Nevada Unit 162:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for bighorn sheep. Part of bighorn sheep herd unit 162. 2025: 2 tags, 198 applicants per hunt.
Nevada · Unit 162
Unit 162Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
50%
Herd · 2025
40
100 rams / 100 ewes
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Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Deer100% drew
- Elk40% drew
- Pronghorn25% drew
- Bighorn sheep<1% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
Hardest draw in Unit 1622022 draw
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Archery | 162 - 163 | Oct 20 - Nov 140 drew, 15 applied.
One of Nevada's hardest bighorn sheep draws: 1st hardest of 214 in 2022.
Hunt codes
Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 162
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 661 | Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Nov 20–Jan 1 | 1 of 198 drew | 2 | 50% |
| Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 162 - 163 | Nov 20 - Jan 01 | 1 of 198 drew | |||
| Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Archery | 162 - 163 | Oct 20 - Nov 14 | 0 of 15 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
% success66150%
50%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 162
Population estimate 2025
40
Rams / 100 ewes 2022
100
Lambs / 100 ewes 2022
50
Population estimateFalling
202020212022202320242025
Lambs per 100 ewesRising
20182022
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
- 661Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 20–Jan 1
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 162and the units around it
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Public land & access
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 162 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 162 · 661
1 of 198 drew
Success50%
Source: NDOW · Updated Nov 13, 2026