Nevada Unit 223:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for bighorn sheep. 2025: 1 tags, 97 applicants per hunt.
Nevada · Unit 223
Unit 223Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
100%
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Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Deer100% drew
- Elk25% drew
- Pronghorn11% drew
- Bighorn sheep<1% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Deer0–78%
- Elk0–100%
- Pronghorn60–83%
- Bighorn sheep100%
Hardest draw in Unit 2232025 draw
6831 tag, 97 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Nevada's hardest bighorn sheep draws: 1st hardest of 214 in 2025.
Hunt codes
Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 223
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 683 | Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Nov 20–Jan 1 | 0 of 97 drew | 1 | 100% |
| Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 221, 223 | Nov 20 - Jan 01 | 0 of 97 drew | |||
| Nelson Desert Bighorn Management Ram - One Horn | Any Legal Weapon | 223, 245, 133 | Jan 05 - Feb 20 | 1 of 251 drew |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 223.
Harvest success by hunt, 2025–2025
% success683100%
100%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
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
- 683Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 20–Jan 1
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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Members
Unit 223 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 223 · 683
0 of 97 drew
Success100%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NDOW · Updated Nov 13, 2026