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Unit 286 bighorn sheep,any legal weapon season
Season Any Legal Weapon Nov 20–Jan 1·Units: 286·3 tags in 2025·Who can apply: residents
Answer card2025 draw · Resident
3 tags, 91 applied, under 1% drew in 2025. One of Nevada's hardest bighorn sheep draws: 1st hardest of 214 in 2025.
Draw result · 2025
<1%
0 of 91 drew
Harvest success
66%
Range, 2025
Tags · 2025
3
Rams / 100 ewes
25
286, 2023
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Resident | 91 | 0 | 3 |
Nevada prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
What it is
- Legal animal
- Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram
- Weapon
- Any Legal Weapon
- Tags
- 3 (2025)
- Who can apply
- Residents
- Land ownership
- FWS 57.4%, Private 21.2%, BLM 12.2%, NPS 5.4%, DOD 3.4%, Other 0.5%
Season dates, 2025
- Any Legal Weapon: Nov 20–Jan 1
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 655
2025–20252566%
2025: 2 taken by 3 hunters.
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Before you apply
- Tag fee
- “Nonresident bighorn sheep tag......................................................................... 1,200”
- Points
- “may electronically submit an application for a bonus point for that species or category of species”
Rules for 2026.
Source: NDOW