Nevada Unit 231: Trophy unitdeer draw odds & harvest
19 hunt codes for deer. Part of deer herd unit 231. 2025: 2 to 68 tags, 88 to 1,761 applicants per hunt.
Nevada · Unit 231
Unit 231Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 2312024 draw
Restricted Antlered Mule Deer Hunt | Any Legal Weapon | 231 | Oct 05 - Oct 310 drew, 73 applied.
One of Nevada's hardest deer draws: 1st hardest of 931 in 2024.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 231
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202 | Mule Deer Antlered · archery · Aug 10–Sep 9 | 11 of 135 drew | 36 | 37% |
| 348 | Mule Deer Antlered · archery · Aug 10–Sep 9 | 2 of 329 drew | 4 | 50% |
| 282 | Mule Deer Antlered · muzzleloader · Sep 10–Oct 4 | 6 of 88 drew | 20 | 55% |
| 384 | Mule Deer Antlered · muzzleloader · Sep 10–Oct 4 | 1 of 111 drew | 2 | 50% |
| 118 | Mule Deer Antlered · any legal weapon · Oct 5–Oct 31 | 2 of 1,310 drew | 4 | 75% |
| 139 | Mule Deer Antlered · any legal weapon · Oct 5–Oct 31 | 48 of 1,761 drew | 68 | 68% |
| 863 | Mule Deer Junior · seasonal weapon restriction · Aug 10–Oct 31 | 53 of 226 drew | 67 | 72% |
| Guided Antlered Mule Deer Hunt | Any Legal Weapon | 231 | 2021-10-05 to 2021-10-31 | 2 of 65 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
% success11875%
75%
2025
13968%
68%
2025
20237%
37%
2025
28255%
55%
2025
34850%
50%
2025
38450%
50%
2025
86372%
72%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 231
Population estimate 2025
2,300
Bucks / 100 does 2024
33
Fawns / 100 does 2024
54
Harvested bucks with 4 or more points 2025
61%
Population estimateFalling
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Bucks per 100 doesRising
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Fawns per 100 doesRising
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Harvested bucks with 4 or more points (%)Rising
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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
- 118Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponOct 5–Oct 31
- 139Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponOct 5–Oct 31
- 202Archery · ArcheryAug 10–Sep 9
- 282Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderSep 10–Oct 4
- 348Archery · ArcheryAug 10–Sep 9
- 384Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderSep 10–Oct 4
- 863Seasonal Weapon Restriction · Seasonal Weapon RestrictionAug 10–Oct 31
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 231and 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 231into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 231 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 231 · 202
11 of 135 drew
Success37%
Source: NDOW · Updated Nov 13, 2026