Nevada Deer 1371-291-0910 — Unit 291

Mule deer antlered | Res | Muzzleloader | 291 · Lackey

What you may take
Mule deer antlered | Res | Muzzleloader | 291
Weapon
Muzzleloader
Where
Unit 291 — Lackey
66% public of 495,643 acres
Season (2026)
Sep 10 – Oct 4, 2026
Resident tags (2025)
8
for 15 first-choice applicants
Hunter success here (2025)
55%
of everyone who hunted the area

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Odds by point level — 2025 draw

Prior-draw probability for a first-choice resident applicant. 8 tags, 15 first-choice applicants. Source: Mule Deer Antlered Muzzleloader... · p. 16.

Points Your chance Applicants Drawn
0 1% (<1%–1%) 1 0
1 2% (2%–2%) 2 0
2 5% (5%–5%) 7 1
3 10% (10%–10%) 2 0
4 16% (15%–16%) 2 0
5 24% (23%–25%) 1 0
6 31% (30%–32%)
7 42%
8 48% (47%–50%)
9 61%
10 75%

Monte Carlo over published bonus-point pools. A dash means Nevada Department of Wildlife did not publish a count for that level. How we compute these.

What it costs (2026 resident fees)

Cash to apply
$51
Out of pocket if unsuccessful
$51
Total if drawn
$81
Refunded if unsuccessful
$0

At the 2025 odds, expected cost per hunt-year ranges from $98.20 (enough points to draw) to $5,014.85 (lowest published odds).

Deer tag application fee · paid at application $10 source
Game application fee - predator control / habitat · paid at application $3 source
Resident annual hunting license ($75 for the combination licence) · paid at application $38 source
Resident deer tag · paid if drawn, refundable $30 source

Optional, not counted above: Bonus-point-only purchase (optional: for someone who does NOT apply for a tag that year; an unsuccessful applicant earns the point automatically - FAQ p.3) $10.

Next application window: opens Mar 23, closes May 13, 2027 (expected) · results ~May 29. Last cycle's schedule rolled forward — confirm when the agency publishes.

Point creep & years to draw

Insufficient history (0 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years with a published drew-out level.

Seasons (2026)

Split 1: Sep 10 – Oct 4, 2026 p. 28

How this tag has hunted

Across every license type in Unit 291, Nevada Department of Wildlife counted 85 hunters and 47 deer taken in 2025 — 55% of them killed something. Full Unit 291 profile: maps, public land, five years of harvest →

Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: 2025 Mule Deer Harvest by Unit Group 2024 Mule Deer Harvest by Unit Group

As a lower choice

2nd choice
7%

Tags issued to lower choices ÷ lower-choice applicants, as published. Points do not help a lower choice.

Year by year

The standard draw for residents, one row per year.

Year Tags Applicants Applicants per tag Points needed Published odds Source
2025 8 15 1.9 7% Mule Deer Antlered Muzzleloader... · p. 16
2024 7 14 2.0 0.00% Mule Deer Antlered Muzzleloader... · p. 15
2023 3 19 6.3 5% Mule Deer Antlered Muzzleloader... · p. 14
2022 3 30 10.0 3% Mule Deer Antlered Muzzleloader... · p. 14
2021 5 17 3.4 6% Mule Deer Antlered Muzzleloader... · p. 14
2020 5 19 3.8 21% Mule Deer Antlered Muzzleloader... · p. 14
2019 5 5 1.0 40% Mule Deer Antlered... · p. 14
2018 2 10 5.0 10% Mule Deer Antlered Muzzle Bonus... · p. 13

Other licenses valid in Unit 291

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How to read these numbers

Every percentage on this page is a prior-draw probability: the chance an applicant with that many points would have drawn in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results. It is not a forecast — quotas, applicant numbers, and point creep change every year. Every figure links to the agency document it came from. Where a state does not publish a number, we show a dash, never a zero. Hunts with fewer than five tags show counts instead of percentages. Fees show the fee year used. Read the methodology for the engine details.

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