Nevada Unit 271 Bighorn-Sheep: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 2712025 draw

2 tags, 244 applied, under 1% drew.

108th hardest of 214 Nevada bighorn sheep draws in 2025.

Hunt codes

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 271

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2025	Tags	Success 3-yr
687	Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Nov 20–Jan 1	1 of 244 drew	2	50%
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Any Legal Weapon \| 242, 271 \| Nov 20 - Jan 01		1 of 244 drew		No harvest report

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Harvest & herd

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

Harvest success by hunt, 2025–2025

% success

68750%

50%

2025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit 271

2013–2025

Population estimate 2025

170

Rams / 100 ewes 2023

51

Average age of harvested rams 2017

7.8 yrs

Average Boone and Crockett score of harvested rams 2017

161.6

Population estimateFalling

202020212022202320242025

Rams per 100 ewesRising

20212023

Average age of harvested rams (years)Rising

20132014201520162017

Average Boone and Crockett score of harvested ramsRising

20132014201520162017

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

687Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 20–Jan 1

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

Unit 271and the units around it

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Public land & access

Wildlife management areas

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Unit 271

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Unit 271 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 271 · 687

1 of 244 drew

Success50%

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Nevada Unit 271:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 271

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

Unit 271and the units around it

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