% odds here even though its tag was issued — it went to the landowner pool rather than a first-choice applicant.
Which Montana bighorn sheep unit is the hardest to draw?
Unit 680-20 is among the hardest Montana bighorn sheep draws, at roughly 0.1% odds in 2026. Low-odds units typically produce higher-quality animals but take years of points to draw.
What is the easiest Montana bighorn sheep unit to draw?
Unit 303-60 has among the best Montana bighorn sheep draw odds, around 100.0% in 2026. Higher-odds units are good options for hunters who want to hunt sooner rather than bank points for a premium tag.
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Last updated Jul 5, 2026 from official Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks draw results.
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| -84.8% |
Hunting District 4822 hunts | ||||||
| 482-20 | 0.1% | 5,104 | 5 | – | +25.0% | |
| 482-30 | 2.8% | 176 | 5 | – | -20.4% | |
Hunting District 3801 hunt | ||||||
| 380-10 | 0.1% | 993 | 1 | – | -16.7% | |
Hunting District 2032 hunts | ||||||
| 203-20 | 0.1% | 2,448 | 3 | – | -58.6% | |
| 203-30 | 2.7% | 73 | 2 | – | – | |
Hunting District 4211 hunt | ||||||
| 421-20 | 0.1% | 859 | 1 | – | -73.3% | |
Hunting District 4241 hunt | ||||||
| 424-20 | 0.1% | 749 | 1 | – | 0.0% | |
Hunting District 2101 hunt | ||||||
| 210-20 | 0.2% | 560 | 1 | – | -10.0% | |
Hunting District 3401 hunt | ||||||
| 340-20 | 0.2% | 1,137 | 2 | – | +80.0% | |
Hunting District 1242 hunts | ||||||
| 124-20 | 0.2% | 3,387 | 6 | – | -48.6% | |
| 124-30 | 2.2% | 91 | 2 | – | -20.9% | |
Hunting District 1221 hunt | ||||||
| 122-20 | 0.2% | 546 | 1 | – | -53.8% | |
Hunting District 2141 hunt | ||||||
| 214-60 | 0.2% | 968 | 2 | – | -8.7% | |
Hunting District 4551 hunt | ||||||
| 455-20 | 0.2% | 861 | 2 | – | +53.3% | |
Hunting District 1211 hunt | ||||||
| 121-20 | 0.2% | 817 | 2 | – | -29.4% | |
Hunting District 2611 hunt | ||||||
| 261-20 | 0.2% | 423 | 1 | – | +26.3% | |
Hunting District 6201 hunt | ||||||
| 620-20 | 0.3% | 1,152 | 3 | – | +73.3% | |
Hunting District 1231 hunt | ||||||
| 123-20 | 0.3% | 339 | 1 | – | +141.7% | |
Hunting District 3301 hunt | ||||||
| 330-10 | 0.3% | 330 | 1 | – | -16.7% | |
Hunting District 1001 hunt | ||||||
| 100-20 | 0.3% | 662 | 2 | – | -6.3% | |
Hunting District 3021 hunt | ||||||
| 302-20 | 0.3% | 1,296 | 4 | – | -34.0% | |
Hunting District 3011 hunt | ||||||
| 301-20 | 0.3% | 932 | 3 | – | +14.3% | |
Hunting District 3041 hunt | ||||||
| 304-20 | 0.3% | 296 | 1 | – | -15.0% | |
Hunting District 2162 hunts | ||||||
| 216-20 | 0.3% | 293 | 1 | – | – | |
| 216-30 | 3.0% | 33 | 1 | – | – | |
Hunting District 2121 hunt | ||||||
| 212-20 | 0.3% | 287 | 1 | – | – | |
Hunting District 3811 hunt | ||||||
| 381-10 | 0.3% | 285 | 1 | – | -28.6% | |
Hunting District 2702 hunts | ||||||
| 270-20 | 0.4% | 2,531 | 9 | – | +80.0% | |
| 270-30 | 6.9% | 173 | 12 | – | +23.5% | |
Hunting District 5031 hunt | ||||||
| 503-20 | 0.4% | 766 | 3 | – | -18.7% | |
Hunting District 1021 hunt | ||||||
| 102-20 | 0.4% | 259 | 1 | – | -4.9% | |
Hunting District 4221 hunt | ||||||
| 422-20 | 0.4% | 989 | 4 | – | +17.6% | |
Hunting District 4411 hunt | ||||||
| 441-20 | 0.5% | 418 | 2 | – | -48.9% | |
Hunting District 2502 hunts | ||||||
| 250-20 | 0.5% | 206 | 1 | – | +4.3% | |
| 250-60 | 1.1% | 91 | 1 | – | – | |
Hunting District 3051 hunt | ||||||
| 305-10 | 0.5% | 187 | 1 | – | +1.9% | |
Hunting District 4231 hunt | ||||||
| 423-20 | 0.6% | 364 | 2 | – | -5.2% | |
Hunting District 3031 hunt | ||||||
| 303-60 | 100.0% | 166 | – | – | 0.0% | |
Hunting District 3001 hunt | ||||||
| 300-60 | 100.0% | 128 | – | – | 0.0% | |
Hunting District 5011 hunt | ||||||
| 501-60 | 100.0% | 187 | – | – | 0.0% | |
Hunting District 5001 hunt | ||||||
| 500-60 | 100.0% | 136 | – | – | 0.0% | |
Hunting District 5021 hunt | ||||||
| 502-60 | 100.0% | 123 | – | – | 0.0% | |
