Nevada Unit 251:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for bighorn sheep. Part of bighorn sheep herd unit 134, 251. 2025: 2 tags, 68 applicants per hunt.
Nevada · Unit 251
- Unit 102: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 114: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 115: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 131: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 132: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 133: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 134: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 153: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 161: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 162: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 163: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 164: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 173: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 181: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 182: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 183: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 184: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 202: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 204: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 205: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 206: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 207: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 208: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 211: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 212: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 213: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 221: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 223: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 241: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 242: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 243: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 244: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 245: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 252: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 253: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 254: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 261: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 262: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 263: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 264: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 265: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 266: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 267: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 268: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 271: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 272: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 280: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 281: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 282: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 283: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 284: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 286: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 011: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 012: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 013: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 014: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 021: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 022: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 031: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 032: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 033: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 034: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 035: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 044: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 045: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 051: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 066: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 068: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 074: Bighorn sheep
Unit 251Neighbor units
At a glance
Bighorn sheep hunt codes
2
Any legal weapon
Tags · 2025
2
across 2 hunts
Applicants · 2025
136
68 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
100%
Herd population 2025
120
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Deer83% drew
- Elk9% drew
- Pronghorn36% drew
- Bighorn sheep3% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Deer0–20%
- ElkNo harvest report
- Pronghorn50–100%
- Bighorn sheep100%
Hardest draw in Unit 2512025 draw
5412 tags, 68 applied, 3% drew.
202nd hardest of 214 Nevada bighorn sheep draws in 2025.
Hunt codes
Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 251
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Nov 20–Jan 1 | 2 of 68 drew | 2 | 100% |
| Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 134, 251 | Nov 20 - Jan 01 | 2 of 68 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
% success541100%
100%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 134, 251
Population estimate 2025
120
Population estimateFalling
202020212022202320242025
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
- 541Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 20–Jan 1
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 251and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- Unit 102: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 114: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 115: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 131: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 132: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 133: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 134: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 153: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 161: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 162: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 163: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 164: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 173: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 181: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 182: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 183: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 184: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 202: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 204: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 205: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 206: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 207: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 208: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 211: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 212: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 213: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 221: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 223: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 241: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 242: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 243: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 244: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 245: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 252: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 253: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 254: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 261: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 262: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 263: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 264: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 265: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 266: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 267: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 268: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 271: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 272: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 280: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 281: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 282: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 283: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 284: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 286: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 011: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 012: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 013: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 014: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 021: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 022: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 031: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 032: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 033: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 034: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 035: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 044: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 045: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 051: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 066: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 068: Bighorn sheep
- Unit 074: Bighorn sheep
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
Take Unit 251into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 251 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each bighorn sheep hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 251 · 541
2 of 68 drew
Success100%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NDOW