Bighorn Sheep · Area 7 · Type 6
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Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 7-6”. Black outline = this hunt area; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD BighornSheepHuntAreas GIS layer. Limitation polygon: WGFD LimitationAreas2026_Final, downloaded 2026-11-03. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Part of area only WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Ewe or lamb valid within the Gros Ventre River drainage”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| — | Oct. 15 – Nov. 15 | Ewe or lamb valid within the Gros Ventre River drainage |
Commission quota: 20 (total licenses for this hunt set in regulation; WGFD’s draw reports split licenses across resident / nonresident / special pools, so per-pool draw numbers on this site will not add up to this total in a simple way). Source: WGFD Commission Regulation Ch. 9, Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goat Hunting Seasons (2026), PDF p. 2. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · ewe/lamb: 2 licenses for 54 first-choice applicants — roughly 4% estimate.
- Resident regular · ewe/lamb: 18 licenses for 339 first-choice applicants — roughly 5% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Ewe/lamb | 2 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 3.7% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Ewe/lamb | 18 | 339 | 0 | 0 | 5.3% | WGFD PDF |
Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33780/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33781/download?inline
Trend & 2027 outlook
Estimate based on past WGFD draw results, not a WGFD prediction. Straight-line fit through every year with data (needs 3+ years). 2027 quotas are not set yet; quota changes and new regulations can change everything.
Nonresident · regular · ewe/lamb
- → Odds: 8% (2022) → … → 6% (2025) → 4% (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely about 4%
- 1st-choice applicants: 53 (2022) → 70 (2023) → 56 (2024) → 80 (2025) → 54 (2026); licenses: 4 (2022) → 3 (2023) → 1 (2024) → 5 (2025) → 2 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 5 → 2 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular · ewe/lamb
- → Odds: 4% (2022) → … → 13% (2025) → 5% (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely about 5%
- 1st-choice applicants: 290 (2022) → 366 (2023) → 292 (2024) → 357 (2025) → 339 (2026); licenses: 12 (2022) → 27 (2023) → 9 (2024) → 45 (2025) → 18 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 45 → 18 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.