Nevada Unit 263 Bighorn-Sheep: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 2632025 draw

1 tag, 4,944 applied, under 1% drew.

52nd hardest of 214 Nevada bighorn sheep draws in 2025.

Hunt codes

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 263

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2025	Tags	Success 3-yr
599	Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Nov 20–Jan 1	1 of 4,944 drew	1	100%
662	Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Nov 20–Jan 1	5 of 1,713 drew	5	100%
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Any Legal Weapon \| 263 \| Nov 20 - Jan 01		1 of 4,944 drew		No harvest report
Nelson Desert Bighorn Management Ram - One Horn \| Any Legal Weapon \| 262, 263, 264, 265, 266 \| Jan 05 - Feb 20		1 of 333 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

599100%

100%

2025

662100%

100%

2025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit 263

2005–2025

Population estimate 2025

250

Rams / 100 ewes 2024

41

Average age of harvested rams 2020

8.7 yrs

Average Boone and Crockett score of harvested rams 2020

166.9

Population estimateRising

202020212022202320242025

Rams per 100 ewesFalling

202120222024

Average age of harvested rams (years)Rising

2005200620082012201720182020

Average Boone and Crockett score of harvested ramsRising

2005200620082012201720182020

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

599Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 20–Jan 1
662Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 20–Jan 1

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

Unit 263and the units around it

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Public land & access

Wildlife management areas

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Offline maps

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Unit boundary

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Unit 263

KMZ GPX GeoJSON

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Unit 263 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

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Unit 263 · 599

1 of 4,944 drew

Success100%

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Nevada Unit 263:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 263

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

Unit 263and the units around it

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