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Nevada

Big Game Hunting

Big Game Hunting

Licenses & Tag Fees

(NRS 502.240/NRS 502.250)

Purchase your license at ndowlicensing.com. Prices listed do not include a $1 processing fee that will be added at time of purchase.

Resident Hunting Licenses

License

Fees

Combination Hunting & Fishing

Adult Combination – 18 years of age and older

$75

Youth Combination – 12–17 years of age

$15

Adult Hunting – 18 years of age and older

$38

Apprentice Hunting License – 12 years of age and older (Available only at NDOW offices)

$15

Specialty Combination (Verification Required)

Senior Specialty Combination – At least 65 years of age and six months residence in Nevada

$15

Serviceman Specialty Combination

$15

Severely Disabled Specialty Combination

$15

Disabled Veteran Specialty Combination

$15

Native American Specialty Combination

$10

Nonresident Hunting Licenses

License

Fees

Combination Hunting & Fishing

Adult Combination – 18 years of age and older

$155

Youth Combination – 12–17 years of age

$15

Apprentice Hunting License – 12 years of age and older (Available only at NDOW offices)

$15

1-Day Combination Permit to Fish & Hunt Upland Game and Waterfowl – 18 years of age and older

$23

Consecutive Day

$8

Tag Fees

In Nevada big game seasons are established for antelope, black bear, deer, elk, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, and mountain lion. Tags for all game species, except mountain lion, are awarded through a random, computerized tag draw process held in late May. Mountain lion tags are available over the counter at Nevada license agents, online at ndowlicensing.com, and at Department offices statewide. Mountain lion season is open year-round.

Tags/Other Fees

Fees

Application Fees (Nonrefundable)

Silver State

$20

Partnership In Wildlife (in addition to regular application fee)

$10

All other big game tags (except mountain lion)

$10

Elk management (per elk hunt application)

$5

Game Tag Application (per application)

$3

Bonus point only application

$10

Processing (per application)

$1

Resident Tags

Deer Tag

$30

Antelope Tag

$60

Black Bear Tag

$100

Bighorn Sheep Tag

$120

Elk Tag

$120

Mountain Goat Tag

$120

Mountain Lion Tag

$29

Moose

$120

Nonresident Tags

Deer Tag

$240

Antelope Tag

$300

Black Bear Tag

$300

Bighorn Sheep Tag

$1,200

Antlered Elk Tag

$1,200

Antlerless Elk Tag

$500

Mountain Goat Tag

$1,200

Mountain Lion Tag

$104

Duplicate

Duplicate Tag

$10

QUALIFICATIONS FOR RESIDENT LICENSES, TAGS AND PERMITS

A person is considered to be a resident of the State of Nevada if: The person is a citizen of, or is lawfully entitled to remain in, the United States; and during the 6 months next preceding the person’s application to the Department for a license, tag or permit, the person: (1) Maintained his or her principal and permanent residence in this State; (2) Was physically present in this State, except for temporary absences; and (3) Did not purchase or apply for any hunting, fishing or trapping privilege or entitlement conditional upon residency from another state, country or province.

A person who does not maintain his or her principal and permanent residence in Nevada but who is attending an institution of higher learning in this State as a full-time student is eligible for a resident license, tag or permit if, during the 6 months next preceding the person’s application to the Department for a license, tag or permit, the person: (a) Was physically present in Nevada, except for temporary trips outside of the State; and (b) Did not purchase or apply for any hunting, fishing or trapping privilege or entitlement conditional upon residency from another state, country or province.

A resident license, tag or permit issued by this State is void if the person to whom it was issued establishes or maintains his or her principal and permanent residence in and obtains any hunting, fishing or trapping privilege or entitlement conditional on residency from another state, country or province.

Principal and permanent residence means a place where a person is legally domiciled and maintains a permanent habitation in which the person lives and to which the person intends to return when he or she leaves the state in which the permanent habitation is located. The term does not include merely owning a residence in a state. (NRS 502.015) Social Security Number Laws regarding child support mandate that any person who is required by federal law to have a social security number must provide the number to obtain a business, occupational or recreational license. Federal Law – Public Law 104 – 193; Nevada Statute – NRS 502.063, 503.5833, 504.390.

MILITARY STATIONED IN NEVADA

Active members, permanently assigned to the state of Nevada and spouses and dependents, may obtain a fishing license at the same cost as Nevada residents. (Refer to NRS 502.070)

Active Members of the Armed Forces

Active members in the Armed Forces who are stationed outside of the U.S. and lose their bonus points due to a lapse in applying may be refunded their lost points after they return to the country. (NAC 502.4187)