Unit 202, 205 - 208 (Wassuk Range, Pilot Mountains and Truman Meadows)
Nevada Hunting Guide — Mule Deer
Units 202, 205 - 208 spread across about 3,960 square miles of Mineral, Lyon, Esmeralda and Mono counties, from the Wassuk Range south and east through the Pilot Mountains and Candelaria Hills. Every hunt here is a late hunt on the winter range of the Walker-Mono Interstate herd, and NDOW's sheet is candid that the buck ratio is low and mature bucks are scarce.
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Mule Deer Hunting in Unit 202, 205 - 208
Units 202, 205 - 208 spread across about 3,960 square miles of Mineral, Lyon, Esmeralda and Mono counties, from the Wassuk Range south and east through the Pilot Mountains and Candelaria Hills. Every hunt here is a late hunt on the winter range of the Walker-Mono Interstate herd, and NDOW's sheet is candid that the buck ratio is low and mature bucks are scarce.
Where to Find Mule Deer in Units 202, 205 - 208: Buller Peak, Powell Mountain and Truman Meadows
The Walker-Mono herd on its winter range
NDOW's sheet covers a wider set of units than this group, so only part of it applies here. Its central idea does. The Walker-Mono Interstate mule deer herd summers in the Sierra, and when it leaves, it splits into sub-herds that return to their traditional wintering areas. Every hunt on this group runs from early November to the end of the year, so you're hunting those wintering deer.
Buller Peak, Powell Mountain and Truman Meadows
For Unit 202, the sheet puts deer high on the Wassuk Range and says Buller Peak and Powell Mountain usually hold good concentrations. For Unit 206, it names the Truman Meadows area, which can see an influx of deer migrating in from California.
That's as far as the sheet goes for this group. It names no wintering areas in Units 205, 207 or 208, even though the group also takes in the Pilot Mountains, the Candelaria Hills, the Huntoon Mountains and other ranges. If you want to hunt those units, plan on scouting them yourself, because NDOW hasn't published a starting point there. The two places the agency does vouch for are the high Wassuk Range around Buller Peak and Powell Mountain, and Truman Meadows.
The ground NDOW draws for this tag
A mule deer tag for this group is good in units 202, 205, 206, 207 and 208, about 3,960 square miles measured on NDOW's own boundary, in Mineral County, Lyon County and Esmeralda County. The named ranges inside the line are Wassuk Range, Candelaria Hills, Huntoon Mountains, Pilot Mountains, Terrill Mountains and Cambridge Hills. The highest named points are Mount Grant (11,256 ft), Cory Peak (10,503 ft) and Big Indian Mountain (10,056 ft), and the lowest named ground sits near 3,961 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 141 springs inside it, Simon Spring, Sagundai Spring, Lost Spring and Graham Spring among them.
Unit 202, 205 - 208 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Powell Mountain (9,523 ft), Braly Peaks (9,508 ft), Buller Mountain (9,426 ft), Mount Hicks (9,393 ft)
Holding ground: Lucky Boy Pass (7,990 ft), McBride Flat (7,734 ft), Anchorite Pass (7,619 ft), Twilight Spring, Hussman Spring
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 202, 205 - 208: Rough Roads and a Herd Shared with California
Mule Deer Success Rates
Antlered, any legal weapon: 32 of 47 hunters afield (68%); Junior, seasonal weapon restriction: 12 of 17 hunters afield (71%); Antlered, archery: 2 of 9 hunters afield (22%); Antlered, muzzleloader: 6 of 9 hunters afield (67%). Figures are NDOW's own, from its 2025 Big Game Hunt Data.
Mule Deer Draw Odds
| Season | Tags | Applicants | Draw % | Pts (n/p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle — Late Season bull/buck only (resident) | 45 | 276 | 16.3% | — |
| Rifle — Late Season bull/buck only (nonresident) | 3 | 79 | 3.8% | — |
| Rifle — Limited Entry either sex (resident) | 20 | 42 | 47.6% | — |
| Rifle — Limited Entry antlerless (resident) | 20 | 42 | 47.6% | — |
| Rifle — Late Season either sex (resident) | 20 | 30 | 66.7% | — |
| Archery — Late Season bull/buck only (resident) | 10 | 12 | 83.3% | — |
| Archery — Late Season bull/buck only (nonresident) | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | — |
| Muzzleloader — Late Season bull/buck only (resident) | 7 | 20 | 35.0% | — |
| Muzzleloader — Late Season bull/buck only (nonresident) | 2 | 17 | 11.8% | — |
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: 276 demand for 45 tags, a 16.3% draw rate; Nonresidents: 79 demand for 3 tags, a 3.8% draw rate.
- Junior, seasonal weapon restriction — Residents: 30 demand for 20 tags, a 66.7% draw rate.
- Antlered, archery — Residents: 12 demand for 10 tags, a 83.3% draw rate; Nonresidents: 3 demand for 1 tag, a 33.3% draw rate.
- Antlered, muzzleloader — Residents: 20 demand for 7 tags, a 35.0% draw rate; Nonresidents: 17 demand for 2 tags, a 11.8% draw rate.
- Guided antlered, any legal weapon — Nonresidents: 2 demand for 2 tags, a 100.0% 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, 201,202, 204 - 208 (Early) 201, 204 (Late) 202, 205-208 (Late) — 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 202, 205 - 208, 3,960 square miles · accessed 2026-10-25
- Geographic Names Information System — named features inside the group — U.S. Geological Survey · supports: Wassuk Range, Candelaria Hills, Huntoon Mountains, Mount Grant 11,256 ft, Cory Peak 10,503 ft · accessed 2026-10-25