Nevada Unit 161 Bighorn-Sheep: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 1612022 draw

Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 161 | Nov 20 - Jan 01

0 drew, 287 applied.

One of Nevada's hardest bighorn sheep draws: 1st hardest of 214 in 2022.

Hunt codes

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 161

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2025	Tags	Success 3-yr
544	Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Sep 15–Jan 1	3 of 224 drew	3	100%
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ewe \| Any Legal Weapon \| 161 \| Oct 01 - Oct 20		38 of 892 drew		No harvest report
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ewe \| Any Legal Weapon \| 161 \| Oct 20 - Nov 15		36 of 712 drew		No harvest report
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Any Legal Weapon \| 161 \| Nov 20 - Jan 01		0 of 93 drew		No harvest report
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Any Legal Weapon \| 161 \| Oct 21 - Dec 01		0 of 78 drew		No harvest report
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Any Legal Weapon \| 161 \| Sep 10 - Sep 30		2 of 191 drew		No harvest report
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Any Legal Weapon \| 161 \| Sep 15 - Jan 01		3 of 224 drew		No harvest report
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Any Legal Weapon \| 161 \| Sep 15 - Oct 15		6 of 240 drew		No harvest report

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

% success

544100%

100%

2025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit 161

2007–2025

Population estimate 2025

160

Rams / 100 ewes 2024

31

Average age of harvested rams 2022

5.5 yrs

Average Boone and Crockett score of harvested rams 2022

145.5

Population estimateFalling

202020212022202320242025

Rams per 100 ewesFalling

202120232024

Average age of harvested rams (years)Falling

20072008200920102014201520182019202020212022

Average Boone and Crockett score of harvested ramsFalling

20072008200920102014201520182019202020212022

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.

Season dates · 2025

544Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 15–Jan 1

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

Unit 161and the units around it

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Public land & access

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Unit 161

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Members

Unit 161 hunt pack

One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each bighorn sheep hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.

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Draw odds per hunt
Harvest success per hunt

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Unit 161 · 544

3 of 224 drew

Success100%

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Nevada Unit 161:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 161

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

Unit 161and the units around it

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