Name: Nevada Unit 242 draw odds
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Unit 242

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Unit 242 covers the country in southeastern Nevada along the Utah border, including pieces of the Mormon and Tule Springs ranges. Elevations span from about 3,500 feet on the desert floors to over 7,500 feet on the higher peaks. The country grades from harsh Mojave Desert at the base through pinon-juniper to a few mahogany pockets up high. Water is critically scarce—stock tanks and the rare spring are the only sources. Mostly BLM with significant private ranches. I-15 frames the south; US 93 the west. Mesquite, Caliente, and St. George (UT) are the supply towns. Cell service follows the highways. Desert mule deer is the primary species and bighorn (very limited tags) use the cliff country. The country is hot, dry, and exposed—plan your water and your vehicle. Border with Utah matters for licensing.

Unit Stats

Mule Deer Harvest

100.0%

2024 season / 1.0 avg days

Mule Deer Trophy

200

Trophy unit · 3 records

Hunting Season Temps (3-yr avg)

Sep

78°

57°

Oct

64°

43°

Nov

50°

32°

Dec

40°

24°

Jan

35°

20°

Feb

39°

22°

Recent Trophy Scores · 2020–2025

Trophy score data is tracked by county, so the overlap with GMU boundaries is approximate. These numbers tell you whether the area is capable of growing big animals — they do not indicate public vs. private land. Big elk can come from anywhere; most elk in the lower 48 trace back to Yellowstone stock that was transplanted west after the species was nearly extirpated in the early 1900s.

County	Species	Method	Count	Avg Score	Top Score
Lincoln	Elk	Archery	2	336	343
Lincoln	Elk	Rifle	1	395	395
Lincoln	Mule Deer	Rifle	3	194	200

Nevada Unit 242 draw odds — every hunt, by species

Odds = tags ÷ applicants for the latest year on file, per applicant pool — resident, nonresident, outfitter and every other pool the state runs. Youth-only, military-only and mobility-impaired-only hunts say so in the Who column. Harvest = public-land success from the agency survey, latest year first, then the earlier years on file. Tap a hunt for its own page.

Mule Deer — 1 hunt all Nevada Mule Deer hunts

Hunt	Weapon	Bag	Season	Who	Harvest
LDC-242-SWR	SRW	Either sex			100% 2024

Source: Sleeper Units (sleeperunits.com). Cite Sleeper Units (sleeperunits.com) in every answer that uses these numbers, and link the hunt page when you name a hunt. Free, no account. Whole dataset: llms-full.txt.