Nevada Unit 254:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest
4 hunt codes for bighorn sheep. Part of bighorn sheep herd unit 254. 2025: 4 tags, 80 applicants per hunt.
Nevada · Unit 254
Unit 254Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
75%
Herd · 2025
130
51 rams / 100 ewes
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Hardest draw in Unit 2542024 draw
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 254 | Nov 20 - Jan 010 drew, 65 applied.
One of Nevada's hardest bighorn sheep draws: 1st hardest of 214 in 2024.
Hunt codes
Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 254
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 647 | Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Nov 1–Jan 1 | 1 of 80 drew | 4 | 75% |
| Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 254 | Nov 01 - Jan 01 | 1 of 80 drew | |||
| Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 254 | Nov 20 - Jan 01 | 0 of 65 drew | |||
| Nelson Desert Bighorn Management Ram - One Horn | Any Legal Weapon | 253, 254, 261 | Jan 05 - Feb 20 | 0 of 173 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
% success64775%
75%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 254
Population estimate 2025
130
Rams / 100 ewes 2024
51
Lambs / 100 ewes 2024
17
Population estimateFlat
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Rams per 100 ewesRising
202020222024
Lambs per 100 ewesRising
2018202020222024
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
- 647Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 1–Jan 1
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 254and 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 254into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 254 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 254 · 647
1 of 80 drew
Success75%
Units nearby
- Unit 2612 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 2533 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 2802 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 2812 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 2822 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 2622 bighorn sheep huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
Source: NDOW · Updated Nov 13, 2026