Nevada Unit 268:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest
14 hunt codes for bighorn sheep. Part of bighorn sheep herd unit 268. 2025: 3 to 90 tags, 40 to 3,265 applicants per hunt.
Nevada · Unit 268
- 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 251: 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 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 268Neighbor units
At a glance
Bighorn sheep hunt codes
14
Archery · any legal weapon
Tags · 2025
175
across 11 hunts
Applicants · 2025
13,138
75 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
50–100%
Herd population 2025
600
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
- Deer19
Best draw odds
- Deer16% drew
- Bighorn sheep4% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Deer0–66%
- Bighorn sheep50–100%
Hardest draw in Unit 2682025 draw
6043 tags, 3,265 applied, under 1% drew.
61st hardest of 214 Nevada bighorn sheep draws in 2025.
Hunt codes
Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 268
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8376419 | Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · archery · Jan 5–Feb 20 | 1 of 40 drew | 9 | 66% |
| 604 | Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Nov 16–Dec 8 | 2 of 3,265 drew | 3 | 66% |
| 620 | Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ewe · any legal weapon · Oct 20–Nov 15 | 10 of 662 drew | 10 | 50% |
| 666 | Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Nov 16–Dec 8 | 25 of 2,422 drew | 30 | 89% |
| 700 | Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ewe · any legal weapon · Oct 20–Nov 15 | 90 of 2,212 drew | 90 | 55% |
| 8376421 | Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Dec 10–Jan 1 | 2 of 152 drew | 30 | 90% |
| 8376423 | Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Dec 10–Jan 1 | 1 of 209 drew | 3 | 100% |
| Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ewe | Any Legal Weapon | 268 | Oct 16 - Nov 15 | 36 of 998 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
% success60467%
67%
2025
62050%
50%
2025
66690%
90%
2025
70055%
55%
2025
837641967%
67%
2025
837642190%
90%
2025
8376423100%
100%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 268
Population estimate 2025
600
Rams / 100 ewes 2024
61
Average age of harvested rams 2024
7.1 yrs
Average Boone and Crockett score of harvested rams 2024
154
Population estimateFalling
20242025
Rams per 100 ewesFalling
2021202220232024
Average age of harvested rams (years)Falling
2003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Average Boone and Crockett score of harvested ramsRising
2003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
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
- 604Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 16–Dec 8
- 620Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponOct 20–Nov 15
- 666Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 16–Dec 8
- 700Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponOct 20–Nov 15
- 8376419Archery · ArcheryJan 5–Feb 20
- 8376421Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponDec 10–Jan 1
- 8376423Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponDec 10–Jan 1
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 268and 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 251: 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 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 268into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 268 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 268 · 8376419
1 of 40 drew
Success66%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NDOW