Unit-by-unit draw odds from official Nevada wildlife-agency data. Use applicant counts and tags available to gauge real competition before you burn points.
9
with draw data
0.8%
2025 season
0
units ≥100% odds
2025
most recent
Across Nevada's 9 black bear units with published draw data, odds range widely. The most sought-after limited-entry units can take years of preference points to pull, while others draw closer to every year. That split is the heart of a Nevada black bear strategy: bank points for a low-odds trophy tag, or hunt a high-odds unit this season.
Draw odds are the ratio of tags available to applicants, so a low number means heavy competition, not a bad hunt. Read them next to the applicants and points required before you commit. Every figure below comes from official Nevada wildlife-agency draw results; the table sorts hardest-draw first.
A note on grouped hunts. Nevada publishes 9 of these units' figures for a group of units rather than for the unit on its own — one quota and one applicant pool covering several units, which is what you are actually applying for. Those rows are marked, and the average above counts each published figure once rather than once per unit.
What are the draw odds for Nevada black bear?
Across the 9 Nevada black bear units with published draw data, average draw odds are 0.8% for the 2025 season. Nevada publishes some hunts for a group of units rather than per unit, so that average counts each published figure once, not once per unit in the group. Odds vary widely by unit, so review each unit's applicants and tags available before applying. Figures come from official Nevada wildlife-agency draw results.
Which Nevada black bear unit is the hardest to draw?
Unit 192 is among the hardest Nevada black bear draws, at roughly 0.8% odds in 2025. Low-odds units typically produce higher-quality animals but take years of points to draw.
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Last updated Apr 25, 2026 from official Nevada Department of Wildlife draw results.
| 206group of 9 | 0.8% | 4,985 | 38 | – | -5.0% |
| 194group of 9 | 0.8% | 4,985 | 38 | – | -5.0% |
| 202group of 9 | 0.8% | 4,985 | 38 | – | -5.0% |
| 196group of 9 | 0.8% | 4,985 | 38 | – | -5.0% |
| 201group of 9 | 0.8% | 4,985 | 38 | – | -5.0% |
| 203group of 9 | 0.8% | 4,985 | 38 | – | -5.0% |
| 195group of 9 | 0.8% | 4,985 | 38 | – | -5.0% |
