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Big game quotas are set annually in May by the Nevada Wildlife Commission after NDOW biologists gather the latest information on big game herds status.

Please review the 2009 Hunt Book for current hunting regulations.

 

 

Season Tables on this Page:
Resident Nonresident

Resident Elk - Antlered
Any Legal Weapon Hunt 4151

Resident Elk - Antlered - Muzzleloader Hunt 4156

Resident Elk - Antlered - Archery Hunt 4161

Resident Elk - Antlerless
Any Legal Weapon Hunt 4181

Resident Elk - Antlerless - Muzzleloader Hunt 4176

Resident Elk - Antlerless - Archery Hunt 4111

Resident Elk - Antlered
Any Legal Weapon Depredation Hunt 4102

Nonresident Elk - Antlered
Any Legal Weapon Hunt 4251

Nonresident Elk - Antlered - Muzzleloader Hunt 4256

Nonresident Elk - Antlered - Archery Hunt 4261

Resident Elk - Antlered
Any Legal Weapon Hunt 4151
Unit Group
 HC Number
2010 Season Dates
Hunt Advisory
 2010 Quotas
061, 071 472 Nov 6 - Nov 20 N/A 97
062, 064, 066 - 068 473 Nov 6 - Nov 20 N/A 41
072, 074 Early 474 Sept 16 - Sept 23 Wilderness in Unit 072 restricts vehicle access. 10
072, 074 Late 475 Nov 6 - Nov 20 Wilderness in Unit 072 restricts vehicle access. 82
073 476 Nov 6 - Nov 20 N/A 20
075* 477 Nov 6 - Nov 20 Extensive private land restricts hunter access. 8
076, 077, 079, 081 Early 478 Nov 6 - Nov 20 N/A 30
076, 077, 079, 081 Late 479 Nov 24 - Dec 7 N/A 30
078, 104A, 105 - 107 480 Nov 6 - Nov 20 N/A 7
091B 481 Sept 11 - Oct 1 N/A 4
104C, 108, 121 482 Nov 6 - Nov 20 N/A 18
111 - 115, 221, 222 Early 483 Nov 6 - Nov 20 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 156
111 - 115, 221, 222 Late 484 Nov 24 - Dec 7 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 132
131, 132 Early 485 Sept 16 - Sept 23 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 3
131, 132 Late 486 Nov 6 - Nov 20 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 21
161 - 164 Early 487 Sept 16 - Sept 23 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 12
161 - 164 Late 488 Nov 6 - Nov 20 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 49
231, 241, 242 489 Nov 6 - Nov 20 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 79
262 490 Nov 6 - Nov 20 N/A 2
* Difficult hunter access; low elk numbers in the area.
A That portion of Unit 104 east of the CCC and Quilici Spring Roads.
B Interstate hunt with Utah. Nevada and Utah hunters may hunt within open units in both states. Nevada hunters hunting in Utah must abide by Utah regulations.
C That portion of Unit 104 south of the CCC Road and southwest of the Quilici Spring Road.
Resident Elk - Antlered
Any Legal Weapon Depredation Hunt 4102
Special Regulations: Eligibility restrictions concerning successive years' hunts as stated in NAC 502.341 do not apply to this hunt.
Unit Group
HC Number
 2010 Season Dates
Hunt Advisory
2010 Quotas
101 - 103* Early 469 Aug 1 - Sep 30 Wilderness and private land restricts vehicle access. 15
101 - 103* Late 470 Oct 1 - Nov 30 Wilderness and private land restricts vehicle access. 15
222, 231A 471 Aug 1 - Sep 30 Hunters are asked to harvest a bull regardless of size at the first opportunity to alleviate crop depredation by elk. 8
A Difficult hunter access; low elk numbers in the area. This hunt is an attempt to remove all elk or drastically reduce elk numbers from these units.
B That portion of Unit 222, 231 within 5 miles of the irrigated or cultivated Atlanta Farm fields located north and south of the Atlanta Road. Poor hunter success expected. Elk move primarily at night from the Pinyon/Juniper tree cover to the Atlanta Farm Fields.
Resident Elk - Antlered
Muzzleloader Hunt 4156
Unit Group
HC Number
2010 Season Dates
Hunt Advisory
2010 Quotas
061, 071 491 Oct 20 - Nov 2 N/A 17
062, 064, 066-068 492 Oct 20 - Nov 2 N/A 4
072, 074 493 Oct 20 - Nov 2 Wilderness in Unit 072 restricts vehicle access. 13
073 494 Oct 20 - Nov 2 N/A 7
075* 495 Oct 20 - Nov 2 Extensive private land restricts hunter access. 2
076, 077, 079, 081  496 Oct 20 - Nov 2 N/A 4
078, 104A, 105 - 107 497 Oct 20 - Nov 2 N/A 1
104B, 108, 121 498 Oct 20 - Nov 2 N/A 3
111 – 115, 221, 222 499 Oct 20 - Nov 2 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 19
131, 132 500 Oct 20 - Nov 2 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 6
161 – 164 501 Oct 20 - Nov 2 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 5
231, 241, 242 502 Oct 20 - Nov 2 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 21
262 503 Oct 20 - Nov 2 N/A 1
* Poor hunter success expected; difficult hunter access; low elk numbers in the area.
A That portion of Unit 104 east of the CCC and Quilici Spring Roads.
B That portion of Unit 104 south of the CCC Road and southwest of the Quilici Spring Road.
Resident Elk - Antlered -
Longbow Archery Hunt 4161
Unit Group
HC Number
2010 Season Dates
Hunt Advisory
2010 Quotas
061, 071 504 Aug 25 - Sept 14 N/A 12
062, 064, 066 - 068 505 Aug 25 - Sept 14 N/A 7
072, 074 506 Aug 25 - Sept 14 Wilderness in Unit 072 restricts vehicle access. 18
073 507 Aug 25 - Sept 14 N/A 4
075* 508 Aug 25 - Sept 14 Extensive private land restricts hunter access. 3
076, 077, 079, 081 509 Aug 25 - Sept 14 N/A 7
078, 104A, 105 - 107 510 Aug 25 - Sept 14 N/A 2
104B, 108, 121 511 Aug 25 - Sept 14 N/A 5
111 - 115, 221, 222 512 Aug 25 - Sept 14 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 31
131, 132 513 Aug 25 - Sept 14 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 7
161 – 164  514 Aug 25 - Sept 14 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 6
231, 241, 242 515 Aug 25 - Sept 14 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 25
262 516 Aug 25 - Sept 14 N/A 1
Longbow Archery includes any recurve bow or compound bow, but does not include crossbow.
* Poor hunter success expected; difficult hunter access; low elk numbers in the area.
A That portion of Unit 104 east of the CCC and Quilici Spring Roads.
B That portion of Unit 104 south of the CCC Road and southwest of the Quilici Spring Road.
Resident Elk - Antlerless   
Any Legal Weapon Hunt 4181
Unit Group
HC Number
2010 Season Dates
Hunt Advisory
2010 Quotas
061, 071 517 Oct 1 - Oct 19 Hunter congestion expected 195
062, 064, 066 - 068 518 Oct 1 - Oct 19 N/A 99
072 Early 519 Oct 1 - Oct 19 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 80
073 Early 520 Oct 1 - Oct 19 Hunter congestion expected 48
074 Early 521 Oct 1 - Oct 19 N/A 21
075* Early 522 Oct 1 - Oct 19 Extensive private land restricts hunter access; poor hunter success expected. 25
072 - 075** Late 523 Nov 20 - Jan 1 Winter conditions including poor access are probable. 106
076, 077, 079 524 Oct 1 - Oct 19 N/A 88
081 525 Oct 1 - Oct 19 N/A 58
101 - 103 1st*A 526 Aug 1 - Aug 31 Wilderness and private land restricts vehicle access; poor hunter success expected. 10
101 - 103 2nd*A 527 Sept 1 - Sept 30 Wilderness and private land restricts vehicle access; poor hunter success expected. 10
101 - 103 3rd*A 528 Oct 1 - Oct 31 Wilderness and private land restricts vehicle access; poor hunter success expected. 10
101 - 103 4th*A 529 Nov 1 - Jan 1 Wilderness and private land restricts vehicle access; poor hunter success expected. 10
111, 112 530 Oct 1 - Oct 19 Wilderness restricts vehicle access 193
113 Early 531 Oct 1 - Oct 19 N/A 6
113**B Late 532 Dec 6 - Jan 10 N/A 42
114, 115 533 Oct 1 - Oct 19 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 33
131 534 Oct 1 - Oct 19 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 34
161 - 164 Early 535 Oct 1 - Oct 19 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 47
161 - 164 Late 536 Nov 20 - Jan 1 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 46
221 537 Oct 1 - Oct 19 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 22
222 538 Oct 1 - Oct 19 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 216
222, 231C Early 539 Aug 1 - Aug 31 Poor hunter success expected. 20
222, 231C Late 540 Sept 1 - Sept 30 Poor hunter success expected. 20
231, 241, 242 Early 541 Oct 1 - Oct 16 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 76
231, 241, 242 Late 542 Nov 20 - Jan 1 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 173
* Poor hunter success expected; difficult hunter access; low elk numbers in the area.
**Helicopter surveys may be conducted during this hunt.
A This hunt is an attempt to remove all elk or drastically reduce elk numbers from these units.
B Elk availability dependent on winter conditions that affect elk movement from adjacent Goshute Tribal Lands.
C That portion of Unit 222, 231 within 5 miles of the irrigated or cultivated Atlanta Farm fields located north and south of the Atlanta Road. Poor hunter success expected. Elk move primarily at night from the Pinyon/Juniper tree cover to the Atlanta Farm fields.
Resident Elk - Antlerless
Muzzleloader Hunt 4176
Unit Group
HC Number
2010 Season Dates
Hunt Advisory
2010 Quotas
061, 071 543 Sept 16 - Sept 30 N/A 50
062, 064, 066 - 068 544 Sept 16 - Sept 30 N/A 24
072 545 Sept 16 - Sept 30 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 23
073 546 Sept 16 - Sept 30 N/A 18
074 547 Sept 16 - Sept 30 N/A 5
075* 548 Sept 16 - Sept 30 Extensive private land restricts hunter access. 11
076, 077, 079 549 Sept 16 - Sept 30 N/A 12
081 550 Sept 16 - Sept 30 N/A 8
111, 112, 221, 222 551 Sept 16 - Sept 30 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 70
113 552 Sept 16 - Sept 30 N/A 6
114, 115 553 Sept 16 - Sept 30 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 5
131 554 Sept 16 - Sept 30 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 9
161 – 164 555 Sept 16 - Sept 30 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 4
231, 241, 242 556 Sept 16 - Sept 30 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 55
* Poor hunter success expected; difficult hunter access; low elk numbers in the area.
Resident Elk - Antlerless -
Longbow Archery Hunt 4111
Unit Group
HC Number
2010 Season Dates
Hunt Advisory
2010 Quotas
061, 071 557 Aug 1 - Aug 24 N/A 42
062, 064, 066 - 068 558 Aug 1 - Aug 24 N/A 11
072 559 Aug 1 - Aug 24 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 19
073 560 Aug 1 - Aug 24 N/A 14
074 561 Aug 1 - Aug 24 N/A 3
075* 562 Aug 1 - Aug 24 Extensive private land restricts hunter access. 3
076, 077, 079 563 Aug 1 - Aug 24 N/A 22
081 564 Aug 1 - Aug 24 N/A 14
111, 112, 221, 222 565 Aug 1 - Aug 24 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 72
113 566 Aug 1 - Aug 24 N/A 6
114, 115 567 Aug 1 - Aug 24 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 9
131 568 Aug 1 - Aug 24 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 8
161 – 164 569 Aug 1 - Aug 24 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 9
231, 241, 242 570 Aug 1 - Aug 24 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 58
Archery (Longbow) includes any recurve bow or compound bow, but does not include crossbow.
* Poor hunter success expected; difficult hunter access; low elk numbers in the area.
Nonresident Elk - Antlered   
Any Legal Weapon Hunt 4251
Unit Group
HC Number
2010 Season Dates
Hunt Advisory
2010 Quotas
061, 071 868 Nov 6 - Nov 20 N/A 12
062, 064, 066 - 068 869 Nov 6 - Nov 20 N/A 5
072, 074 870 Nov 6 - Nov 20 Wilderness in Unit 072 restricts vehicle access. 9
076, 077, 079, 081 Early 871 Nov 6 - Nov 20 N/A 3
076, 077, 079, 081 Late 872 Nov 24 - Dec 7 N/A 3
104A, 108, 121 873 Nov 6 - Nov 20 N/A 2
111 - 115, 221, 222 Early 874 Nov 6 - Nov 20 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 19
111 - 115, 221, 222 Late 875 Nov 24 - Dec 7 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 16
131, 132 876 Nov 6 - Nov 20 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 2
161 - 164 877 Nov 6 - Nov 20 N/A 5
231, 241, 242 878 Nov 6 - Nov 20 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 11
A That portion of Unit 104 south of the CCC Road and southwest of the Quilici Spring Road.
Nonresident Elk - Antlered -
Muzzleloader Hunt 4256
Unit Group
HC Number
2010 Season Dates
Hunt Advisory
2010 Quotas
072, 074 879 Oct 20 - Nov 2 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 3
111 – 115, 221, 222 880 Oct 20 - Nov 2 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 5
231, 241, 242 881 Oct 20 - Nov 2 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 4
Nonresident Elk - Antlered -
Longbow Archery Hunt 4261
Unit Group
HC Number
2010 Season Dates
Hunt Advisory
2010 Quotas
072, 074 882 Aug 25 - Sept 14 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 4
076, 077, 079, 081 883 Aug 25 - Sept 14 N/A 1
111 - 115, 221, 222 884 Aug 25 - Sept 14 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 5
231, 241, 242 885 Aug 25 - Sept 14 Wilderness restricts vehicle access. 4
Longbow Archery includes any recurve bow or compound bow, but does not include crossbow.

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