Box Elder Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Archery Draw Odds (Utah)
Once-in-a-lifetime archery Rocky Mountain bighorn ram on the Box Elder unit. In 2026, 199 residents applied for 2 resident permits.
Hunt RS6722: Newfoundland Mountain
Box Elder archery Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep draw: key facts
- No resident point level had even odds in 2026: at the top level (20 points), 1 of 3 drew.
- Resident odds of 1 in 99.5 were the 1st best of 15 once-in-a-lifetime Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 212 in 2019 to 199 in 2026 (-6%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 17 in 2019 to 20 in 2026.
- Resident permits held at 2 from 2025 to 2026.
- The 2026 season, Nov. 14 to Dec. 6, runs 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 16.0 |
| 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 199 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 in 99.5 |
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.
8 years of history
Residents, 2019 to 2026, hunt RS6722. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2019. 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 | 199 | 2 | 1 in 99.5 | 20 | 3 | none | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 211 | 2 | 1 in 105.5 | 21 | 11 | 21+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 198 | 3 | 1 in 66.0 | 18 | 0 | 18+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 147 | 3 | 1 in 49.0 | 18 | 4 | 17+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 196 | 3 | 1 in 65.3 | 17 | 6 | 17+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 145 | 4 | 1 in 36.3 | 18 | 6 | 18+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 194 | 4 | 1 in 48.5 | 17 | 10 | none | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 212 | 4 | 1 in 53.0 | 17 | 7 | 17+ | 0 | 0 |
All Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunts on Box Elder
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland Mountain On this page | RS6722 | Archery | Nov. 14 to Dec. 6 | 199 | 2 | 1 in 99.5 | 0 |
| Newfoundland Mountain | RS6703 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 3 to Oct. 23 | 766 | 3 | 1 in 255.3 | 0 |
| Newfoundland Mountain | RS6704 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 24 to Nov. 13 | 634 | 3 | 1 in 211.3 | 1 |
Box Elder 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.
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Questions about Box Elder archery Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Box Elder archery Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep?
In the 2026 draw for Box Elder archery Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (hunt RS6722), not every resident at the top point level drew. The lowest resident point level that drew was 3 (1 of 16). Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Box Elder archery Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep?
For hunt RS6722, 199 residents applied for 2 permits and 0 nonresidents applied for 0 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Box Elder archery Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep season?
The 2026 season for RS6722 runs Nov. 14 to Dec. 6, per the 2026 DWR guidebook. 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.