California Bighorn Sheep 505
Zone 5 - San Gorgonio Wilderness - General Method - Ram in Zone 5 — San Gorgonio Mountains, any legal weapon, Dec 20 – Feb 15, 2026. 61% public land, mostly National Forest.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2018.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife held its 2025 bighorn sheep draw without 505. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2018 draw · no nonresident tags in 2025 — showing 2018
about 1 in 1,546
Years to draw on points: —
- Tags
- 2
- Applicants
- 1,545
- Success
- 100%
First-choice nonresidents; nonresidents capped at 10%. Success: 505 hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw
No cut was published in enough years to chart one.
Insufficient history (0 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years with a published drew-out level.
One per lifetime: draw this tag and you cannot apply for bighorn sheep here again.
What It Costs · 2025 NR Fees
The $8.13 Bighorn Sheep Tag Drawing Application is not refunded. The $219.81 nonresident hunting license is not refunded. Drawing adds the $2,122.75 nonresident bighorn sheep tag (paid only if drawn).
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Bighorn Sheep Tag Drawing Application · paid at application $8.13 CDFW 2025 Big Game Hunting Digest
- Nonresident hunting license · paid at application $219.81 CDFW 2025 Big Game Hunting Digest
- Nonresident bighorn sheep tag (paid only if drawn) · paid if drawn, refundable $2,122.75 CDFW 2025 Big Game Hunting Digest
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2018 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–15 ← you | <1% (small sample) random pass only | 1,340 | — |
| 16 | <1% (small sample) | 205 | — |
Points pass + random pass, from published pools. A dash means California Department of Fish and Wildlife did not publish a count for that level. California runs a second, random pass after the points pass. As a lower choice, 505 drew no one in 2018, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: CDFW 2018 Elk, Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn…, p. 1, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 505 | — | — | 100% |
The first rows are hunters holding this license type; the rest of the area's hunters held something else. Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: CDFW 2025 Bighorn Sheep Hunting.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 3 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year. California runs a second, random pass after the points pass; it is shown beside the year it belongs to.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Random Pass | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 793 | 793 | — | 1 tag of 793 | CDFW 2025 Bighorn Sheep Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1,545 | 772.5 | — | 1 tag of 1,545 | CDFW 2018 Elk, Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn…, p. 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1,349 | 674.5 | — | 1 tag of 1,349 | CDFW 2017 Elk, Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn…, p. 1 |
▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for California bighorn sheep
23 cartridges on file are legal for bighorn sheep with a rifle in California (this license takes any legal weapon). Rules and sources: California hunting laws.
▸ Sources 8
- CDFW 2018 Elk, Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn…, p. 1 · draw results, earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2017 Elk, Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn…, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2026 Big Game Hunting Digest draw rules, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2025 Big Game Hunting Digest fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2025 Bighorn Sheep Tag Drawing Statistics, p. 1 · seasons, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2025 Bighorn Sheep Hunting harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2026 Bighorn Sheep Hunt Zones boundary, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- GreenInfo Network 2026 Protected Areas Database a land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2018 draw, the latest on file, computed from California Department of Fish and Wildlife's published results (points pass + random pass, from published pools). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward.
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