San Rafael Desert Bighorn Sheep Rifle Draw Odds (Utah)
Once-in-a-lifetime rifle (any legal weapon) desert bighorn ram on the San Rafael unit. In 2026, 1,971 residents applied for 20 resident permits and 3,652 nonresidents for 3 nonresident permits across 3 hunts.
Data: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). Season dates: 2026 DWR guidebook. Page built Sept. 24, 2026.
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Dirty Devil DS6608
Resident odds, 2026
1 in 148.0
444 applicants, 3 permits
Nonresident odds, 2026
1 in 1526.0
1,526 applicants, 1 permit
Everyone drew at (resident)
None
Not every resident at the top level (26 points) drew
Lowest points that drew (resident)
21 pts
1 of 8 at 21 points drew
Hunt number
DS6608
Dirty Devil
2026 season
Sept. 12 to Nov. 10
2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook
Top point level applying
26 res / 32 nonres
3 residents at 26 points
Permits drawn, 2026
3 res / 1 nonres
Resident: 2 bonus, 1 random
Key facts, hunt DS6608
- At 26 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 26, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 148.0 were the 5th longest of 18 once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn sheep hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 223 in 2018 to 444 in 2026 (+99%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 20 in 2018 to 26 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 5 in 2025 to 3 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 77% of applicants (1,526 of 1,970) and drew 1 of 4 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 12 to Nov. 10, runs 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 in 1.5 |
| 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 8.0 |
| 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 444 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 in 148.0 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 21 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 27.0 |
| 17 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 1,526 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 1526.0 |
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.
9 years of history
Residents, 2018 to 2026, hunt DS6608.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 444 | 3 | 1 in 148.0 | 26 | 21 | none | 1,526 | 1 |
| 2025 | 490 | 5 | 1 in 98.0 | 26 | 9 | 26+ | 2,091 | 2 |
| 2024 | 499 | 6 | 1 in 83.2 | 25 | 0 | 25+ | 1,801 | 1 |
| 2023 | 522 | 9 | 1 in 58.0 | 26 | 2 | 25+ | 2,065 | 1 |
| 2022 | 368 | 5 | 1 in 73.6 | 23 | 14 | 23+ | 1,641 | 1 |
| 2021 | 373 | 5 | 1 in 74.6 | 23 | 7 | 23+ | 1,306 | 1 |
| 2020 | 237 | 6 | 1 in 39.5 | 22 | 7 | 22+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 201 | 2 | 1 in 100.5 | 21 | 16 | none | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 223 | 2 | 1 in 111.5 | 20 | 1 | none | 0 | 0 |
North DS6609
Resident odds, 2026
1 in 110.6
774 applicants, 7 permits
Nonresident odds, 2026
n/a
0 applicants, 0 permits
Everyone drew at (resident)
29+ pts
The only resident at the top level (29 points) drew
Lowest points that drew (resident)
6 pts
1 of 31 at 6 points drew
Hunt number
DS6609
North
2026 season
Sept. 12 to Nov. 10
2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook
Top point level applying
29 res / n/a nonres
1 resident at 29 points
Permits drawn, 2026
7 res / 0 nonres
Resident: 4 bonus, 3 random
Key facts, hunt DS6609
- At 27 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 27, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 110.6 were the 9th best of 18 once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn sheep hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 488 in 2018 to 774 in 2026 (+59%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 21 in 2018 to 29 in 2026.
- Resident permits held at 7 from 2025 to 2026.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 12 to Nov. 10, runs 60 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 |
| 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 in 2.0 |
| 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 21 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 19.0 |
| 20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 24.0 |
| 6 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 31.0 |
| 5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 774 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 in 110.6 |
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.
9 years of history
Residents, 2018 to 2026, hunt DS6609.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 774 | 7 | 1 in 110.6 | 29 | 6 | 29+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 729 | 7 | 1 in 104.1 | 27 | 17 | 27+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 617 | 3 | 1 in 205.7 | 27 | 6 | 27+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 668 | 3 | 1 in 222.7 | 25 | 9 | none | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 677 | 4 | 1 in 169.3 | 26 | 8 | 26+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 663 | 5 | 1 in 132.6 | 24 | 3 | 24+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 574 | 6 | 1 in 95.7 | 23 | 7 | 23+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 584 | 5 | 1 in 116.8 | 22 | 1 | 22+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 488 | 3 | 1 in 162.7 | 21 | 3 | none | 0 | 0 |
South DS6610
Resident odds, 2026
1 in 75.3
753 applicants, 10 permits
Nonresident odds, 2026
1 in 1063.0
2,126 applicants, 2 permits
Everyone drew at (resident)
27+ pts
All 5 residents with 27 or more points drew
Lowest points that drew (resident)
7 pts
1 of 34 at 7 points drew
Hunt number
DS6610
South
2026 season
Sept. 12 to Nov. 10
2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook
Top point level applying
28 res / 32 nonres
1 resident at 28 points
Permits drawn, 2026
10 res / 2 nonres
Resident: 5 bonus, 5 random
Key facts, hunt DS6610
- At 27 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 27, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 75.3 were the 7th best of 18 once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn sheep hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 676 in 2018 to 753 in 2026 (+11%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 22 in 2018 to 28 in 2026.
- Resident permits held at 10 from 2025 to 2026.
- Nonresidents were 74% of applicants (2,126 of 2,879) and drew 2 of 12 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 12 to Nov. 10, runs 60 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | all drew |
| 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 24 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 15.0 |
| 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 22 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 17.0 |
| 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 15.0 |
| 19 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 20.0 |
| 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 34.0 |
| 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 753 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 in 75.3 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 in 5.0 |
| 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 24 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 30.0 |
| 23 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 22 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 21 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 2,126 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 in 1063.0 |
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.
9 years of history
Residents, 2018 to 2026, hunt DS6610.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 753 | 10 | 1 in 75.3 | 28 | 7 | 27+ | 2,126 | 2 |
| 2025 | 789 | 10 | 1 in 78.9 | 27 | 18 | 27+ | 2,003 | 2 |
| 2024 | 810 | 11 | 1 in 73.6 | 28 | 14 | 26+ | 2,123 | 1 |
| 2023 | 792 | 11 | 1 in 72.0 | 25 | 15 | 24+ | 2,180 | 1 |
| 2022 | 593 | 11 | 1 in 53.9 | 24 | 9 | 24+ | 1,836 | 1 |
| 2021 | 568 | 8 | 1 in 71.0 | 23 | 7 | none | 1,824 | 2 |
| 2020 | 523 | 9 | 1 in 58.1 | 23 | 8 | 23+ | 1,905 | 2 |
| 2019 | 626 | 7 | 1 in 89.4 | 22 | 15 | none | 2,068 | 1 |
| 2018 | 676 | 7 | 1 in 96.6 | 22 | 4 | 22+ | 1,631 | 1 |
All desert bighorn sheep hunts on San Rafael
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirty Devil | DS6624 | Archery | Nov. 11 to Dec. 17 | 268 | 2 | 1 in 134.0 | 0 |
| Dirty Devil On this page | DS6608 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 12 to Nov. 10 | 444 | 3 | 1 in 148.0 | 1 |
| North On this page | DS6609 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 12 to Nov. 10 | 774 | 7 | 1 in 110.6 | 0 |
| South On this page | DS6610 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 12 to Nov. 10 | 753 | 10 | 1 in 75.3 | 2 |
San Rafael desert bighorn sheep hunt map
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Questions about San Rafael rifle desert bighorn sheep draw odds
How many points does it take to draw San Rafael rifle desert bighorn sheep?
In the 2026 draw for San Rafael rifle desert bighorn sheep (hunt DS6609), the only applicant at the top level (29 points) drew. The lowest resident point level that drew was 6 (1 of 31). Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for San Rafael rifle desert bighorn sheep?
For hunt DS6609, 774 residents applied for 7 permits and 0 nonresidents applied for 0 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the San Rafael rifle desert bighorn sheep season?
The 2026 season for DS6609 runs Sept. 12 to Nov. 10, per the 2026 DWR guidebook. 2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook.
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Sources
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.
Page built Sept. 24, 2026. Found an error? [email protected]. Verify all dates and rules with DWR before applying.