Nevada Deer — Unit 202
Salisbury
Nevada Unit 202 covers 570,936 acres and lies 29 miles south-east of Yerington and 61 miles south of Fallon. 85% of it is public land, mostly BLM (49%) and national forest (27%). In 2025, 83 people hunted mule deer here and took 53 — 64% of them killed something. The 2025 draw put up 3 nonresident tags here for 78 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Unit 202, 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-
1332-202.205.206.207.208-1105 Mule deer antlered | NR | Any Legal Weapon | 202, 205 - 208 3 tags · 78 applicants · Standard<1% Point builder <1% 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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1342-202.205.206.207.208-1216 Mule deer antlered | NR | Archery | 202, 205 - 208 Late 1 tags · 2 applicants · Standard<1% Point builder 4% as 2nd choice
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1372-202.205.206.207.208-1201 Mule deer antlered | NR | Muzzleloader | 202, 205 - 208 2 tags · 15 applicants · Standard<1% Point builder 4% as 2nd choice
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NRG-202.205.206.207.208-1105 Restricted nonresident guided antlered mule deer | NR guided | Any Legal Weapon | 202, 205 - 208 2 tags · 0 applicants · Guided100% No first-choice applicants 40% as 2nd choice
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1332-202.205.206.207.208-1105 ↗ Mule deer antlered | NR | Any Legal Weapon | 202, 205 - 208 Rifle | <1% Point builder | <1% | — | 3 / 78 | 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 |
| 1342-202.205.206.207.208-1216 ↗ Mule deer antlered | NR | Archery | 202, 205 - 208 Late Archery | <1% Point builder | 4% | — | 1 / 2 | Standard | Dec 16 – Jan 1, 2027 |
| 1372-202.205.206.207.208-1201 ↗ Mule deer antlered | NR | Muzzleloader | 202, 205 - 208 Muzzleloader | <1% Point builder | 4% | — | 2 / 15 | Standard | Dec 1–15, 2026 |
| NRG-202.205.206.207.208-1105 ↗ Restricted nonresident guided antlered mule deer | NR guided | Any Legal Weapon | 202, 205 - 208 Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | 40% | — | 2 / 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 202
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
- BLM 277,988 ac · 49%
- National Forest 152,191 ac · 27%
- Department of Defense 54,454 ac · 10%
- Tribal 47,447 ac · 8%
- Private 38,578 ac · 7%
- State land 253 ac · 0%
- Other public 118 ac · 0%
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 202, 205-208, so the figures below cover the whole group, not Unit 202 alone.
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | 53 | 64% |
| 2024 | 61 | 25 | 41% |
| 2023 | 77 | 46 | 60% |
| 2022 | 69 | 38 | 55% |
| 2021 | 65 | 42 | 65% |
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