Montana Bighorn Sheep 503-10
Bighorn Sheep License 503-10 in Hunting District 503 — Pryor Mountains, rifle only. 81% public land, mostly National Forest.
No nonresident draw results are on file for this hunt. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks publishes resident results only, or none by residency. The numbers below are the resident draw.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2007.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks held its 2026 bighorn sheep draw without 503-10. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2007 draw
0 of 50 applicants at 0 points drew
Years to draw on points: —
- Tags
- 3
- Applicants
- 202
- Success
- —
First-choice residents.
Points Needed to Draw
No cut was published in enough years to chart one.
Bonus points (squared) — no cut to track: each point adds entries to the draw rather than a place in line.
Wait 7 years after drawing before applying again.
What It Costs · 2026 Resident Fees
The $10 application fee, Bighorn Sheep (nonrefundable, per species) is not refunded. The $10 base hunting license is not refunded. The $8 conservation license is not refunded. A bonus point bought with an application (per species) is $2. Drawing adds the $125 resident Bighorn Sheep license (drawing; bought on or before Aug. 1 if drawn).
Optional, not counted above: Bonus point only (no application) (July 1 - Sept 30, per species) $15.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Application fee, Bighorn Sheep (nonrefundable, per species) · paid at application $10 Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-113 Application fees
- Base hunting license · paid at application $10 Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-116 Base hunting license…
- Conservation license · paid at application $8 Montana FWP 2026 Hunting Requirements
- Bonus point bought with an application (per species) · paid with the application, drawn or not; skip it and no point is added this year $2 Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-113 Application fees
- Resident Bighorn Sheep license (drawing; bought on or before Aug. 1 if drawn) · paid if drawn $125 Montana FWP 2026 Moose, Sheep, Goat Hunting Regulations
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2007 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ← you | <1% (small sample) | 50 | 0 |
| 1 | <1% (small sample) | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | <1% (small sample) | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | <1% (small sample) | 16 | 1 |
| 4 | 2% (small sample) | 20 | 1 |
| 5 | 2% (small sample) | 29 | 0 |
| 6 | 3% (small sample) | 47 | 1 |
| 7 | 5% (small sample) | — | — |
| 8 | 6% (small sample) | — | — |
| 9 | 8% (small sample) | — | — |
| 10 | 10% (small sample) | — | — |
Monte Carlo over published bonus-point pools. A dash means Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks did not publish a count for that level: it prints exact counts around the cut and folds the rest into a band. As a lower choice, 503-10 drew no one in 2007, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: Montana FWP 2007 Bighorn Sheep Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of Hunting District 503 | 3 | 2 | — |
Across every license type in Hunting District 503, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks counted 3 hunters and 2 bighorn sheep taken in 2025. Montana's figures blend mandatory reporting with a phone and mail survey. FWP does not publish district-level hunter counts for elk or antelope, so success rates are missing for those. Source: Montana FWP 2005-2025 FWP Harvest Estimates export.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 2 draws
The standard draw for residents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | 202 | 67.3 | — | Montana FWP 2007 Bighorn Sheep Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 238 | 79.3 | — | Montana FWP 2006 Bighorn Sheep Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunting District 503
- 503-00 Bighorn Sheep License 503-00 3 tags · 276 applied <1% (small sample)
- 503-20 Bighorn Sheep License 503-20 — Any Ram Sep 5 – Nov 29 · 3 tags · 766 applied 0% (small sample)
Odds at your points, resident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for Montana bighorn sheep
23 cartridges on file are legal for bighorn sheep with a rifle in Montana. Rules and sources: Montana hunting laws.
▸ Sources 10
- Montana FWP 2007 Bighorn Sheep Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2006 Bighorn Sheep Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-702 Restrictions on special… draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-113 Application fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-116 Base hunting license… fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026 Hunting Requirements fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026 Moose, Sheep, Goat Hunting Regulations fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2005-2025 FWP Harvest Estimates export harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026 Bighorn Sheep Hunting Districts boundary, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026-2027 Bighorn sheep Hunting District… land ownership, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2007 draw, the latest on file, computed from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks' published results (monte Carlo over published bonus-point 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. How we compute these.
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