On this page:

• Links to Big Game Season Regulations & Tables
  
  
• Application & Drawing Process
  
  
• Big Game Tags Issued
  
  
• 2005 Hunt Book
  
  
  

Follow the links below to view tables which show the big game season dates as set by the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners. As part of the normal process for establishing big game seasons, the Wildlife Commission, after receiving input from the county wildlife advisory boards, set big game seasons for two years.

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

You will need to read the Seasons & Application Regulations Brochure PDF BEFORE you apply to learn about new regulations, hunt units and hunter choice numbers.

Restricted Nonresident Guided Deer Hunt 1235
Wildlife Administrative Services accepted applications from Guides until March 11, 2005.

Applications for the 2005 Main Draw will be mailed out by mid to late March, and the application deadline is Monday, April 18, 2005 by 5 p.m.

To request application forms and regulations:

Call or email Wildlife Administrative Services to request application forms and regulations. Available applications are also accessible off of this site on our Applications page.

Wildlife Administrative Services Offices
P.O. Box 1345
Fallon , NV 89407-1345
1-800-576-1020
e-mail

Results of the Big Game Main Draw will be available on June 17, 2005. The draw results will be available at the Wildlife Administrative Office, NDOW offices in Elko, Ely, Fallon, Las Vegas, Reno, and Winnemuccas and at www.huntnevada.com.

A second drawing will be held for all remaining quotas for deer, antelope, elk, mountain goat and subspecies of bighorn sheep. The Second Draw deadline is July 5, 2005. Results will be available on Friday, July 15, 2005.

Big game hunting tags for both residents and non-residents are issued through a computerized drawing process. Visit the Applications page for more information, or our Tag Draw Results page to view tag draw results.

• Resident and non-resident hunting tags are issued for mule deer, pronghorn antelope, Rocky Mountain elk, desert (Nelson) bighorn sheep and California bighorn sheep. Resident tags only for Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep and Rocky Mountain goat. 
  
• Party applications for game tags are only authorized for mule deer. There is no limit to the party size that can be submitted, but a limiting factor is the number of tags that have been available historically. A party of six should not apply for a hunter choice that only had 3 tags in the previous year. Party applications can be either all resident applicants, all nonresident applicants or mixed resident and nonresident applicants. A party can be 1 or more persons.
  
• Rifle, muzzle loader and archery tags are issued for mule deer for both resident and non-resident hunts.
  
  
• Archery and rifle tags are issued for resident and non-resident buck antelope hunts.
  
  
• Tags are issued for non-resident guided mule deer hunts.
  
  
• There are special either-sex mule deer hunts for resident juniors (check Hunter Education Program Frequently Asked Questions page for ages and regulations).

Before hunting, please review the NV hunting regulations and laws.

The 2005 Hunt Book will be mailed to successful applicants in June 2005 and will also be available at license agents and regional offices.

Avoid Fines! New 15 Day Deadline for Big Game Harvest Return Cards