Nine Mile (Jack Creek) Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep unit: draw, harvest and public land
Nine Mile, Jack Creek is a 3,468-square-mile once-in-a-lifetime Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep unit in DWR's Northeastern Region of Utah. Once-in-a-lifetime Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunters here took 4 sheep on 4 permits in 2025, by DWR's 2025 harvest report (preliminary). The unit is 56% public land open to hunting, most of it BLM (881,858 acres), measured from UGRC's statewide land ownership map (last edited 2023).
Data updated October 2026. Seasons: DWR's 2026 guidebook. Harvest: DWR's reports, 2017 to 2025. Draw: DWR's 2024 and 2025 results. Land: UGRC, 2023.
National forestBLMState trust land (SITLA)DWR wildlife landNational wildlife refugeBureau of ReclamationTribal land (tribe's rules)State park (park rules)State sovereign land (lake and river beds)Nine Mile, Jack CreekNeighboring Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep unitsLake or riverHighway
| DWR region | Northeastern Region (Vernal office) |
|---|---|
| Size | 2,219,716 acres (3,468 square miles) |
| Public land | 56% (1,242,480 acres) |
| 2026 hunts on this unit | 1 (DWR guidebook) |
| Sheep harvested, 2025 | 4 on 4 permits |
| Harvest per 100 hunters, 2025 | 100 (from DWR's figures) |
| 2025 first-choice applicants | 528 residents, 0 nonresidents (4 drew) |
| Wildlife management areas | 5, 20,237 acres inside the unit |
| Towns in and near it | Price, Myton, Carbonville, Helper, Wellington and East Carbon |
When are the 2026 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunts on Nine Mile, Jack Creek?
DWR's 2026 guidebook lists 1 once-in-a-lifetime Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunt on this unit, shown here with the 2025 draw for the same hunt number where DWR used it.
| Hunt number | Hunt | 2026 season | 2025 first-choice applicants (residents) | 2025 permits drawn (residents) | 2025 first-choice applicants (nonresidents) | 2025 permits drawn (nonresidents) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS6713 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 31-Nov. 30 | 528 | 4 |
Source: 2026 Utah Big Game Application Guidebook, hunt tables, page 67; boundaries from DWR Hunt Planner hunt table. DWR can change a season during the year: check the Utah Hunt Planner before you go.
How many sheep are taken on Nine Mile, Jack Creek each year?
DWR's harvest reports cover Nine Mile, Jack Creek's once-in-a-lifetime Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunts in 9 years from 2017 to 2025. In 2025, 4 hunters afield took 4 sheep, 100 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 4 from 4 hunters on 4 permits.
| Year | Hunt | Permits | Hunters afield | Sheep harvested | DWR's percent success | Average days | Satisfaction (1 to 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | RS6713 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100% | 4.7 | 5 |
| 2024 | RS6713 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100% | 6.3 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | RS6713 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 14 | 5 |
| 2022 | RS6713 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 9.5 | 5 |
| 2021 | RS6713 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100% | 8.3 | 5 |
| 2020 | RS6713 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 75% | 11 | 3.5 |
| 2019 | RS6713 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100% | 6 | 5 |
| 2018 | RS6713 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 4.5 | 5 |
| 2017 | RS6713 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 3.5 | 4.5 |
Source: DWR harvest reports, 2017 to 2025, every once-in-a-lifetime Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunt DWR printed for this unit's name each year. CWMU, landowner, conservation and sportsman permits are not included. Harvest per 100 hunters is worked out from DWR's own two numbers.
Each 2025 hunt on Nine Mile, Jack Creek
| Hunt | Weapon | Permits | Hunters afield | Sheep harvested | DWR's percent success | Average days | Satisfaction (1 to 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS6713 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100% | 4.7 | 5 |
Source: DWR 2025 harvest report (preliminary).
Nine Mile, Jack Creek by weapon, year by year
Sheep harvested of permits issued, by weapon, for each year DWR reported since 2018:
| Weapon | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle (any legal weapon) | 4 of 4 | 4 of 4 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 3 | 3 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 |
Source: DWR harvest reports, 2018 to 2025. An empty cell means DWR printed no hunt of that kind on this unit that year.
How many hunters apply for Nine Mile, Jack Creek Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep permits?
In DWR's 2025 draw, 528 residents put a Nine Mile, Jack Creek Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunt first and 4 drew a permit, 0.8% of them; no nonresident applied first choice. In 2024, 470 residents applied first choice and 4 drew. Limited-entry and once-in-a-lifetime permits are drawn on bonus points: DWR reserves half of each hunt's permits for the applicants with the most points and draws the rest at random (Utah Admin. Rule R657-62-8).
| Hunt | DWR's hunt name | Resident applicants | Residents drawn | Nonresident applicants | Nonresidents drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS6713 | Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep | 528 | 4 |
| Hunt | Residents, reserved permits: points | Residents, random permits: points | Nonresidents, reserved permits: points | Nonresidents, random permits: points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS6713 | 29 to 30 | 13 to 18 |
From DWR's 2025 drawing results, which list each point level's permits from the reserved half (most points first) and from the random half. A blank cell means no permit of that kind went to the group.
| Hunt | DWR's hunt name | Resident applicants | Residents drawn | Nonresident applicants | Nonresidents drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS6713 | Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep | 470 | 4 |
Source: DWR 2025 drawing results and DWR 2024 drawing results, first-choice applications only, as DWR reports them; DWR leaves out second to fifth choices. The share who drew in a past year is not a forecast for the next draw. Deadlines and fees: Utah draw deadlines and fees.
How much of Nine Mile, Jack Creek is public land?
56% of the Nine Mile, Jack Creek Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep unit is public land open to hunting under its manager's rules: 1,242,480 of 2,219,716 acres. The largest share is BLM, 881,858 acres or 39.7% of the unit. 585,387 acres are tribal land, hunted only under the tribe's own rules.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Nine Mile, Jack Creek |
|---|---|---|
| BLM | 881,858 | 39.7% |
| Tribal land (tribe's rules) | 585,387 | 26.4% |
| State trust land (SITLA) | 240,726 | 10.8% |
| National forest | 99,655 | 4.5% |
| DWR wildlife land | 20,241 | 0.9% |
| State sovereign land (lake and river beds) | 2,670 | 0.1% |
| Other public land (highways, other state land) | 30 | under 0.1% |
| Private and other land not shown | 389,149 | 17.5% |
Measured by FilledTag inside DWR's 2026 boundary from UGRC's statewide land ownership map (last edited 2023). State trust land (SITLA) is open to hunting where it can be reached legally; many sections touch no public road. A permit does not allow hunting on CWMUs, tribal land or national parks.
DWR wildlife management areas inside the unit: Book Cliffs Roadless WMA (6,824 acres), Cottonwood Ridge WMA (6,749 acres), Willow Creek (Uintah/Grand) WMA (3,712 acres), Cold Spring WMA and Conservation Easement (2,684 acres) and Kevin Conway WMA (268 acres).
What other hunts share the Nine Mile, Jack Creek Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep unit's ground?
Utah draws a separate map of units for each species and hunt type. These units cover part of the same ground, measured from DWR's 2026 boundaries:
| Unit | Hunt type | Share of Nine Mile, Jack Creek it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Nine Mile | general-season deer | 59% |
| Nine Mile | once-in-a-lifetime bison | 59% |
| Book Cliffs | limited-entry deer | 41% |
| Book Cliffs, North | limited-entry deer | 40% |
| Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/East | limited-entry bull elk | 38% |
| Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/East | general-season spike elk (over the counter) | 38% |
| Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek | once-in-a-lifetime bison | 38% |
| Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek | limited-entry buck pronghorn | 38% |
| Nine Mile, Range Creek | general-season any bull elk (over the counter) | 30% |
| Nine Mile, Range Creek | limited-entry buck pronghorn | 30% |
| Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench | limited-entry buck pronghorn | 30% |
| Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench | general-season any bull elk (over the counter) | 30% |
| Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless | general-season spike elk (over the counter) | 3% |
| Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless | limited-entry bull elk | 3% |
How do you get to the Nine Mile, Jack Creek unit?
Highways through the unit: US 191 (about 60 miles inside it), US 6 (about 20 miles inside it) and US 40 (about 10 miles inside it). Towns inside: Price, Myton, Carbonville, Spring Glen and Kenilworth. Nearby: Helper (on the line), Wellington (on the line), East Carbon (on the line) and Duchesne (on the line). Rivers: Green River (99 miles), Duchesne River (22 miles) and Price River (11 miles).
Which Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep units border or overlap Nine Mile, Jack Creek?
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Sheep harvested (DWR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book Cliffs, South | 1,291 | 95.4% | 6 (2025) |
| Nine Mile, Gray Canyon | 511 | 83.9% | 5 (2025) |
Questions hunters ask
When are the 2026 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunts on Nine Mile, Jack Creek?
DWR's 2026 guidebook lists 1 once-in-a-lifetime Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunt on Nine Mile, Jack Creek: Rifle (any legal weapon) Oct. 31-Nov. 30 (RS6713).
How many sheep were harvested on Nine Mile, Jack Creek in 2025?
4, by DWR's 2025 harvest report (preliminary): 4 hunters afield on 4 permits, 100 sheep for every 100 hunters. In 2024 the count was 4.
How many people apply for Nine Mile, Jack Creek Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep permits?
528 residents and 0 nonresidents made a Nine Mile, Jack Creek hunt their first choice in DWR's 2025 draw; 4 residents and 0 nonresidents drew (DWR 2025 drawing results).
Is Nine Mile, Jack Creek mostly public land?
Yes. 56% of the unit is public land open to hunting, most of it BLM (881,858 acres), measured from UGRC's land ownership map.
What is the closest town to the Nine Mile, Jack Creek Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep unit?
Price, Myton and Carbonville are inside the unit. Just outside: Helper (on the line), Wellington (on the line) and East Carbon (on the line).
DWR's boundary description for Nine Mile, Jack Creek
Carbon, Duchesne, Emery and Uintah counties: Boundary begins at US-40 and US-191 in Duchesne; southwest on US-191 to US-6; southeast on US-6 to SR-123; east and north on SR-123 through the town of Sunnyside to the Water Canyon/Bruin Point Road; northeast on this road to the summit at Bruin Point and the headwaters of Range Creek; southeast along the Range Creek drainage bottom to the Green River; south along this river to Coal Creek and the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation boundary; east along this boundary to the drainage divide at Hells Hole/Head of Sego Canyon; northeast along the drainage divide and summit to Diamond Ridge; northeast continuing along the drainage divide and summit to the Seep Ridge Road; northwest along the Seep Ridge Road to the White River; west along this river to the Green River; north along this river to the Duchesne River; west along this river to US-40 at Myton; west on US-40 to US-191 in Duchesne. EXCLUDES ALL NATIVE AMERICAN TRUST LANDS WITHIN THIS BOUNDARY. Excludes all CWMUs. USGS 1:100,000 Maps: Duchesne, Huntington, Price, Seep Ridge, Vernal, Westwater. Boundary questions? Call the Price office, 435-613-3700
From DWR's 2026 unit layer.
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Where these numbers come from
- Harvest, permits, hunters, days and satisfaction: DWR harvest reports, 2013 to 2025 (2025 preliminary).
- 2026 hunts and season dates: 2026 Utah Big Game Application Guidebook; boundary names: DWR Hunt Planner hunt table.
- Applicants and permits drawn: DWR drawing results, 2024 and 2025.
- Unit boundary: DWR 2026 hunt unit boundaries. Public land: UGRC's statewide land ownership map (last edited 2023). WMAs: DWR public access properties (WMAs). Walk-In Access: DWR Walk-In Access properties (December 17, 2025).
- Highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 primary and secondary roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer, places.
FilledTag is not part of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Numbers are copied from DWR and the State of Utah, or measured from their maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag.
Utah hunting units Northeastern Region Utah draw deadlines Book Cliffs, South Nine Mile, Gray Canyon