Escalante Desert Bighorn Sheep Draw Odds (Utah)
Once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn ram hunts on the Escalante unit. In 2026, 467 residents applied for 8 resident permits and 1,626 nonresidents for 2 nonresident permits across 2 hunts.
Escalante desert bighorn sheep draw: key facts, 2026
- Escalante desert bighorn sheep hunts drew 467 resident applications in 2026, the 2nd fewest of 9 once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn sheep units.
- Escalante desert bighorn sheep averaged 58.4 resident applicants per resident permit, the lowest of 9 once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn sheep units with permits.
- Escalante desert bighorn sheep resident odds ranged from 1 in 57.6 (DS6626, rifle) to 1 in 59.7 (DS6627, rifle) in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 78% of Escalante desert bighorn sheep applicants (1,626 of 2,093) and drew 2 of 10 permits in 2026.
Computed from Utah DWR draw odds (utahdraws.com/drawodds, 2026) and earlier DWR drawing odds reports. Past draws do not predict future ones.
All Escalante desert bighorn sheep hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East On this page | DS6626 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 12 to Nov. 10 | 288 | 5 | 1 in 57.6 | 2 |
| West On this page | DS6627 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 12 to Nov. 10 | 179 | 3 | 1 in 59.7 | 0 |
Escalante desert bighorn sheep hunt map
Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.
East DS6626
Key facts, hunt DS6626
- At 26 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 26, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 57.6 were the 2nd best of 18 once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn sheep hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 317 in 2025 to 288 in 2026 (-9%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 27 in 2025 to 28 in 2026.
- Resident permits held at 5 from 2025 to 2026.
- Nonresidents were 85% of applicants (1,626 of 1,914) and drew 2 of 7 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 12 to Nov. 10, runs 60 days (2026 DWR guidebook).
Computed from Utah DWR draw odds (utahdraws.com/drawodds, 2026) and earlier DWR drawing odds reports. Past draws do not predict future ones.
Odds by point level, 2026
Resident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 in 2.0 |
| 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 5.0 |
| 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 18.0 |
| 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 288 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 in 57.6 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 21 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 93.0 |
| 16 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 1,626 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 in 813.0 |
Source: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). utahdraws.com/drawodds. "Odds" is applicants per permit at that point level, first-choice applicants and permits as DWR lists them.
2 years of history
Residents, 2025 to 2026, hunt DS6626. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2025. Earlier hunts on this unit may have run under other codes or boundaries; we do not merge them.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 288 | 5 | 1 in 57.6 | 28 | 6 | 28+ | 1,626 | 2 |
| 2025 | 317 | 5 | 1 in 63.4 | 27 | 6 | 26+ | 1,287 | 2 |
West DS6627
Key facts, hunt DS6627
- At 25 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 25, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 59.7 were the 4th best of 18 once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn sheep hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 149 in 2025 to 179 in 2026 (+20%).
- The highest resident point level that drew was 25 in both 2025 and 2026.
- Resident permits held at 3 from 2025 to 2026.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 12 to Nov. 10, runs 60 days (2026 DWR guidebook).
Computed from Utah DWR draw odds (utahdraws.com/drawodds, 2026) and earlier DWR drawing odds reports. Past draws do not predict future ones.
Odds by point level, 2026
Resident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 in 1.5 |
| 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 7.0 |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 179 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 in 59.7 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No nonresident applicants in 2026. | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Source: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). utahdraws.com/drawodds. "Odds" is applicants per permit at that point level, first-choice applicants and permits as DWR lists them.
2 years of history
Residents, 2025 to 2026, hunt DS6627. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2025. Earlier hunts on this unit may have run under other codes or boundaries; we do not merge them.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 179 | 3 | 1 in 59.7 | 25 | 9 | none | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 149 | 3 | 1 in 49.7 | 25 | 13 | 25+ | 0 | 0 |
Other species on Escalante
No other limited-entry or once-in-a-lifetime species drew on this unit name in 2026.
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Questions about Escalante desert bighorn sheep draw odds
How many Escalante desert bighorn sheep hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 2 hunts for Escalante desert bighorn sheep: East rifle (any legal weapon) (DS6626); West rifle (any legal weapon) (DS6627).
Which Escalante desert bighorn sheep hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?
East rifle (any legal weapon) (DS6626) at 1 in 57.6 (288 residents for 5 permits). The longest odds were West rifle (any legal weapon) (DS6627) at 1 in 59.7. Odds change every year.
When are the Escalante desert bighorn sheep seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: DS6626 Sept. 12 to Nov. 10; DS6627 Sept. 12 to Nov. 10. 2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook.
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Odds: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). utahdraws.com/drawodds. History from the 2018 to 2025 DWR reports, linked year by year in the history tables.
Season dates: Utah DWR 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook. Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026.
Page built Sept. 24, 2026. Found an error? [email protected]. Verify all dates and rules with DWR before applying.