Fourteen dollars. That's the cost to add a desert bighorn, mountain goat, or moose application to your Nevada big game submission — and for the right hunter, it might be the best $14 you spend all year.

This is part four of the Nevada Application Series, the final installment covering the big three: moose, sheep, and goats. If you haven't listened to parts one through three covering mule deer and antelope, start there — those are where your real drawing opportunities live as a nonresident. This episode is about the long game, the lottery ticket add-ons, and why a few of them are more strategic than they look.

We break down Nevada's squared point system and what it means for species with fewer than 20 nonresident tags. We cover desert bighorn population trends, which units have the best trophy potential, and where the draw odds actually start to get interesting for residents. We get into California bighorn and Rocky Mountain bighorn — including why nonresidents can't apply for Rocky Mountain at all. And we cover mountain goats and Nevada's brand new moose program, which is residents-only and only two years old.

What's covered:

• Nevada application deadline: May 13, 11 p.m. Pacific — costs for license, app fees, and tag prices for residents and nonresidents

• Desert bighorn population decline (8,000 to 6,300 animals) and why Nevada still leads the country in desert bighorn tags

• Nonresident desert bighorn draw odds — max points at 33 years, best unit under half a percent — and how to decide if it's worth it

• Resident desert bighorn strategy — unit 268 approaching 24% draw odds at max points, and why ewe tags are worth a second look

• California bighorn and Rocky Mountain bighorn — resident odds, best units, and why the odds are brutal even at max points

• Mountain goat population growth (340 to 430 animals in four years) and the one nonresident tag available in unit 102

• Nevada moose — residents only, 37,000 applicants for a handful of tags, and why getting in now matters for the long-term point curve

If this series helped you sort out Nevada, subscribe on your platform of choice so you don't miss the Wyoming mule deer and antelope breakdown coming up next.

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Save10%on Maverick Hunting Blinds & Accessories with code DRAWNWEST https://maverickhunting.com/?ref=getdrawnwest00:00:00 — Nevada Application Deadline and Fees

00:02:30 — Should You Apply for Nevada's Big Three?

00:04:13 — Desert Bighorn Population and Tag Numbers

00:07:11 — Nonresident Desert Bighorn Draw Odds

00:09:37 — Resident Desert Bighorn Draw Odds and Unit 268

00:11:54 — Best Units for Trophy Desert Bighorn

00:12:56 — California Bighorn Sheep Overview

00:15:08 — California Bighorn Trophy Units and Resident Draw Odds

00:16:30 — Rocky Mountain Bighorn — Residents Only

00:17:30 — Nevada Mountain Goats: Population and Draw Odds

00:19:38 — Goat Trophy Potential and Best Units

00:20:00 — Nevada Moose — Residents Only Program Explained

00:21:57 — Final Nevada Wrap-Up and What's Coming Next