Mineral Mountains Desert Bighorn Sheep Draw Odds (Utah)
Once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn ram hunts on the Mineral Mountains unit. In 2026, 483 residents applied for 4 resident permits and 0 nonresidents for 0 nonresident permits across 1 hunt.
Mineral Mountains desert bighorn sheep draw: key facts, 2026
- Mineral Mountains desert bighorn sheep hunts drew 483 resident applications in 2026, the 4th fewest of 9 once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn sheep units.
- Mineral Mountains desert bighorn sheep averaged 120.8 resident applicants per resident permit, the 5th highest of 9 once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn sheep units with permits.
Computed from Utah DWR draw odds (utahdraws.com/drawodds, 2026) and earlier DWR drawing odds reports. Past draws do not predict future ones.
All Mineral Mountains desert bighorn sheep hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Mountains On this page | DS6625 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 12 to Nov. 10 | 483 | 4 | 1 in 120.8 | 0 |
Mineral Mountains 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.
Mineral Mountains DS6625
Key facts, hunt DS6625
- At 27 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 27, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 120.8 were the 9th longest of 18 once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn sheep hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 366 in 2024 to 483 in 2026 (+32%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 26 in 2024 to 28 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 3 in 2025 to 4 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 in 2.0 |
| 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 12.0 |
| 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 9.0 |
| 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 483 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 in 120.8 |
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.
3 years of history
Residents, 2024 to 2026, hunt DS6625. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2024. 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 | 483 | 4 | 1 in 120.8 | 28 | 15 | 28+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 376 | 3 | 1 in 125.3 | 27 | 8 | 27+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 366 | 2 | 1 in 183.0 | 26 | 20 | none | 0 | 0 |
Mineral Mountains desert bighorn sheep point creep
Resident applicants by bonus points held, each year, on this unit's current hunt codes. The median bonus points held by resident applicants on Mineral Mountains desert bighorn sheep hunts went from 6 in 2024 to 5 in 2026; the 90th percentile went from 19 to 20 (same 1 hunt code both years).
| Year | Hunt codes | Res. applicants | Median points | 90th percentile | Top level | 0 to 4 pts | 5 to 9 pts | 10 to 14 pts | 15 to 19 pts | 20+ pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 483 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 220 | 105 | 62 | 43 | 53 |
| 2025 | 1 | 376 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 166 | 80 | 56 | 35 | 39 |
| 2024 | 1 | 366 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 164 | 71 | 49 | 46 | 36 |
Other species on Mineral Mountains
No other limited-entry or once-in-a-lifetime species drew on this unit name in 2026.
Nearby desert bighorn sheep units
No bordering units found in DWR's 2026 boundary layer.
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Questions about Mineral Mountains desert bighorn sheep draw odds
How many Mineral Mountains desert bighorn sheep hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 1 hunt for Mineral Mountains desert bighorn sheep: Mineral Mountains rifle (any legal weapon) (DS6625).
When are the Mineral Mountains desert bighorn sheep seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: DS6625 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.