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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
2009 Quotas
061, 071 472 Nov. 6 - Nov. 20 N/A
96
062, 064, 066 - 068 473 Nov. 6 - Nov. 20 N/A
28
072, 074 Early 474 Sept. 16 - Sept. 23 Wilderness in Unit 072 restricts vehicle access.
4
072, 074 Late 475 Nov. 6 - Nov. 20 Wilderness in Unit 072 restricts vehicle access.
55
073 476 Nov. 6 - Nov. 20 N/A
15
075* 477 Nov. 6 - Nov. 20 Extensive private land restricts hunter access.
16
076, 077, 079, 081 Early 478 Nov. 6 - Nov. 20 N/A
39
076, 077, 079, 081 Late 479 Nov. 24 - Dec. 7 N/A
27
078, 104A, 105 - 107 480 Nov. 6 - Nov. 20 N/A
6
091B 481 Sept. 11 - Oct. 1 N/A
4
104C, 108, 121 482 Nov. 6 - Nov. 20
 N/A
16
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.
133
131, 132 Early 485 Sept. 16 - Sept. 23 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
2
131, 132 Late 486 Nov. 6 - Nov. 20 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
18
161 - 164 Early 487 Sept. 16 - Sept. 23 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
5
161 - 164 Late 488 Nov. 6 - Nov. 20 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
45
231, 241, 242 489 Nov. 6 - Nov. 20 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
60
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
2009 Quotas
101 - 103* Early 469 Aug 1 - Sept 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 - Sept 30 Hunters are asked to harvest a bull regardless of size at the first opportunity to alleviate crop depredation by elk.
10
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
2009 Quotas
061, 071 491 Oct 20 - Nov 2 N/A
8
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
3
075* 495 Oct 20 - Nov 2 Extensive private land restricts hunter access.
1
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.
22
131, 132 500 Oct 20 - Nov 2 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
7
161 – 164 501 Oct 20 - Nov 2 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
4
231, 241, 242 502 Oct 20 - Nov 2 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
13
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
2009 Quotas
061, 071 504 Aug 25 - Sept 14 N/A
12
062, 064, 066 - 068 505 Aug 25 - Sept 14 N/A
4
072, 074 506 Aug 25 - Sept 14 Wilderness in Unit 072 restricts vehicle access.
18
073 507 Aug 25 - Sept 14 N/A
5
075* 508 Aug 25 - Sept 14 Extensive private land restricts hunter access.
2
076, 077, 079, 081 509 Aug 25 - Sept 14 N/A
7
078, 104A, 105 - 107 510 Aug 25 - Sept 14 N/A
1
104B, 108, 121 511 Aug 25 - Sept 14 N/A
4
111 - 115, 221, 222 512 Aug 25 - Sept 14 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
38
131, 132 513 Aug 25 - Sept 14 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
8
161 – 164  514 Aug 25 - Sept 14 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
5
231, 241, 242 515 Aug 25 - Sept 14 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
20
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
2009 Quotas
061, 071 517 Oct. 1 - Oct. 19 Hunter congestion expected
147
062, 064, 066 - 068 518 Oct. 1 - Oct. 19 N/A
44
072 Early 519 Oct. 1 - Oct. 19 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
79
073 Early 520 Oct. 1 - Oct. 19 Hunter congestion expected
30
074 Early 521 Oct. 1 - Oct. 19 N/A
14
075* Early 522 Oct. 1 - Oct. 19 Extensive private land restricts hunter access; poor hunter success expected.
18
072 - 075** Late 523 Nov. 20 - Jan. 1 Winter conditions including poor access are probable
98
076, 077, 079 524 Oct. 1 - Oct. 19 N/A
90
081 525 Oct. 1 - Oct. 19 N/A
35
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
136
113 Early 531 Oct. 1 - Oct. 19 N/A
6
113**B Late 532 Dec. 6 - Jan. 10 N/A
35
114, 115 533 Oct. 1 - Oct. 19 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
32
131 534 Oct. 1 - Oct. 19 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
28
161 - 164 Early 535 Oct. 1 - Oct. 19 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
40
161 - 164 Late 536 Nov. 20 - Jan. 1 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
40
221 537 Oct. 1 - Oct. 19 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
23
222 538 Oct. 1 - Oct. 19 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
123
231, 241, 242 Early 539 Aug. 1 - Aug. 31 Poor hunter success expected.
20
231, 241, 242 Late 540 Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 Poor hunter success expected.
20
222, 231C Early 541 Oct. 1 - Oct. 16 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
86
222, 231C Late 542 Nov. 20 - Jan. 1 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
190
* 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
2009 Quotas
061, 071 543 Sept. 16 - Sept. 30 N/A
30
062, 064, 066 - 068 544 Sept. 16 - Sept. 30 N/A
8
072 545 Sept. 16 - Sept. 30 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
13
073 546 Sept. 16 - Sept. 30 N/A
8
074 547 Sept. 16 - Sept. 30 N/A
3
075* 548 Sept. 16 - Sept. 30 Extensive private land restricts hunter access.
3
076, 077, 079 549 Sept. 16 - Sept. 30 N/A
10
081 550 Sept. 16 - Sept. 30 N/A
4
111, 112, 221, 222 551 Sept. 16 - Sept. 30 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
40
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.
6
161 – 164 555 Sept. 16 - Sept. 30 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
5
231, 241, 242 556 Sept. 16 - Sept. 30 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
60
* Poor hunter success expected; difficult hunter access; low elk numbers in the area.
Resident Elk - Antlerless -
Longbow Archery Hunt 4111
Unit Group
HC Number
2010Season Dates
Hunt Advisory
2009 Quotas
061, 071 557 Aug. 1 - Aug. 24 N/A
34
062, 064, 066 - 068 558 Aug. 1 - Aug. 24 N/A
11
072 559 Aug. 1 - Aug. 24 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
20
073 560 Aug. 1 - Aug. 24 N/A
7
074 561 Aug. 1 - Aug. 24 N/A
3
075* 562 Aug. 1 - Aug. 24 Extensive private land restricts hunter access.
1
076, 077, 079 563 Aug. 1 - Aug. 24 N/A
17
081 564 Aug. 1 - Aug. 24 N/A
6
111, 112, 221, 222 565 Aug. 1 - Aug. 24 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
38
113 566 Aug. 1 - Aug. 24 N/A
6
114, 115 567 Aug. 1 - Aug. 24 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
12
131 568 Aug. 1 - Aug. 24 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
4
161 – 164 569 Aug. 1 - Aug. 24 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
8
231, 241, 242 570 Aug. 1 - Aug. 24 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
69
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
2009 Quotas
061, 071 868 Nov. 6 - Nov. 20 N/A
11
062, 064, 066 - 068 869 Nov. 6 - Nov. 20 N/A
3
072, 074 870 Nov. 6 - Nov. 20 Wilderness in Unit 072 restricts vehicle access.
6
076, 077, 079, 081 Early 871 Nov. 6 - Nov. 20 N/A
4
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.
10
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
2009 Quotas
072, 074 879 Oct. 20 - Nov. 2 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
2
111 – 115, 221, 222 880 Oct. 20 - Nov. 2 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
4
231, 241, 242 881 Oct. 20 - Nov. 2 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
3
Nonresident Elk - Antlered -
Longbow Archery Hunt 4261
Unit Group
HC Number
2010 Season Dates
Hunt Advisory
2009 Quotas
072, 074 882 Aug. 25 - Sept. 14 Wilderness restricts vehicle access.
3
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.
6
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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