Nevada Unit 254 Bighorn-Sheep: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 2542024 draw

Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram | Any Legal Weapon | 254 | Nov 20 - Jan 01

0 drew, 65 applied.

One of Nevada's hardest bighorn sheep draws: 1st hardest of 214 in 2024.

Hunt codes

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 254

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2025	Tags	Success 3-yr
647	Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Nov 1–Jan 1	1 of 80 drew	4	75%
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Any Legal Weapon \| 254 \| Nov 01 - Jan 01		1 of 80 drew		No harvest report
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Any Legal Weapon \| 254 \| Nov 20 - Jan 01		0 of 65 drew		No harvest report
Nelson Desert Bighorn Management Ram - One Horn \| Any Legal Weapon \| 253, 254, 261 \| Jan 05 - Feb 20		0 of 173 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

64775%

75%

2025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit 254

2020–2025

Population estimate 2025

130

Rams / 100 ewes 2024

51

Population estimateFlat

202020212022202320242025

Rams per 100 ewesRising

202020222024

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

647Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 1–Jan 1

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

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Unit 254

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Unit 254 hunt pack

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Draw odds per hunt
Harvest success per hunt

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Unit 254 · 647

1 of 80 drew

Success75%

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Nevada Unit 254:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 254

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

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