Bighorn Sheep · Hunt Area 5: seasons & hunts (2026)

Every 2026 hunt type valid in Area 5, from the WGFD Commission regulation. “Draw odds” links go to the hunt’s draw-odds page (your saved residency and pool are applied there). General (“Gen”) licenses are not area-specific draws — see WGFD.

How archery works (WGFD): there is no separate archery draw. To hunt the special archery dates you need a limited quota license for the hunt, plus an archery license. The archery license is bought, not drawn (online, at WGFD offices or license agents); one per year covers all big and trophy game special archery seasons, and it does not add an animal. During archery dates you follow the limitations listed for those dates. Archery equipment can also be used in the regular season (hunter orange required then).
Sources: WGFD Ch. 9 Section 4, PDF p. 3 · WGFD Ch. 2 General Regulations, Section 11, PDF p. 8 · WGFD: What do I need to hunt? · WGFD Archery FAQ. Last checked 2026-11-03.

Area 5 · Type 1 — draw odds

Part of area on some dates WGFD limitation (exact text):

“Any bighorn sheep valid within the Owl Creek drainage”

WGFD has a limitation-area map polygon for this hunt — show it on the map.

Special archery dates	Regular season dates	Limitations
—	Aug. 1 – Aug. 31	Any bighorn sheep valid within the Owl Creek drainage
Aug. 15 – Aug. 31	Sep. 1 – Oct. 31	Any ram valid in the entire area

Commission quota: 40 (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. 1. Last checked 2026-11-03.