Unit 133, 245 (Pahranagat Ranges and the Mount Irish Range)
Nevada Hunting Guide — Bighorn Sheep
Units 133, 245 cover about 2,359 square miles of Lincoln and Nye counties, from the Mount Irish Range east across the Pahranagat and East Pahranagat ranges. Most of NDOW's desert bighorn here live in Unit 245, often near springs and guzzlers, and the hunt usually means long hikes well away from the nearest two-track.
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Bighorn Sheep Hunting in Unit 133, 245
Units 133, 245 cover about 2,359 square miles of Lincoln and Nye counties, from the Mount Irish Range east across the Pahranagat and East Pahranagat ranges. Most of NDOW's desert bighorn here live in Unit 245, often near springs and guzzlers, and the hunt usually means long hikes well away from the nearest two-track.
Where to Find Desert Bighorn in Units 133, 245: the Pahranagat ranges, Badger Mountain and Hancock Summit
Badger Mountain, Hancock Summit and the named guzzlers
Unit 245, which holds the Pahranagat and East Pahranagat ranges, carries most of this group's sheep. NDOW finds them in moderate numbers in the north-central Pahranagat Range, throughout the East Pahranagat Range, and at the south end of the Mount Irish Range in Unit 133, where the habitat is thinner and sits north of Hancock Summit on State Route 375.
The sheet's specific spots are Badger Mountain and the ground south of the Badger guzzler, the country south of Hancock Summit, the area around the North Wall guzzler, the Medsger Pass guzzler, and Curtis Canyon with the ground next to it in the East Pahranagat Range.
Following water through the Pahranagats
Whether the sheep stick to free water depends on the weather. Water here ranges from small springs to artificial developments and guzzlers, and NDOW tells hunters to learn a map that shows them. Three of the group's six water developments sit in the northwest part of Unit 245, the hardest corner to reach. Expect rugged, rocky country with steep canyons and rimrock, desert shrubs down low and mountain brush and pinyon-juniper higher up. In the Pahranagat Range the sheet puts elevations between 4,000 and about 8,000 feet.
The ground NDOW draws for this tag
A bighorn sheep tag for this group is good in units 133 and 245, about 2,359 square miles measured on NDOW's own boundary, in Lincoln County and Nye County. The named ranges inside the line are East Pahranagat Range, Seaman Range, Pahranagat Range, Tikaboo Range, Timpahute Range and Mount Irish Range. The highest named points are Worthington Peak (8,926 ft), Meeker Peak (8,746 ft) and Mount Irish (8,720 ft), and the lowest named ground sits near 4,119 feet. We don't print a land-status split for Nevada groups, because the figures we held didn't come from BLM's surface-management data; check BLM's current map for private parcels before you cross a fence or a cattle guard. GNIS names 68 springs inside it, Shingle Spring, Logan Spring, White Bluff Spring and Monte Spring among them.
Unit 133, 245 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Worthington Peak (8,926 ft), Meeker Peak (8,746 ft), Mount Irish Range (8,720 ft), Seaman Range (8,553 ft)
Holding ground: Logan Pass (7,214 ft), Schofield Pass (6,691 ft), Timber Mountain Pass (6,099 ft)
Every one of these was tested against the unit polygon before it went on the map. They are starting points, not agency recommendations.
How to Hunt Desert Bighorn in Units 133, 245: Route 375, US 93 and the restricted south end
Bighorn Sheep Success Rates
Any ram, any legal weapon: 1 of 1 hunters afield (100%). Figures are NDOW's own, from its 2025 Big Game Hunt Data.
Bighorn Sheep Draw Odds
| Season | Tags | Applicants | Draw % | Pts (n/p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle — Late Season ram only (resident) | 1 | 66 | 1.5% | — |
Data from 2025 draw results. Each row is one residency pool — read the label before the number. This agency publishes no point thresholds, so the Pts column stays blank and these are pool odds, not what a point total draws.
Open in Draw Odds EngineFrom NDOW's 2025 Big Game Hunt Data. Demand is NDOW's count of tags awarded plus first-choice applicants who did not draw; its draw rate is tags over demand.
- Any ram, any legal weapon — Residents: 66 demand for 1 tag, a 1.5% draw rate.
NDOW's hunt data publishes no points-required figure, so none is given here.
Unit Logistics & Expectations
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Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 2026-10-25.
- Hunt Information Sheet — Desert bighorn sheep, 245, 133 — Nevada Department of Wildlife · supports: Access, Recommended hunting areas, Biologist comments · accessed 2026-10-25
- 2025 Nevada Big Game Hunt Data — Nevada Department of Wildlife · supports: Seasons, quotas and tags issued, Demand and draw rate by residency, Hunters afield, successful hunters and hunter success, Days hunted · accessed 2026-10-25
- NDOW Hunt Unit Boundaries — unit groups (ArcGIS) — Nevada Department of Wildlife · supports: Units 133, 245, 2,359 square miles · accessed 2026-10-25
- Geographic Names Information System — named features inside the group — U.S. Geological Survey · supports: East Pahranagat Range, Seaman Range, Pahranagat Range, Worthington Peak 8,926 ft, Meeker Peak 8,746 ft · accessed 2026-10-25