Despite the odds, how many Sheep Tags have you Drawn or Won in your Life?

[WesternRookie]

<1 club, some other raffle, state draw system

What sheep tags have you drawn or won in your life?

When was this and what did you draw? (ie: Utah bighorn in 2001, Desert sheep in New Mexico, in 2020, etc.)

Hoping to hear from folks who got lucky so others can feel encouraged

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

I'll be the glass half empty guy. ZERO!

 

[MThuntr]

Zero & currently with 12pts in MT...I should have more but started applying later than most.

 

[Oak]

I drew a Chugach dall sheep tag in 2007 (around 3% odds at the time) and a Colorado RM bighorn tag in 2016.

 

[trb]

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Maybe if @Oak would draw my damn name some year.

 

[warmer]

One. SD Black Hills in 2008

 

[duckhunt]

One. SD Black Hills in 2008

I love the Blackhills and I love sheep hunting stories. Did you post a thread about that hunt?

 

[justdada]

once upon a time, ewe tags were drawn on 2nd choice while collecting PPs, those were fun times... quarter century later, I'm still hoping to draw a ram tag somewhere!

 

[warmer]

Have to look back. I didn't join HT till 2010 so probably not.

 

[Bambistew]

In about 25 years of applying in MT/ID/AK. I have drawn 2 tags in AK. One with about 7%, the other was about 2%. I gave up on MT and ID a long time ago. Just wasn't worth it to me, considering I've killed few. I'll let someone else have my chance and hunt them OTC here. I almost didn't put in this year.

My wife drew 2 tags here as well over about 12 years, one with 4% and another at 9%.

 

[fishing4sanity]

Do Barbary sheep in New Mexico count? If so, 1; if they don't count, 0
I've applied for bighorn in WA, OR, MT, WY, CO & NM, but no tag yet.

 

[RobertD]

Despite the odds, I haven't drawn a single damn one of 'em.

 

[Griztrax]

I drew a Montana sheep tag in 2008 for District 210 Lower Rock Creek. I had the most bonus points possible at that time but can't remember how many that was. I believe it was 2009 or 2010 that the Rock Creek herd got hit with pneumonia and the herd had a major die off. I believe the year I had the tag FWP issued 5 permits and now they issue just one tag in that district I believe. Obviously it is much harder now to draw that tag. It was a once-in-a-lifetime hunt for me although I am hopeful that my kids get a shot at it while I am still able to hunt with them.

 

[BigHornRam]

Idaho Bighorn 2001. Montana Bighorn 2007. Draw odds for both were between 1 and 2 percent.

 

[TheGrayRider]

My triple top secret, megatron super computer calculates that I will draw my Montana 680 sheep tag in exactly the year 2069. I will be a youthful 101 yoa but ready to run up the hills/mountains. Can’t wait!

 

[BigHornRam]

I drew a Montana sheep tag in 2008 for District 210 Lower Rock Creek. I had the most bonus points possible at that time but can't remember how many that was. I believe it was 2009 or 2010 that the Rock Creek herd got hit with pneumonia and the herd had a major die off. I believe the year I had the tag FWP issued 5 permits and now they issue just one tag in that district I believe. Obviously it is much harder now to draw that tag. It was a once-in-a-lifetime hunt for me although I am hopeful that my kids get a shot at it while I am still able to hunt with them.

My wife drew a ewe permit in that unit in 2006 and was sad to see it have a die off. It's a nice area and had a good herd at the time. Several other units had big die offs at the same time that year. Bonner, East Fork, Upper Rock creek, and one other if I recall correctly.

 

[Griztrax]

My wife drew a ewe permit in that unit in 2006 and was sad to see it have a die off. It's a nice area and had a good herd at the time. Several other units had big die offs at the same time that year. Bonner, East Fork, Upper Rock creek, and one other if I recall correctly.

Yep - those die-offs were tough to see back then and the herds haven't fully recovered although all of those herds have permits offered these days - just not as many. I love that Rock Creek drainage - such a memorable hunt!!

 

[Buschy]

I drew a CO sheep tag in 2018 with 3+0 as a resident. I expect to draw a NR tag every year and am shocked when I don’t! Got to keep the faith!

 

[ClearCreek]

I have drawn one sheep license. In Wyoming in 2018; I had maximum preference points at the time.

I do not plan on ever applying again. I have had my turn, I will not take a license from someone else.

ClearCreek