Nevada Unit 164:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest
4 hunt codes for bighorn sheep. Part of bighorn sheep herd unit 131, 164. 2025: 1 tags, 117 applicants per hunt.
Nevada · Unit 164
Unit 164Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
100%
Herd · 2025
60
100 rams / 100 ewes
Compare species at a glanceShow
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Deer100% drew
- Elk40% drew
- Pronghorn4% drew
- Bighorn sheep<1% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Deer0–58%
- Elk0–100%
- Pronghorn60–100%
- Bighorn sheep100%
Hardest draw in Unit 1642021 draw
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 131, 164 | Nov 20 - Jan 010 drew, 96 applied.
One of Nevada's hardest bighorn sheep draws: 1st hardest of 214 in 2021.
Hunt codes
Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 164
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8376087 | Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Sep 15–Jan 1 | 1 of 117 drew | 1 | 100% |
| Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 131, 132, 164 | Nov 20 - Jan 01 | 1 of 109 drew | |||
| Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 131, 132, 164 | Sep 15 - Jan 01 | 1 of 117 drew | |||
| Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 131, 164 | Nov 20 - Jan 01 | 0 of 96 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
% success8376087100%
100%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 131, 164
Population estimate 2025
60
Rams / 100 ewes 2024
100
Lambs / 100 ewes 2024
38
Population estimateFalling
202020212022202320242025
Rams per 100 ewesRising
202120232024
Lambs per 100 ewesFlat
2019202120232024
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
- 8376087Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 15–Jan 1
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 164and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
Take Unit 164into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 164 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 164 · 8376087
1 of 117 drew
Success100%
Source: NDOW · Updated Nov 13, 2026