2021–2022 NEVADA BIG GAME HUNTING REGULATIONS & SEASONS License and Tag Information Page 4 Hunting for Perspective Page 6 2021 Big Game Seasons and Tag Quotas Page 11 SIMPLE MODERN CONVENIENT GET ONLINE GET ndowlicensing.com OUTSIDE Buying your hunting and fishing license or FISHING registering your boat has never been easier with NDOW’s license simplification and streamlined HUNTING licensing website. Fishing, hunting, or combination licenses are now BOATING valid for one year from the date of purchase. 2021–2022 NEVADA SIMPLE BIG GAME MODERN HUNTING REGULATIONS & SEASONS CONVENIENT CONTENTS Director’s Message ................................................................................ 2 Department of Wildlife Regional Offices ���������������������������������������� 3 Hunting License and Tag Fees and Requirements ������������������������ 4 Hunting for Perspective ....................................................................... 6 Big Game Identification ........................................................................ 8 Quotas Clarified ...................................................................................10 Big Game Seasons and Quotas ��������������������������������������������������������11 Antelope ..........................................................................................11 Bighorn Sheep [(Nelson) Desert, California, and Rocky Mountain] �������������������������������������������������������������������14 Mountain Goat ...............................................................................16 Elk ......................................................................................................17 Mule Deer ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������21 Black Bear/Mountain Lion ����������������������������������������������������������27 General Hunting Laws and Regulations .........................................35 Eligibility Waiting Periods ..................................................................40 Investing in Your Hunt ........................................................................ 41 GET Specialty Tags & Specialty Hunts ����������������������������������������������������42 Nonresident Guided Hunt Deer Tags .............................................44 Weapons Regulations .........................................................................46 Help Prevent CWD from Spreading �����������������������������������������������48 Hunters Must Respect Private Property .......................................49 Areas Closed to Hunting ��������������������������������������������������������������������50 Tag Regulations .................................................................................... 51 ONLINE Demerits, Penalties, and Common Violations .............................52 NDOW Wildlife Management Areas ..............................................54 Transportation Permit Vendors �������������������������������������������������������59 ndowlicensing.com Sunrise/Sunset Tables ........................................................................60 STATE OF NEVADA GET Steve Sisolak, Governor STATE BOARD OF WILDLIFE COMMISSIONERS Tiffany East,Chairwoman Tom Barnes, Vice Chairman Jon, Almberg, Tommy Caviglia, Kerstan Hubbs, Casey D. Kiel, OUTSIDE David McNinch, Ron Pierini, and Shane Rogers. NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE Tony Wasley, Director Mike Scott,Game Division Administrator Buying your hunting and fishing license or Chris Vasey, Conservation Education Division Administrator FISHING registering your boat has never been easier with Mike Maynard, Chief Game Warden Advertising in this publication lowers production costs. NDOW NDOW’s license simplification and streamlined does not otherwise benefit financially from the advertising in this HUNTING licensing website. or any other NDOW publication. Cover: NDOW Conservation Education Division Administrator Chris Vasey photographed this mule deer buck near Genoa. Fishing, hunting, or combination licenses are now BOATING valid for one year from the date of purchase. Individuals with hearing impairments may contact the Department at NOTE: 775-688-1500 via a text telephone (TTY) telecommunications device by Changes to regulations are marked inblue, bold italics. first calling the State of Nevada Relay Operator at 1-800-326-6868. This publication will be made available in an alternative format upon request. 2 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE I think we can all agree, 2020 is a year with more to be forgotten than reminisced. Before we rush to forget the challenges and struggles of 2020, let us recognize a few important validations it provided for much of what we do. In the rat race of humanity that dictates most of our daily routines of sleep, eat, work, eat, sleep, repeat—punctuated by intermittent meetings, an occasional work trip, or Williamstown, MA | Birmingham, AL maybe, if we are lucky, a child’s sports event or other similar activity—we seldom, if ever, get the official global scale “time out” or cause for pause that 2020 presented. Before we quickly jump back on the treadmill of life’s predictable and repeated events, we need to reflect on what 2020 taught us. We learned that it is not just us sportsmen and women who find great comfort and solace in the peaceful settings of nature. Society turned to the outdoors in unprecedented numbers, About This Book consciously or otherwise, to heal, to safely gather, and to pursue health promoting activities like hiking and biking. The outdoors helped heal our minds and our bodies. Sportsmen and women have long-recognized these nature-related benefits. This high-quality guide is offered to you We learned that in a non-pandemic year there are tens of millions of people who suffer by the Nevada Department of Wildlife from food insecurity, and in a pandemic that number soars even higher. Having large stores of through its unique partnership with J.F. fish and game in our freezers, canned, or dried significantly eased our minds and reduced the Griffin Publishing, LLC. burden on food processors, suppliers, and delivery infrastructure. Although at times we lament the financial burden on sportsmen and women to bear the The revenue generated through ad sales disproportionate costs of funding conservation through a user-pay system, we learned the value significantly lowers production costs and of that self-reliance as budgetary woes and employment challenges struck nearly everywhere, generates savings. These savings translate yet wildlife agency budgets were largely stable. into additional funds for other important It is unfortunate that sometimes it takes drastic circumstances to make a case or prove a agency programs. point, and 2020 was certainly filled with drastic circumstances that helped make a case and validate what most of us already know. Take a moment to reflect; nature heals our minds and If you have any feedback or are inter- bodies, self-procured food promotes food security and lessens the burden on society, and a ested in advertising, please contact us at self-reliant user-pay funding model makes conservation largely recession-proof. We outdoors- 413.884.1001 or at www.JFGriffin.com men and women have been practicing social distancing in a healthy, self-reliant, and sustainable manner for a long time. Thank you, Mother Nature, for all you give us and thank you sportsmen Graphic Design: and women for your part in this success story. Jon Gulley, Dane Fay, John Corey, Evelyn Haddad, Chris Sobolowski Sincerely, Tony Wasley Director, Nevada Department of Wildlife This guide is also available online at 2021-2022 NEVADA BIG GAME HUNTING 3 DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE REGIONAL OFFICES WESTERN REGION OFFICE WESTERN REGION EASTERN REGION 1100 Valley Rd. Reno, NV 89512 (775) 688-1506 EASTERN REGION OFFICE 60 Youth Center Rd. Elko, NV 89801 (775) 777-2300 SOUTHERN REGION OFFICE 3373 Pepper Lane Las Vegas, NV 89120 (702) 486-5127 ELY OFFICE 1218 N. Alpha St. Ely, NV 89301 Phone: (775) 289-1655 ext. 21 (Hours subject to change, please call ahead.) FALLON OFFICE 380 West B. St. Fallon, NV 89406 (775) 423-3171 (Hours subject to change, please call ahead.) WINNEMUCCA OFFICE 705 E. Fourth St. Winnemucca, NV 89445 (775) 623-6565 (Hours subject to change, please call ahead.) HOW TO USE THIS BOOK SOUTHERN REGION 1. The first part of the book is to help clarify where our offices are located. 2. The center has our big game identification pages, big game hunts listed, season dates, and 2021 quotas. 3. The back of the book has general hunting laws and regulations, open areas to hunt, and sunrise/sunset tables. NOTE: Changes to regulations are marked inblue, bold italics. Thanks for reading! Still want more? Visit ndow.org or follow us on social media! This publication receives funding through the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration program This regulation brochure contains as educational material. Federal Laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, only a synopsis of the hunting laws for national origin, age, disability, and sex. If you believe you have been discriminated against the State of Nevada. Complete text in any NDOW program, activity, or facility, please write to the following: of the laws and regulations may be Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service obtained by contacting the Nevada Nevada Department of Wildlife Diversity Program Manager Department of Wildlife or by checking 6980 Sierra Center Parkway, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, our website at ndow.org. Suite 120 MS: 7072-43 Reno, NV 89511 Arlington, VA 22203