Nevada Unit 045:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for bighorn sheep. Part of bighorn sheep herd unit 045. 2025: 2 tags, 159 applicants per hunt.
Nevada · Unit 045
Unit 045Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
50%
Herd · 2025
140
population
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Hunt codes
- Deer25
Best draw odds
- Deer100% drew
- Pronghorn67% drew
- Bighorn sheep<1% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
Hardest draw in Unit 0452022 draw
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 045, 153 | Sep 15 - Oct 151 drew, 192 applied.
123rd hardest of 214 Nevada bighorn sheep draws in 2022.
Hunt codes
Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 045
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 658 | Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Sep 15–Oct 15 | 1 of 159 drew | 2 | 50% |
| Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 045 | Sep 15 - Oct 15 | 1 of 159 drew | |||
| Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 045, 153 | Sep 15 - Oct 15 | 1 of 192 drew |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest & herd
How hunters didand how the herd is doing.
Harvest success by hunt, 2025–2025
% success65850%
50%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 045
Population estimate 2025
140
Population estimateFalling
202020212022202320242025
Before you apply
- Tag fee
- “Nonresident bighorn sheep tag......................................................................... 1,200”
- Tag fee
- “Resident bighorn sheep tag................................................................................... 120”
- Points
- “may electronically submit an application for a bonus point for that species or category of species”
Rules for 2026.
Season dates · 2025
- 658Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 15–Oct 15
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 045and the units around it
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Public land & access
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 045 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each bighorn sheep hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 045 · 658
1 of 159 drew
Success50%
Source: NDOW · Updated Nov 13, 2026