Nevada Unit 202 Bighorn-Sheep: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 2022025 draw

1 tag, 53 applied, under 1% drew.

One of Nevada's hardest bighorn sheep draws: 1st hardest of 214 in 2025.

Hunt codes

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 202

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2025	Tags	Success 3-yr
8375978	Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · archery · Sep 15–Oct 14	0 of 53 drew	1	100%
561	Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Oct 15–Nov 15	2 of 460 drew	5	100%
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Any Legal Weapon \| 202 \| Nov 20 - Jan 01		2 of 260 drew		No harvest report
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Any Legal Weapon \| 202 \| Oct 15 - Nov 15		2 of 460 drew		No harvest report
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Archery \| 202 \| Oct 01 - Oct 31		1 of 29 drew		No harvest report
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Archery \| 202 \| Oct 20 - Nov 14		0 of 15 drew		No harvest report
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Archery \| 202 \| Sep 15 - Oct 14		0 of 53 drew		No harvest report
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Archery \| 202, 204 \| Oct 20 - Nov 14		0 of 23 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

561100%

100%

2025

8375978100%

100%

2025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit 202

2020–2025

Population estimate 2025

130

Rams / 100 ewes 2024

314

Population estimateFalling

202020212022202320242025

Rams per 100 ewesRising

2020202120232024

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

561Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponOct 15–Nov 15
8375978Archery · ArcherySep 15–Oct 14

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

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Unit 202 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 202 · 8375978

0 of 53 drew

Success100%

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Nevada Unit 202:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 202

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

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