NV Bighorn Sheep Unit 173

NV 173 — Terrain & Trophy Potential. Terrain & Access NV 173 spans nearly 1 million acres across rugged high-desert and mountain terrain, ranging from 4,870 to 11,740 feet in elevation. Nearly 100% public land—primarily national forest and Bureau of Land Management acreage—makes access straightforward for self-guided hunters without reliance on private-land permissions. Twelve percent of the unit falls within designated wilderness, which constrains route-finding but remains navigable for hunters comfortable with backcountry travel. The elevation gradient supports diverse habitat: lower sagebrush and piñon-juniper give way to mixed-conifer forest at higher elevations, creating varied bighorn sheep range across..