Partnership in Wildlife Seasons and Quotas
CR 21-09
2021 Partnership in Wildlife
The Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners, under the authority of Section 501.181, 502.140, 502.250 and 503.140 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS), does hereby adopt the following regulation for the management of wildlife resources in the State of Nevada.
2021 Partnership in Wildlife Tags
Hunting Hours: Big game mammals may be hunted from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset as listed on government sunrise-sunset tables.
Take Limit: One animal allowed per tag.
Legal Weapon: Legal weapons are described in NRS 503.150 and Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) 503.141, 503.142, 503.143 and 503.144. Weapon use must adhere to the weapon class seasons defined for each species, hunt unit and hunt.
Unit Closures: The Tag Allocation and Application Hunt Committee and Commission directive on unit closures is for the following: close units of harvest during the previous year’s California Bighorn Sheep, and Nelson Bighorn Sheep tags #1 and #2 hunts will be closed for the subsequent year’s hunt if the quota in that unit for the prior year is less than ten (10) for Nelson Bighorn Sheep or seven (7) for California Bighorn Sheep.
| Hunt | Class | Unit Group | Season | Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resident Mule Deer | Antlered | Any hunt unit where there is an open season for antlered mule deer. | In compliance with the dates set for each hunt unit group for resident mule deer antlered hunts. | 22 |
| Nonresident Mule Deer | Antlered | Any hunt unit where there is an open season for antlered mule deer. | In compliance with the dates set for each hunt unit group for nonresident mule deer antlered hunts. | 3 |
| Resident Pronghorn Antelope | Horns longer than ears | Any hunt unit where there is an open season for pronghorn antelope with horns longer than ears. | In compliance with the dates set for each hunt unit group for resident pronghorn antelope horns longer than ears hunts. | 5 |
Resident Nelson (Desert) Bighorn Sheep PIW Tag No. 1* | Any Ram | Any hunt unit where there is an open season for Nelson bighorn sheep except for 181, 263, and 271. | In compliance with the dates set for each hunt unit group for the resident Nelson (desert) bighorn sheep any ram hunt. | 1 |
| Resident Rocky Mountain Elk | Elk with at least one antler | Any hunt unit where there is an open season for antlered elk except for unit 091. | In compliance with the dates set for each hunt unit group for resident elk antlered hunts. | 3 |
| Resident California Bighorn Sheep PIW Tag No. 1 | Any Ram | Any hunt unit where there is an open season for California bighorn sheep except for units 011, 013, 041 and 068. | In compliance with the dates set for each hunt unit group for the resident California bighorn sheep any ram hunt. | 1 |
| Total | 35 |
Portions of Hunt units 252, 280, 281, 282 are within the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) where public access is restricted. Hunters and everyone in their respective hunting parties must comply with all Nevada hunting requirements and all NTTR safety and security requirements including the following: 1) consent to and pass a criminal history background check; 2) be at least 14 years old on opening day of the respective hunting season; 3) attend the Nellis Air Force Base hunter safety briefing; and 4) within the NTTR portion of unit 252 limit party size to 5 including tag holder. Additional party members may complete background check and safety briefing, but only maximum of 5 party members including tag holder may be present within the NTTR portion of unit 252 at any given time.
Hunters and members of their parties who fail to comply with these requirements may be denied access to the NTTR. Hunters and members of their parties may not access the NTTR after a tag is filled and animal has been removed and in possession of tag holder. No pets are allowed on NTTR. It is the hunter’s responsibility to meet and/or comply with all NTTR eligibility requirements. In some units there may be adjustments to season dates to accommodate Department of Defense operations. The Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners hereby delegates authority to the Nevada Department of Wildlife to adjust season dates to accommodate Department of Defense operations so long as there is no change to the overall length of the season.
Bighorn Sheep tag holders will be notified by the Department of Wildlife of the date, time and location of the Indoctrination classes. Attendance at one Bighorn Sheep Indoctrination Class is mandatory for tag holders or their representative guides or sub-guides. A person represented by a guide or sub-guide at the Indoctrination class may only hunt under the direct supervision of the guide or sub-guide who attended the class on their behalf. Tags will only be issued upon completion of an Indoctrination class. Although attendance in mandatory, tag holders, guides, and sub-guides who can prove they have attended previous Bighorn seminars are exempt from attending future seminars.
The Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners hereby delegates authority to the Nevada Department of Wildlife to adjust season dates to accommodate Department of Defense operations so long as there is no change to the overall length of the season.