Nevada Unit 173:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest
11 hunt codes for bighorn sheep. Part of bighorn sheep herd unit 173. 2025: 1 tags, 70 applicants per hunt.
Nevada · Unit 173
Unit 173Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
100%
Herd · 2021
170
population
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Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Deer100% drew
- Elk10% drew
- Pronghorn32% drew
- Bighorn sheep2% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Deer0–71%
- Elk0–100%
- Pronghorn42–100%
- Bighorn sheep100%
Hardest draw in Unit 1732024 draw
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 173 - Northwest portion - (see CR 23-04) | Aug 15 - Jan 010 drew, 75 applied.
One of Nevada's hardest bighorn sheep draws: 1st hardest of 214 in 2024.
Hunt codes
Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 173
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 554 | Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Aug 15–Jan 1 | 1 of 70 drew | 1 | 100% |
| Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 173 - Northwest portion - (see CR 23-04) | Aug 15 - Jan 01 | 0 of 75 drew | |||
| Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 173 N (see CR 23-04) | Sep 15 - Jan 01 | 0 of 57 drew | |||
| Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 173 N | Sep 15 - Jan 01 | 1 of 60 drew | |||
| Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 173 S (see CR 23-04) | Nov 20 - Jan 01 | 1 of 54 drew | |||
| Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 173 S | Nov 20 - Jan 01 | 1 of 53 drew | |||
| Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 173B - Southeast portion - (see CR 23-04A1) | Nov 20 - Jan 01 | 1 of 65 drew | |||
| Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 173N | Sep 15 - Jan 01 | 0 of 38 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
% success554100%
100%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 173
Population estimate 2021
170
Population estimateFalling
20202021
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
- 554Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponAug 15–Jan 1
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 173and 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 173into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 173 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 173 · 554
1 of 70 drew
Success100%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Units nearby
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Source: NDOW · Updated Nov 13, 2026