Pine Valley Desert Bighorn Sheep Draw Odds (Utah)
Once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn ram hunts on the Pine Valley unit. In 2026, 1,449 residents applied for 5 resident permits and 0 nonresidents for 0 nonresident permits across 2 hunts.
Pine Valley desert bighorn sheep draw: key facts, 2026
- Pine Valley desert bighorn sheep hunts drew 1,449 resident applications in 2026, the 3rd most of 9 once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn sheep units.
- Pine Valley desert bighorn sheep averaged 289.8 resident applicants per resident permit, the 2nd highest of 9 once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn sheep units with permits.
- Pine Valley desert bighorn sheep resident odds ranged from 1 in 207.0 (DS6620, rifle) to 1 in 414.0 (DS6621, rifle) in 2026.
Computed from Utah DWR draw odds (utahdraws.com/drawodds, 2026) and earlier DWR drawing odds reports. Past draws do not predict future ones.
All Pine Valley desert bighorn sheep hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Dam On this page | DS6621 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 24 to Dec. 25 | 828 | 2 | 1 in 414.0 | 0 |
| Virgin River On this page | DS6620 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 24 to Dec. 25 | 621 | 3 | 1 in 207.0 | 0 |
Pine Valley desert bighorn sheep hunt map
Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.
Beaver Dam DS6621
Key facts, hunt DS6621
- At 28 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 28, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 414.0 were the 2nd longest of 18 once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn sheep hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 355 in 2020 to 828 in 2026 (+133%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 24 in 2020 to 28 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 5 in 2025 to 2 in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Oct. 24 to Dec. 25, runs 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 in 2.0 |
| 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 11.0 |
| 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 828 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 in 414.0 |
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.
7 years of history
Residents, 2020 to 2026, hunt DS6621. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2020. 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 | 828 | 2 | 1 in 414.0 | 28 | 16 | none | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 746 | 5 | 1 in 149.2 | 28 | 16 | 28+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 785 | 6 | 1 in 130.8 | 27 | 5 | 27+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 806 | 6 | 1 in 134.3 | 28 | 3 | 26+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 587 | 4 | 1 in 146.8 | 26 | 0 | 26+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 510 | 4 | 1 in 127.5 | 24 | 0 | none | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 355 | 3 | 1 in 118.3 | 24 | 14 | 22+ | 0 | 0 |
Virgin River DS6620
Key facts, hunt DS6620
- At 28 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 28, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 207.0 were the 4th longest of 18 once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn sheep hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 509 in 2020 to 621 in 2026 (+22%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 24 in 2020 to 29 in 2026.
- Resident permits held at 3 from 2025 to 2026.
- The 2026 season, Oct. 24 to Dec. 25, runs 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 in 2.0 |
| 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 23 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 11.0 |
| 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 621 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 in 207.0 |
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.
7 years of history
Residents, 2020 to 2026, hunt DS6620. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2020. 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 | 621 | 3 | 1 in 207.0 | 29 | 23 | 29+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 650 | 3 | 1 in 216.7 | 29 | 20 | 29+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 569 | 2 | 1 in 284.5 | 27 | 13 | none | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 606 | 2 | 1 in 303.0 | 26 | 6 | none | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 562 | 2 | 1 in 281.0 | 26 | 3 | 26+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 523 | 2 | 1 in 261.5 | 25 | 5 | none | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 509 | 2 | 1 in 254.5 | 24 | 8 | 24+ | 0 | 0 |
Pine Valley desert bighorn sheep point creep
Resident applicants by bonus points held, each year, on this unit's current hunt codes. The median bonus points held by resident applicants on Pine Valley desert bighorn sheep hunts went from 5 in 2020 to 6 in 2026; the 90th percentile went from 17 to 20 (same 2 hunt codes both years).
| Year | Hunt codes | Res. applicants | Median points | 90th percentile | Top level | 0 to 4 pts | 5 to 9 pts | 10 to 14 pts | 15 to 19 pts | 20+ pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1,449 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 612 | 352 | 169 | 160 | 156 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1,396 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 561 | 349 | 176 | 156 | 154 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1,354 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 574 | 327 | 166 | 172 | 115 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1,412 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 619 | 303 | 189 | 193 | 108 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1,149 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 500 | 250 | 172 | 152 | 75 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1,033 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 481 | 185 | 166 | 129 | 72 |
| 2020 | 2 | 864 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 392 | 159 | 166 | 114 | 33 |
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Questions about Pine Valley desert bighorn sheep draw odds
How many Pine Valley desert bighorn sheep hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 2 hunts for Pine Valley desert bighorn sheep: Beaver Dam rifle (any legal weapon) (DS6621); Virgin River rifle (any legal weapon) (DS6620).
Which Pine Valley desert bighorn sheep hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?
Virgin River rifle (any legal weapon) (DS6620) at 1 in 207.0 (621 residents for 3 permits). The longest odds were Beaver Dam rifle (any legal weapon) (DS6621) at 1 in 414.0. Odds change every year.
When are the Pine Valley desert bighorn sheep seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: DS6621 Oct. 24 to Dec. 25; DS6620 Oct. 24 to Dec. 25. 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.
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