Welcome toYour WildLife

The Nevada Department of Wildlife manages nearly 900 different species of fish, birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and their habitats in the Silver State. Whether you hunt, fish, bird watch, hike, camp or enjoy any number of outdoor activities, we believe that everyone has a passion for Nevada’s wildlife.
EXPLORE THE WILD

Huntingthe Silver State

Nevada’s exceptional game, stunning landscapes and wide-open access to public land that covers more than 80 percent of the state makes for unforgettable hunting experiences. From big game to bird hunting, the Silver State serves up unmatched sporting experiences.
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FishingNevada

If you’re looking for a fishing adventure, Nevada has it all.  From high mountain lakes and streams, low-elevation rivers and reservoirs or one of the many urban fisheries throughout the state, you never know what you might hook into. The fish species in Nevada are as diverse as our geography.
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WILDLIFE

Our passion is to conserve all Nevada wildlife and their diverse habitats. Learn how the Nevada Department of Wildlife ensures wildlife can thrive for generations to come.

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OUTDOORS

Nevada’s wild spaces provide everyday adventures and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Learn how to explore and appreciate the wild habitats throughout the Silver State.

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Fishing

Regulations, tips and locations. Learn all you need to know for a fun day spent fishing in Nevada.
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Boating

Registration, safety and education. From Lake Tahoe to Lake Mead and everywhere in between, check out Nevada’s amazing boating opportunities.
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Hunting

Seasons, regulations and safety. Learn how to hunt the Silver State.
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BEFORE YOU HUNt,FISH OR BOAT

Looking for licenses, tags, boat registration or permits? We’ve got you covered.

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WHAT’S NEW?

Free Fishing Day 2023 – SAturday, June 10!

This is your one chance during the year to get hooked for free! No fishing license is needed for adults or children to fish any public water on this date. To celebrate, NDOW is hosting fishing events across the state!

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The WildSide newsletter

The goal of our Wildside Newsletter is to help you get to know the agency better and help you stay in the know on all things wild in the Silver State!

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NEWS & EVENTs

Spring is an active time for Tahoe bear cubs and yearlings

As temperatures start to warm and snow begins to melt, a new crop of bear cubs are emerging from winter dens with their mothers.

05-23-23
Carson City Fifth Grader Wins Free Fishing Day Poster Contest

Fifth Grader Brynlee Peters has been selected as the winner of this year’s Free Fishing Day Poster Contest.
05-05-23
Long Time Biologist Named New Game Division Administrator

The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) has announced Shawn Espinosa as the new Game Division Administrator.

05-05-23
Mark Freese, Habitat Division Administrator
NDOW Names New Habitat Division Administrator

The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) has announced Mark Freese as the Department’s new Habitat Division Administrator.
04-07-23
Top 10 Big Game Resources

So, you want to apply for Nevada Big Game tags but you aren’t sure where to start. Well…
10-20-21
Nevada Youth License Fund

A new program dedicated to making it easier for kids enjoy the outdoors in Nevada by providing them with a license at no cost to them.

03-20-23
NDOW Names New Chief Game Warden

The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) has announced Kristy Knight as the Department’s new Chief Game Warden.
03-15-23
NDOW Names New Deputy Director

The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) has named Game Division Administrator Mike Scott as its new Deputy Director.
02-14-23
Governor Joe Lombardo Appoints Alan Jenne Director of the Nevada department of wildlife

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo has appointed Alan Jenne as Director for the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW).

01-13-23

PODCASTS

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Women’s Month – Chief …
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Women’s Month – 20 Yea…
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2 – 10 – 2023 Elko Spo…
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Wild Sheep Biologist’s…
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New Faces In NDOW’s Ed…
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Pathways To Relevency
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Wild Sheep Show – Yout…
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Winter Fishing In Nevada
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11-23-2022
Nevada Trail Finder
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Bat Week 2022
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Living in a Bear’s Wor…
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2022 Nevada Chukar For…
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Elk Week – Randy Newberg
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Volunteering For Natio…
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Chronic Wasting Disease
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Dove, Ducks and Banding
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Pygmy Rabbits In Nevada
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Bringing Wildlife into…
08-19-2022
Black Bear Myths And R…
08-12-2022
How Does Hunting Suppo…
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7-8-2022 Recreational …
07-09-2022
Urban Wildlife Education
07-01-2022
Nevada Pika Atlas
06-24-2022
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06-17-2022
Free Fishing Day
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Is a Tortoise a Turtle…
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The Thrill Of Carp Fis…
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Big Game Application FAQs
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NatureServe Network Va…
04-08-2022
NDOW’s New HuntNV Tool
04-01-2022
Women’s Month – Introd…
03-25-2022
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03-18-2022
Women’s Month – Bass F…
03-03-2022
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02-25-2022
New Public Land Access
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James Lathrop and Wayn…
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Shooting Range Grant P…
01-21-2022
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01-14-2022
NDOW’s Joe Doucette Is…
01-07-2022
Youth Wildlife Conserv…
12-22-2021
Snowshoeing Around Lak…
12-22-2021
Ice Fishing Tips And G…
12-17-2021
Trout In The Classroom…
12-10-2021
Gift Ideas for the Out…
11-24-2021
Snoods And Wattles – T…
11-19-2021
11 – 14 – 2021 Talking…
11-12-2021
Wild Game Cooking With…
11-05-2021
Bat Week 2021
10-28-2021
Nevada’s Black Bears
10-22-2021
Chronic Wasting Diseas…
10-14-2021
Stormwater Pollution A…
10-08-2021
Nevada 2021 Chukar For…
09-30-2021
HECHO
09-24-2021
National And Nevada Pu…
09-17-2021
9 – 12 – 2021 Latino O…
09-11-2021
Nevada Knockout And Kn…
09-03-2021
Webless Migratory Bird…
08-27-2021
Duck Banding Across th…
08-20-2021
8 – 15 – 2021 Providin…
08-13-2021
Americorps In Education
08-06-2021
The Importance Of Scou…
07-30-2021
Latino Conservation Week
07-23-2021
Are Reptiles Affected …
07-16-2021
Summer Nevada Nature B…
07-02-2021
Summer Fishing Hotspots
06-25-2021
American Eagle Day
06-18-2021
Four Decades Of Fisher…
06-11-2021
Carson Lake And Pasture
06-04-2021
2021 Nevada Outdoor Ex…
05-27-2021
National Safe Boating …
05-21-2021
Trout Unlimited
05-14-2021
Nevada’s Premier Youth…
05-07-2021
Nevada’s Big Game Appl…
04-30-2021
NDOW Heroes
04-23-2021
Elk In Nevada
04-09-2021
Nevada Magazine Featur…
04-01-2021
Pyramid Lake Bighorn S…
03-26-2021
2021 Big Game Applicat…
03-19-2021
A Real Outdoors Group …
03-12-2021
Connecting Women to th…
03-05-2021
New State Division Aim…
02-26-2021
Nevada Shooting Ranges
02-20-2021
The Great Backyard Bir…
02-12-2021
New Maps Document Big-…
02-05-2021
Trout In The Classroom
01-29-2021
Ducks Unlimited – We…
01-22-2021
New Nevada Birding Record
01-15-2021
NDOW’s New FishNV Tool…
12-24-2020
Ice Fishing Season In …
12-18-2020
Wildlife in Neighborho…
12-11-2020
2020 Gift Ideas for th…
12-04-2020
Lake Tahoe Wildlife An…
11-20-2020
Wildlife Health And Ch…
11-06-2020
Bats And Creepy Crawlers
10-29-2020
Fall Fishing In Nevada
10-23-2020
Cooking With Wild Game
10-16-2020
Waterfowl Hunting Thro…
10-09-2020
Chukar Hunting in Nevada
10-02-2020
Nevada Public Lands Da…
09-25-2020
A Partnership’s Commit…
09-18-2020
Interview with Wayne E…
09-14-2020
NDOW Tip
09-04-2020
Improving Your Forest …
08-28-2020
The Importance of Bein…
08-21-2020
Wildlife Activity and …
08-14-2020
The Importance Of Wild…
07-31-2020
Connecting People to t…
07-24-2020
Nevada Moose Population
07-17-2020
NDOW’s Work With the C…
07-01-2020
Fishing in Nevada and …
06-26-2020
Human COVID-19 and Wil…
06-19-2020
Wildlife Heritage Trust
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Using Technology in th…
05-29-2020
Nevada Snakes, Lizards…
05-22-2020
Fishing From Home
05-07-2020
Big Game Procrastinato…
04-24-2020
Big Game FAQ’s And Ins…
04-24-2020
What’s In Your Backyard?
04-17-2020
Wonderful World Of Coy…
04-10-2020
Nevada Outdoor School
03-20-2020
State Record Breaking …
03-13-2020
2020 Big Game Applicat…
03-06-2020
Gallagher Fish Hatchery
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Shane Mahoney Part Two…
02-21-2020
Shane Mahoney – Conser…
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02-08-2020
2020 Wild Game Cooking…
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Backcountry Hunters An…
01-24-2020
Ice Fishing in Nevada
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A Sit Down with NDOW D…
01-10-2020
Wildlife Engineers
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Topaz Lake Opener And …
12-21-2019
Recovering America’s W…
12-20-2019
Christmas Bird Count
12-13-2019
Nevada’s Shooting Rang…
12-05-2019
Mason Valley Wildlife …
11-25-2019
Black Friday Gift Ideas
11-22-2019
Wild Game Cooking
11-15-2019
Movin’ Bighorn Sheep
11-01-2019
Bones, Bats And Creepy…
10-21-2019
Electroshocking Fish
10-18-2019
Living With Bears
10-11-2019
Nevada Knockout 2019
09-27-2019
Nevada Waterfowl Hunting
09-20-2019
National Public Lands Day
09-13-2019
Wayne E. Kirch Award R…
09-06-2019
Upland Game and Dove H…
08-30-2019
Wildlife Safety Crossings
08-23-2019
Know Your Nevada
08-16-2019
Bugs, Bats And Cuckoos
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Chronic Wasting Diseas…
08-02-2019
The Life of a Chief Ga…
07-26-2019
Marlette Lake Broodsto…
07-19-2019
2019 Angel Lake Kids F…
07-12-2019
6 – 30 – 2019 Operatio…
06-28-2019
Operation Dry Water 2019
06-28-2019
A Reminder to Leave Yo…
06-21-2019
Summertime Hikes and A…
06-14-2019
International Wildlife…
06-07-2019
Free Fishing Day in Ne…
05-31-2019
2019 Carp Derby
05-24-2019
Living in Bear Country
05-16-2019
One Truckee River Mont…
05-10-2019
Big Game Application P…
04-26-2019
TravelNevada Wildlife …
04-19-2019
Sin City Outdoors
04-12-2019
Clark County Fair And …
04-05-2019
What Is A Guzzler?
03-29-2019
Remi Warren talks on B…
03-22-2019
Spring Aboard: Boating…
03-15-2019
Wood Duck and Duck Ban…
03-08-2019
Big Game Application S…
03-01-2019
Upchukar and the Epic …
02-22-2019
NDOW Provides Funding …
02-15-2019
2019 Elko Sportsman’s …
02-08-2019
Sheep Show and Youth W…
02-01-2019
Precautions to Take Be…
01-25-2019
NDOW to Hold Multiple …
01-22-2019
NDOW’s New License Sys…
01-11-2019
NDOW Uses Citizen Scie…
01-04-2019
New Year New Adventures
12-28-2018
Winter Wildlife Viewing
12-21-2018
Ice Fishing in Nevada
12-14-2018
Christmas Bird Count
12-06-2018
Nevada Wild: Waterfowl…
11-30-2018
Gift Ideas for the Out…
11-21-2018
Wild Game Cooking
11-16-2018
Year of the Bird
11-09-2018
Mule Deer in Nevada
11-02-2018
Bat Week 2018
10-25-2018
Nevada Wild: Fall Fish…
10-19-2018
NDOW’s Wildlife Veteri…
10-13-2018
Nevada Wild: Fire and …
10-05-2018
Fall Gleaning – A Step…
09-28-2018
National Public Lands Day
09-21-2018
Tortoise Group Wins Wa…
09-14-2018
NDOW Invites Everyone …
09-07-2018
Nevada Wild: UNR Field…
08-31-2018
Upland Game Openers
08-24-2018
All Things Fiscal
08-16-2018
Nevada’s State Mammal …
08-10-2018
Operation Game Thief
08-03-2018
New Nevada Trail Camer…
07-27-2018
Boating in Nevada
07-20-2018
Nevada Wild: Angel Lak…
07-13-2018
Nevada Wild: Keeping B…
07-06-2018
Nevada Wild: Operation…
06-29-2018
Nevada Wild: NV Dream …
06-22-2018
Nevada Wild: Summertim…
06-15-2018
Nevada Outdoor Experience
06-08-2018
Nevada Wild: Free Fish…
05-31-2018
Nevada Wild: Carp Fishing
05-25-2018
Nevada Wild: Lahontan …
05-18-2018
Nevada Wild: Bear Awar…
05-04-2018
Nevada Wild: Riverfest
05-04-2018
Nevada Wild: One Truck…
04-27-2018
Nevada Wild: TravelNev…
04-19-2018
Nevada Wild: Big Game …
04-13-2018
Nevada Wild: Take Prec…
04-06-2018
NDOW Works with DRI to…
03-09-2018
Sage Grouse Lek Surveys
03-06-2018
Nevada Wild – Topaz An…
03-02-2018
Big Game Tag Applicati…
02-24-2018
Nevada Wild – Moose Po…
02-09-2018

NDOW PUBLICATIONS

Fishing Report: 06/09/23
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Living with Raptors
10-25-21
Living with Mule Deer
10-25-21
Living with Mountain Lions
10-25-21
Habitat Conservation Framework
10-17-21

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