Nevada Unit 204 Bighorn-Sheep: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 2042021 draw

Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Archery | 202, 204 | Oct 20 - Nov 14

0 drew, 23 applied.

One of Nevada's hardest bighorn sheep draws: 1st hardest of 214 in 2021.

Hunt codes

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 204

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2025	Tags	Success 3-yr
564	Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Sep 15–Nov 15	1 of 137 drew	2	100%
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Any Legal Weapon \| 204 \| Oct 15 - Nov 15		1 of 114 drew		No harvest report
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Any Legal Weapon \| 204 \| Sep 15 - Nov 15		1 of 137 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

564100%

100%

2025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit 204

2020–2025

Population estimate 2025

50

Rams / 100 ewes 2023

54

Population estimateFalling

202020212022202320242025

Rams per 100 ewesRising

20202023

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

564Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 15–Nov 15

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

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Unit 204

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Unit 204 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 204 · 564

1 of 137 drew

Success100%

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Nevada Unit 204:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 204

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

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