Bighorn Sheep · Area 7 · Type 7
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Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 7-7”. 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 Flat Creek drainage east of Highway 89/191/26”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| — | Oct. 15 – Nov. 15 | Ewe or lamb valid within the Flat Creek drainage east of Highway 89/191/26 |
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 13 first-choice applicants — roughly 15% estimate.
- Resident regular · ewe/lamb: 18 licenses for 76 first-choice applicants — roughly 24% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Ewe/lamb | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.4% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Ewe/lamb | 18 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 23.7% | 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: not enough history (1 yr; need 3)
Resident · regular · ewe/lamb
- Odds: not enough history (1 yr; need 3)