San Juan, San Juan River
San Juan, San Juan River, a Utah big game hunt unit: Desert Bighorn Sheep. Utah DWR's boundary description for each 2026 hunt list that names this unit, with the unit's 2026 seasons and hunts as Ranger Hawk reads them from UDWR's hunt lists, the 2026 Big Game Field Regulations and the 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook, as of noon, October 28, 2026.
San Juan, San Juan River
Desert Bighorn Sheep
San Juan County—Boundary begins at the eastern shoreline of Lake Powell and SR-276 at Halls Crossing; east on SR-276 to SR-95; east on SR-95 to SR-261; south on SR-261 to US-163; south on US-163 to the San Juan River at Mexican Hat; west along the San Juan River to the eastern shoreline of Lake Powell; north on this shoreline to SR-276 at Halls Crossing. - A hunting permit does not authorize the permit holder to hunt on Native American trust lands, CWMUs (unless you specifically have a permit for that CWMU) or on National Park lands. Furthermore, it is the responsibility of hunters to learn if hunting is allowed and what specific rules and regulations may apply on National Monuments, National Wildlife Refuges, State Parks, UDWR Wildlife and Waterfowl Management areas, military installations and within the boundaries of cities, towns and municipalities. Written permission is required to hunt private lands.
Other units named San Juan: San Juan Bull Elk Open unit; San Juan, Abajo Mtns Open unit; San Juan, Elk Ridge Open unit; San Juan, Hatch Point Open unit; San Juan, Lockhart Open unit; San Juan, Mancos Mesa Open unit; San Juan, Montezuma Canyon Open unit; San Juan, North Open unit; San Juan, South Open unit
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Hunts: UDWR's 2026 hunt boundary lists, pulled 2026-10-22. Dates: the 2026 Big Game Field Regulations (general seasons) and the 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook, 2026-04-06 (drawn hunts). Last year's draw: 2025. A mark after a hunt number is the guidebook's footnote; read it there.
Sources
Source: Utah DWR's 2026 hunt boundary lists, pulled October 22, 2026.
Source: Utah Big Game Application Guidebook - 2026, reissued April 6, 2026.
Source: Utah DWR 2026 Big Game Field Regulations Guidebook (general seasons).
Source: Utah DWR big game draw results, 2025.