NV 268 Ewe Hunt

[k.cerniglia]

Hi everyone,

I have a desert bighorn ewe hunt coming up in NV unit 268. I've been doing a fair amount of e scouting and have looked over the NDOW website and talked with a biologist about locating sheep come October. I am planning on doing short overnight style hunting unless true multiday backpacking is necessary. It seems to be a water limited environment, however I didn't get a chance to physically scout since I was tied up between work and my wedding. I know this unit is known for big rams, but if anyone has any tips for locating ewes in this unit it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[downsouth175]

Southern Nevada has had an extremely dry summer, to say the least, and it doesn't look like it's going to change any time soon. There are a few guzzlers in 268 that are close to roads, and I would focus on them and you should be able to kill a ewe within a day. The sheep population in 268 is the largest in the state. NDOW offers a guzzler map, or if you have OnX they will show up on there. Good luck.

 

[NV HUNTER]

Should just be a day hunt. I filled mine by 7am opening day, couple years ago.

 

[k.cerniglia]

Southern Nevada has had an extremely dry summer, to say the least, and it doesn't look like it's going to change any time soon. There are a few guzzlers in 268 that are close to roads, and I would focus on them and you should be able to kill a ewe within a day. The sheep population in 268 is the largest in the state. NDOW offers a guzzler map, or if you have OnX they will show up on there. Good luck.

I appreciate that, I figured checking out the guzzlers would be a productive tactic for ewes and already have them marked on OnX

 

[Eltigreblanco]

I think its been 157 days since we have had measurable rain in las vegas.