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Unit 281 bighorn sheep,any legal weapon season
Season Any Legal Weapon Dec 20–Jan 4·Units: 281·4 tags in 2025·Who can apply: residents
Answer card2025 draw · Resident
4 tags, 88 applied, 2% drew in 2025. 188th hardest of 214 Nevada bighorn sheep draws in 2025.
Draw result · 2025
2%
2 of 88 drew
Harvest success
75%
Range, 2025
Tags · 2025
4
Rams / 100 ewes
84
281, 2024
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Who | Applicants | Drew | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Resident | 88 | 2 | 4 |
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
- 4 (2025)
- Who can apply
- Residents
- Land ownership
- DOD 100%
Season dates, 2025
- Any Legal Weapon: Dec 20–Jan 4
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 679
2025–20252575%
2025: 3 taken by 4 hunters.
Other bighorn sheep hunts in Unit 281
- Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 281 Unit Restrictions (See CR 25-07) Additional requirement applies | Dec 20 - Jan 04 · 2 of 88 drew
- Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 281 Unit Restrictions (See CR24-04A2) Additional requirement applies | Dec 21 - Jan 05 · 1 of 54 drew
- Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 281 | Dec 16 - Jan 01 · 2 of 80 drew
- Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 281 | Dec 17 - Jan 01 · 2 of 75 drew
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
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