Unit 151 - 156 (Mount Lewis, Simpson Park and Fish Creek Mountains)
Nevada Hunting Guide — Mule Deer
Units 151 - 156 cover about 4,200 square miles of Lander and Eureka counties between Battle Mountain and Austin. NDOW puts the best deer numbers in Unit 152 around Mount Lewis and Unit 155 in the Simpson Park Range, with lighter hunting elsewhere and almost none in Unit 156. Well-kept dirt roads off NV-305, NV-306 and US-50 reach most of it.
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Mule Deer Hunting in Unit 151 - 156
Units 151 - 156 cover about 4,200 square miles of Lander and Eureka counties between Battle Mountain and Austin. NDOW puts the best deer numbers in Unit 152 around Mount Lewis and Unit 155 in the Simpson Park Range, with lighter hunting elsewhere and almost none in Unit 156. Well-kept dirt roads off NV-305, NV-306 and US-50 reach most of it.
Where to Find Mule Deer in Units 151 - 156: Mount Lewis and the Simpson Park Range
Mill, Trout and Horse Creeks around Mount Lewis
NDOW says the highest mule deer densities in Area 15 are in Units 152 and 155. In Unit 152, most deer are in the canyons around Mount Lewis. The sheet names Mill Creek, Trout Creek and Horse Creek as examples, and those drainages are a sensible place to start glassing.
Bates, Buck and Fagin Mountains in Unit 155
In Unit 155 the deer are mostly on and around Bates, Buck and Fagin mountains in the Simpson Park Range. Those three are the core of that unit's hunting, according to NDOW.
The other units, and why Unit 156 is a pass
Elsewhere in the group, the sheet suggests the Battle Mountains in Unit 151, the Fish Creek Mountains and Mount Moses in Unit 153, and Hall and Silver Creeks in Unit 154. Expect fewer deer in those than in 152 and 155, since NDOW lists them as suggestions rather than high-density areas. Unit 156 is the one to skip. NDOW says hunting there is typically unproductive because mule deer density is extremely low, so don't spend scouting days on it unless you've already worked through everything else.
The ground NDOW draws for this tag
A mule deer tag for this group is good in units 151, 152, 153, 154, 155 and 156, about 4,176 square miles measured on NDOW's own boundary, in Lander County and Eureka County. The named ranges inside the line are Ravenswood, Fish Creek Mountains, Toiyabe Range, Simpson Park Mountains and Shoshone Range. The highest named points are Mount Callaghan (10,178 ft), Mount Lewis (9,638 ft) and Fagin Mountain (9,127 ft), and the lowest named ground sits near 4,532 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 175 springs inside it, Crystal Spring, Indian Box Spring, Bens Spring and Charco Spring among them.
Unit 151 - 156 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Mount Callaghan (10,178 ft), Mount Lewis (9,638 ft), Fagin Mountain (9,127 ft), Goat Peak (9,052 ft)
Holding ground: Dixie Pass (7,678 ft), Deer Pass (7,514 ft), Austin Summit (7,495 ft), The Geysers
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 Mule Deer in Units 151 - 156: NV-305, US-50 and the Mill Creek camp
Mule Deer Success Rates
Antlered, any legal weapon: 154 of 351 hunters afield (44%); Antlered, archery: 45 of 176 hunters afield (26%); Junior, any legal weapon: 79 of 110 hunters afield (72%); Junior, SWR-Prmtve: 10 of 33 hunters afield (30%). Figures are NDOW's own, from its 2025 Big Game Hunt Data.
Mule Deer Draw Odds
| Season | Tags | Applicants | Draw % | Pts (n/p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle — Mid Season bull/buck only (resident) | 418 | 1,096 | 38.1% | — |
| Rifle — Mid Season bull/buck only (nonresident) | 26 | 180 | 14.4% | — |
| Rifle — Limited Entry either sex (resident) | 170 | 186 | 91.4% | — |
| Rifle — Limited Entry antlerless (resident) | 100 | 125 | 80.0% | — |
| Rifle — Mid Season either sex (resident) | 120 | 142 | 84.5% | — |
| Archery — Early Season bull/buck only (resident) | 185 | 184 | 99.5% | — |
| Archery — Early Season bull/buck only (nonresident) | 25 | 32 | 78.1% | — |
| Muzzleloader — Early Season bull/buck only (resident) | 65 | 82 | 79.3% | — |
| Muzzleloader — Early Season bull/buck only (nonresident) | 7 | 11 | 63.6% | — |
| Muzzleloader — Early Season either sex (resident) | 90 | 5 | 100.0% | — |
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.
- Antlered, any legal weapon — Residents: 835 demand for 380 tags, a 45.5% draw rate; Nonresidents: 131 demand for 24 tags, a 18.3% draw rate.
- Antlered, archery — Residents: 184 demand for 185 tags, a 99.5% draw rate; Nonresidents: 32 demand for 25 tags, a 78.1% draw rate.
- Junior, any legal weapon — Residents: 142 demand for 120 tags, a 84.5% draw rate.
- Junior, SWR-Prmtve — Residents: 5 demand for 90 tags, a 100.0% draw rate.
- Antlered, muzzleloader — Residents: 82 demand for 65 tags, a 79.3% draw rate; Nonresidents: 11 demand for 7 tags, a 63.6% draw rate.
- Antlered, any legal weapon — Residents: 261 demand for 38 tags, a 14.6% draw rate; Nonresidents: 49 demand for 2 tags, a 4.1% 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 — Mule deer, 151-156 — 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 151 - 156, 4,176 square miles · accessed 2026-10-25
- Geographic Names Information System — named features inside the group — U.S. Geological Survey · supports: Ravenswood, Fish Creek Mountains, Toiyabe Range, Mount Callaghan 10,178 ft, Mount Lewis 9,638 ft · accessed 2026-10-25