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Resident |
Nonresident |
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Permit |
$513 |
$2,200 |
| Resident | Nonresident |
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Permit | $513 | $2,200 |
Rocky Mountain Sheep where found in Utah in the early 19th century but soon disappeared. State officials succeeded in starting herds in several areas, including the Uinta Mountains, Canyons along the Green River, mountains near Flaming Gorge Reservoir, parts of the Wasatch Range, two islands of the Great Salt Lake and two northwestern mountain ranges. Domestic sheep grazing has been eliminated in some areas, allowing room for wild sheep to thrive. The state has spent a great deal of money to transplant herds to various parts of the state and to monitor them. Utah officials do not recognize a difference between California and Rocky Mountain bighorns, but the herds on Stansbury Island and the Newfoundland Mountains are considered to be of the California bighorn race. A hunter is limited to drawing one tag in a lifetime, regardless of whether it’s for one of these three areas or a unit with Rockies.
** Boone and Crockett classifies Rocky Mountain Bighorns and California Bighorns under the same classification. Units below may include California Bighorns. Units listed below may not have a current hunt for this species. Units in this table are considered if any part of the unit is found within any part of the county.
Applications are submitted online
A sportsman’s tag is issued by lottery every year to a resident
Pilot Mountain and Antelope Island are closed to sportsman’s tag holders
The sportsman’s tag season is Sept. 1-Dec. 31.
Sheep are increasing in range and numbers
Trophy quality is improving
Hunter success is typically 100%
Some units require hunters to be in excellent physical condition
Some rams along the Green River find refuge on bordering tribal land
County |
Entries |
Units Within County |
Grand |
9 |
Emery |
5 |
Nine Mile/Range Creek |
Uintah |
2 |
Nine Mile/Range Creek |
Carbon |
2 |
Nine Mile/Range Creek |
Utah |
2 |
County | Entries | Units Within County |
Grand | 9 | |
Emery | 5 | Nine Mile/Range Creek |
Uintah | 2 | Nine Mile/Range Creek |
Carbon | 2 | Nine Mile/Range Creek |
Utah | 2 |