Antelope Island Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Draw Odds (Utah)
Once-in-a-lifetime Rocky Mountain bighorn ram hunts on the Antelope Island unit. In 2026, 700 residents applied for 2 resident permits and 0 nonresidents for 0 nonresident permits across 1 hunt.
Antelope Island Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep draw: key facts, 2026
- Antelope Island Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunts drew 700 resident applications in 2026, the 3rd fewest of 9 once-in-a-lifetime Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep units.
- Antelope Island Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep averaged 350.0 resident applicants per resident permit, the highest of 9 once-in-a-lifetime Rocky Mountain 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 Antelope Island Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Island On this page | RS6700 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Nov. 9 to Nov. 16 | 700 | 2 | 1 in 350.0 | 0 |
Antelope Island Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunt map
Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.
Antelope Island RS6700
Key facts, hunt RS6700
- 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 350.0 were the 1st longest of 15 once-in-a-lifetime Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 872 in 2018 to 700 in 2026 (-20%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 14 in 2018 to 26 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 1 in 2025 to 2 in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Nov. 9 to Nov. 16, runs 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 7.0 |
| 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 700 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 in 350.0 |
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, 2018 to 2026, hunt RS6700.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 700 | 2 | 1 in 350.0 | 26 | 21 | 26+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 683 | 1 | 1 in 683.0 | 13 | 13 | none | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 872 | 1 | 1 in 872.0 | 14 | 14 | none | 0 | 0 |
Antelope Island Rocky Mountain 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 Antelope Island Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunts went from 3 in 2018 to 5 in 2026; the 90th percentile went from 11 to 16 (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 | 700 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 331 | 175 | 97 | 67 | 30 |
| 2025 | 1 | 683 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 355 | 162 | 85 | 58 | 23 |
| 2018 | 1 | 872 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 519 | 228 | 95 | 27 | 3 |
Other species on Antelope Island
Nearby Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep units
No bordering units found in DWR's 2026 boundary layer.
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Questions about Antelope Island Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep draw odds
How many Antelope Island Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 1 hunt for Antelope Island Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep: Antelope Island rifle (any legal weapon) (RS6700).
When are the Antelope Island Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: RS6700 Nov. 9 to Nov. 16. 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.