Nevada Unit 205 Bighorn-Sheep: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 2052025 draw

1 tag, 1,359 applied, under 1% drew.

63rd hardest of 214 Nevada bighorn sheep draws in 2025.

Hunt codes

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 205

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2025	Tags	Success 3-yr
565	Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Nov 20–Jan 1	3 of 790 drew	3	100%
584	Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Nov 20–Jan 1	1 of 1,359 drew	1	100%
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Any Legal Weapon \| 205 \| Nov 20 - Jan 01		3 of 790 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

565100%

100%

2025

584100%

100%

2025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

2014–2019

Average age of harvested rams 2019

6.8 yrs

Average Boone and Crockett score of harvested rams 2019

157

Average age of harvested rams (years)Rising

20142016201720182019

Average Boone and Crockett score of harvested ramsRising

20142016201720182019

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

565Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 20–Jan 1
584Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 20–Jan 1

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

Unit 205and the units around it

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Public land & access

Wildlife management areas

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Unit 205

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Unit 205 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 205 · 565

3 of 790 drew

Success100%

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Nevada Unit 205:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 205

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

Unit 205and the units around it

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