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Hunting

Hunting

Bighorn Sheep Seasons

Additional Regulations

  • A person may draw only one controlled bighorn sheep ram tag in a lifetime, excluding ewe hunts.
  • A ram is defined as a male bighorn sheep
  • A ewe is defined as a female bighorn sheep.
  • No party applications are allowed.
  • All hunters are required to arrange check out through the local ODFW office where the hunt took place within three business days (Mon. - Fri., 8-5) of completion of their hunt.
  • Orientation class is required for ewe hunts.

Hunt Area

Entire Wildlife Management Unit unless indicated with an asterisk(*). See Bighorn Sheep Hunt Descriptions for controlled hunt boundary descriptions.

Bag Limit

  • One bighorn ram
  • One bighorn ewe (For hunts 543D1 and 543D2 ONLY)

Tag Sale Deadline

The day before the hunt begins.

Any Legal Weapon Controlled California Bighorn Sheep Hunts

Hunt #

Hunt Name

Open Season

2024 Resident Tags

2024 Nonresident Tags

2023 Resident Applications

2023 Nonresident Applications

543A1 John Day Rvr No. 1* Oct. 19 - Oct. 27 8 4,030
543A2 John Day Rvr No. 2*

Nov. 2 - Nov. 10

6 2 1,128

2,430

543A3 John Day Rvr No. 3*

Nov. 16 - Nov. 24

8 1,337

543B1

E Deschutes Rvr No. 1*

Sep. 14 - Sep. 22

3

631

543B2 E Deschutes Rvr No. 2*

Oct. 19 - Oct. 27

2 1 349 N/A

543B3

E Deschutes Rvr No. 3*

Nov. 2 - Nov. 10

2

227

543C1 W Deschutes Rvr No. 1*

Sep. 14 - Sep. 22

4 771

543C2

W Deschutes Rvr No. 2*

Oct. 19 - Oct. 27

4

628

543C3 W Deschutes Rvr No. 3*

Nov. 2 - Nov. 10

3 354
543D1 John Day Rvr Ewe* Sep. 23 - Oct. 18 23 2 351 42
543D2 Deschutes Rvr Ewe* Sep. 23 - Oct. 18 14 1 145 24

546A

Aldrich*

Aug. 15 - Oct. 31

3

1,438

546B

McClellan*

Aug. 15 - Oct. 31

2

593

566A

Riverside*

Aug. 15 - Sep. 14

2

392

568A1

Sheepshead Mtns No. 1*

Aug. 15 - Sep. 14

1

479

568A2

Sheepshead Mtns No. 2*

Sep. 15 - Oct. 14

1

248

568B1

E Whitehorse No. 1*

Aug. 15 - Sep. 14

2

843

568B2

E Whitehorse No. 2*

Sep. 15 - Oct. 14

2

411

569A1

Steens Mtn No. 1*

Aug. 15 - Sep. 14

3

2,853

569A2

Steens Mtn No. 2*

Sep. 15 - Oct. 14

3

949

569B

N Catlow Rim*

Aug. 15 - Sep. 14

2

471

570B1

E Beatys Butte/
Alvord Peaks No. 1*

Aug. 15 - Sep. 14

2

922

570B2

E Beatys Butte/
Alvord Peaks No. 2*

Sep. 15 - Oct. 14

2

1

399

580

570C

Coleman - E Guano*

Aug. 15 - Sep. 14

1

288

574

Warner Unit

Aug. 15 - Sep. 14

2

1,421

575A1

S Central No. 1*

Aug. 15 - Sep. 14

1

1

576

465

575A2

S Central No. 2*

Sep. 15 - Oct. 14

3

495

Private lands will limit access for highlighted hunts. Do not apply unless you have access to a place to hunt.

Any Legal Weapon Controlled Rocky Mtn Bighorn Sheep Hunts

Hunt #

Hunt Name

Open Season

2024 Resident Tags

2024 Nonresident Tags

2023 Resident Applications

2023 Nonresident Applications

559A1

N Snake Rvr*

Aug. 15 - Oct. 31

2

2,195

559A2

S Snake Rvr*

Aug. 15 - Oct. 31

1

729

560B

Bear Cr*

Aug. 15 - Oct. 31

1

1

632

633