Washington Administrative Code
Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of
WILDLIFE
Chapter 220-415 - Wildlife-Hunting-Big game
Section 220-415-120 - 2023 Bighorn sheep seasons, permit quotas, and areas
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) It is unlawful to fail to comply with the provisions of this section. A violation of species, sex, size, number, area, season, or eligibility requirements is punishable under RCW 77.15.410, Unlawful hunting of big game-Penalty.
(2) Bighorn Sheep Permit Hunts
Hunt Name |
Permit Season |
Permit Hunt Boundary Description |
Special Restrictions |
Permits |
Any ram |
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Cleman Mountain |
Oct. 1-31 |
Sheep Unit 7 |
Any Legal Weapon |
4 |
Lincoln Cliffs |
Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 |
Sheep Unit 12 |
Any Legal Weapon |
2 |
Quilomene |
Oct. 1-31 |
Sheep Unit 13 |
Any Legal Weapon |
3 |
Swakane |
Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 |
Sheep Unit 14 |
Any Legal Weapon |
2 |
Manson |
Nov. 9-30 |
Sheep Unit 16 |
Any Legal Weapon |
2 |
Chelan Butte A |
Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 |
Sheep Unit 18 |
Any Legal Weapon |
2 |
Chelan Butte B |
Oct. 11 - Nov. 15 |
Sheep Unit 18 |
Any Legal Weapon |
2 |
Mountain View - Black Butte |
Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 |
GMU 172, portions of GMU 181, GMU 186 |
Any Legal Weapon |
1 |
Adult ewe |
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Cleman Mountain A |
Oct. 10-31 |
Sheep Unit 7 |
Adult ewe only Any Legal Weapon |
10 |
Cleman Mountain B |
Nov. 6-26 |
Sheep Unit 7 |
Adult ewe only Any Legal Weapon |
8 |
Lincoln Cliffs Whitestone Unit |
Oct. 1-10 |
Sheep Unit 20 Whitestone |
Adult ewe only Any Legal Weapon |
1 |
Chelan Butte |
Sept. 15 - Oct. 10 |
Sheep Unit 18 |
Adult ewe only Any Legal Weapon |
4 |
Youth |
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Cleman Mountain |
Nov. 6-26 |
Sheep Unit 7 |
Adult ewe only Any Legal Weapon |
2 |
Hunters with Disabilities |
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Chelan Butte A |
Oct. 11-31 |
Sheep Unit 18 |
Adult ewe only Any Legal Weapon |
3 |
Chelan Butte B |
Oct. 11-31 |
Sheep Unit 18 |
Juvenile ram onlya Any Legal Weapon |
2 |
See subsection (3) of this section Bighorn Sheep Units for detailed legal descriptions of these hunt area boundaries.
a A juvenile ram is defined as a male bighorn sheep having at least one "unbroomed" horn that does not extend past an imaginary line beginning at the point on the animal's forehead where the front of the horn base adjoins the skull, and continuing downwards and in a posterior direction through the posterior edge of the eye. All reference points are based on viewing the ram directly from a 90 degree angle from which the head is facing. A "broomed" horn is defined as a sheep horn that has been broken, splintered, frayed or rubbed in the wild, thus shortening its length and disrupting its natural taper.
(3) Bighorn Sheep Units: