Nevada Big Game Draw Odds
Nevada draw odds, unit by unit, year by year.
Bonus-point system (squared). Resident vs nonresident caps vary by hunt. NDOW posts annual bonus-point + application-trend PDFs by species and hunt number.
Posts
May
Species drawn
6
Latest year
2024
Rows tracked
2,212
By species
6 species drawn in Nevada.
Only species Nevada actually issues limited-entry draw tags for. Species with no draw (general-season, OTC, or not present) aren't listed.
limited-entry
Elk
The single most-applied-for big-game species in the West. Limited-entry rifle units run hard on points; archery and general seasons often draw easier.
limited-entry
Mule deer
Trophy mule deer units are some of the hardest tags to draw in North America. Quality units routinely require double-digit points.
limited-entry
Pronghorn antelope
Wyoming and Montana drive the West antelope draw. Doe/fawn tags often draw with zero points; trophy buck units climb.
once-in-a-lifetime
Bighorn sheep
Once-in-a-lifetime tag in nearly every Western state. Point creep is severe — many units now require 15+ points or are effectively random-draw lotteries.
once-in-a-lifetime
Mountain goat
Once-in-a-lifetime tag in most states. Tag pools tiny — typically single-digit allocations per unit. Hardest big-game tag to draw in much of the West.
limited-entry
Black bear
Many states sell over-the-counter; the draw odds story applies to limited-entry spring hunts and quota units. Generally easier draws than ungulates.
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Bield: Hunt logs every sit, ranks your stands by tonight's conditions, and learns your land season over season. Same standard of honesty as this table.