Nevada Deer — Unit 201
Salisbury
Nevada Unit 201 covers 119,103 acres and lies 26 miles south-west of Yerington and 42 miles south-east of Carson City. 71% of it is public land, mostly national forest (69%) and BLM (2%). In 2025, 48 people hunted mule deer here and took 23 — 48% of them killed something. The 2025 draw put up 1 nonresident tag here for 60 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Unit 201, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2025 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
1332-201.204-1105 Mule deer antlered | NR | Any Legal Weapon | 201, 204 1 tags · 60 applicants · Standard<1% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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1342-201.202.204.205.206.207.208-0810 Mule deer antlered | NR | Archery | 201, 202, 204 - 208 Early 1 tags · 3 applicants · Standard<1% Point builder 5% as 2nd choice
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1342-201.204-1216 Mule deer antlered | NR | Archery | 201, 204 Late 1 tags · 12 applicants · Standard<1% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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1372-201.204-1201 Mule deer antlered | NR | Muzzleloader | 201, 204 1 tags · 19 applicants · Standard<1% Point builder 2% as 2nd choice
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NRG-201.204-1105 Restricted nonresident guided antlered mule deer | NR guided | Any Legal Weapon | 201, 204 1 tags · 0 applicants · Guided100% No first-choice applicants 20% as 2nd choice
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1332-201.204-1105 ↗ Mule deer antlered | NR | Any Legal Weapon | 201, 204 Rifle | <1% Point builder | 0% | — | 1 / 60 | Standard | Nov 5–30, 2026 |
| 1342-201.202.204.205.206.207.208-0810 ↗ Mule deer antlered | NR | Archery | 201, 202, 204 - 208 Early Archery | <1% Point builder | 5% | — | 1 / 3 | Standard | Aug 10 – Sep 9, 2026 |
| 1342-201.204-1216 ↗ Mule deer antlered | NR | Archery | 201, 204 Late Archery | <1% Point builder | 0% | — | 1 / 12 | Standard | Dec 16 – Jan 1, 2027 |
| 1372-201.204-1201 ↗ Mule deer antlered | NR | Muzzleloader | 201, 204 Muzzleloader | <1% Point builder | 2% | — | 1 / 19 | Standard | Dec 1–15, 2026 |
| NRG-201.204-1105 ↗ Restricted nonresident guided antlered mule deer | NR guided | Any Legal Weapon | 201, 204 Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | 20% | — | 1 / 0 | Guided | Nov 5–30, 2025 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2025 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- As 2nd choice —
- Nevada lets you name more than one hunt on the application. Miss on your first choice and you go into the pot for whatever tags are left, alongside everyone else's second choices. Points never help a lower choice, so this number is the same whatever you have banked — it is usually worth naming a hunt that goes undersubscribed.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2025 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard license | $168 | $168 | $408 |
| Guided license | $168 | $168 | $468 |
Application deadlines: Mar 9, 2027 (expected) for Guided · May 13, 2027 (expected) for the main draw. Full fee breakdown.
Other licenses valid in Unit 201
Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2025 draw.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- National Forest 82,450 ac · 69%
- Private 34,107 ac · 29%
- BLM 2,451 ac · 2%
How the hunting has gone
What Nevada Department of Wildlife publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. Nevada Department of Wildlife publishes these per hunt rather than per unit; the rows below add its own figures together, since a hunter holds one tag for the species in a season. Nevada Department of Wildlife reports this unit inside the group 201, 204, so the figures below cover the whole group, not Unit 201 alone.
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | 23 | 48% |
| 2024 | 31 | 19 | 61% |
| 2023 | 38 | 20 | 53% |
| 2022 | 35 | 26 | 74% |
| 2021 | 37 | 21 | 57% |
Boundary: NDOW Game Management Units
Harvest: 2025 Mule Deer Harvest by Unit Group
Harvest: 2024 Mule Deer Harvest by Unit Group
Harvest: 2023 Mule Deer Harvest by Unit Group