Nevada Unit 172:deer draw odds & harvest
35 hunt codes for deer. 2025: 3 to 310 tags, 2 to 718 applicants per hunt.
Nevada · Unit 172
Unit 172Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 1722021 draw
Guided Antlered Mule Deer Hunt | Any Legal Weapon | 171 - 173 | 2021-10-31 to 2021-11-080 drew, 7 applied.
One of Nevada's hardest deer draws: 1st hardest of 931 in 2021.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 172
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 218 | Mule Deer Antlered · archery · Aug 10–Sep 9 | 91 of 100 drew | 270 | 15% |
| 462 | Mule Deer Antlered · archery · Aug 10–Sep 9 | 4 of 55 drew | 25 | 25% |
| 314 | Mule Deer Antlered · muzzleloader · Sep 10–Oct 4 | 42 of 75 drew | 90 | 32% |
| 354 | Mule Deer Antlered · muzzleloader · Sep 10–Oct 4 | 6 of 18 drew | 10 | 0% |
| 167 | Mule Deer Antlered · any legal weapon · Oct 31–Nov 8 | 14 of 306 drew | 50 | 54% |
| 170 | Mule Deer Antlered · any legal weapon · Oct 5–Oct 16 | 152 of 563 drew | 310 | 24% |
| 246 | Mule Deer Antlered · any legal weapon · Oct 31–Nov 8 | 1 of 71 drew | 3 | 66% |
| 247 | Mule Deer Antlered · any legal weapon · Oct 5–Oct 16 | 6 of 155 drew | 17 | 53% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 172.
Harvest success by hunt, 2025–2025
% success16755%
55%
2025
17025%
25%
2025
21816%
16%
2025
24667%
67%
2025
24753%
53%
2025
31433%
33%
2025
3540%
0%
2025
46225%
25%
2025
837598636%
36%
2025
837598771%
71%
2025
837640530%
30%
2025
837640663%
63%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
Before you apply
- Tag fee
- “Nonresident deer tag.............................................................................................. 240”
- Tag fee
- “Resident deer tag.................................................................................................... $30”
- Points
- “may electronically submit an application for a bonus point for that species or category of species”
Rules for 2026.
Season dates · 2025
- 167Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponOct 31–Nov 8
- 170Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponOct 5–Oct 16
- 218Archery · ArcheryAug 10–Sep 9
- 246Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponOct 31–Nov 8
- 247Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponOct 5–Oct 16
- 314Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderSep 10–Oct 4
- 354Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderSep 10–Oct 4
- 462Archery · ArcheryAug 10–Sep 9
- 8375986Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponOct 17–Oct 30
- 8375987Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponOct 17–Oct 30
- 8376405Seasonal Weapon Restriction for Primitive Hunts · Seasonal Weapon Restriction for Primitive HuntsAug 10–Oct 4
- 8376406Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponOct 5–Nov 2
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 172and 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 172into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 172 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each deer hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 172 · 218
91 of 100 drew
Success15%
Source: NDOW · Updated Nov 13, 2026