Nevada Unit 282: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 2822025 draw

1 tag, 19 applied, under 1% drew.

One of Nevada's hardest bighorn sheep draws: 1st hardest of 214 in 2025.

Hunt codes

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 282

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2025	Tags	Success 3-yr
8376325	Desert Bighorn Sheep Any Ram · any legal weapon · Dec 20–Jan 4	0 of 19 drew	1	100%
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Any Legal Weapon \| 282 \| Dec 17 - Jan 01		1 of 93 drew		No harvest report
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Any Legal Weapon \| 282 Unit Restrictions (See CR 25-07) Additional requirement applies \| Dec 20 - Jan 04		0 of 19 drew		No harvest report
Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep Any Ram \| Any Legal Weapon \| 282 Unit Restrictions (See CR24-04A2) Additional requirement applies \| Dec 21 - Jan 05		0 of 27 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

8376325100%

100%

2025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit 282

2020–2025

Population estimate 2025

70

Rams / 100 ewes 2024

34

Population estimateFalling

202020212022202320242025

Rams per 100 ewesFalling

20202021202220232024

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

8376325Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponDec 20–Jan 4

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

Unit 282and 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 282

KMZ GPX GeoJSON

Members

Unit 282 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 282 · 8376325

0 of 19 drew

Success100%

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Nevada Unit 282:bighorn sheep draw odds & harvest

Bighorn sheep huntsin Unit 282

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

Unit 282and the units around it

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