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Unit 261 deer,any legal weapon season
Season Any Legal Weapon Nov 5–Nov 30·Units: 261·3 tags in 2025·Who can apply: nonresidents
Answer card2025 draw · Nonresident
3 tags, 76 applied, under 1% drew in 2025. One of Nevada's hardest deer draws: 1st hardest of 931 in 2025.
Draw result · 2025
<1%
0 of 76 drew
Harvest success
66%
Range, 2025
Tags · 2025
3
Applicants · 2025
76
25 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nonresident | 76 | 0 | 3 |
Nevada prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
What it is
- Legal animal
- Mule Deer Antlered
- Weapon
- Any Legal Weapon
- Tags
- 3 (2025)
- Who can apply
- Nonresidents
- Land ownership
- BLM 62.2%, Private 14.9%, NPS 10.2%, USFS 8.8%, Other 2.8%, FWS 0.7%, DOD 0.4%
Season dates, 2025
- Any Legal Weapon: Nov 5–Nov 30
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 281
2025–20252566%
2025: 2 taken by 3 hunters.
Other deer hunts in Unit 261
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Before you apply
- Tag fee
- “Nonresident deer tag.............................................................................................. 240”
- Points
- “may electronically submit an application for a bonus point for that species or category of species”
Rules for 2026.
Source: NDOW