Welcome to 2024-25 Nevada Small Game Hunting Regulations & Seasons

What’s New This Year

Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp

• With the passage of the Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023, the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp will now be good electronically from the date of purchase through the following June. Physical stamps will not be mailed out to customers until March after the waterfowl seasons have closed. For more information visit www.fws.gov/service/buy-duck-stamp-or-e-stamp.

Chukar/Hungarian Partridge

• The previously combined chukar/Hungarian (Gray) partridge seasons have been split into separate hunts. Limits will no longer be considered in the aggregate. The daily and possession limit for chukar will remain at 6 and 18 respectively while the limits for Hungarian (Gray) partridge will now be 4 and 12. These limits are also reflected in the youth seasons as well. Both seasons are set for October 12, 2024 - February 2, 2025.
• Youth seasons will extend for their normal 9-day period (e.g. September 28 - October 6th, 2024).

Sage-grouse

• There is now a 9-day season in certain hunt units in Elko County (062, 064, 067, 071-076, 101 and 102) and in Eureka, Lander and Nye Counties (161, 162, 172 and 173), with a daily limit of 2 and possession limit of 2.
• The Wildlife Commission has approved a two-day season for hunt units 012 and 013 in western Nevada and hunt units 031 and 051 in north central Nevada, with a daily and possession limit of 2 sage-grouse. These units, or groups of units, have sage-grouse populations estimated to exceed 1,000 birds and where harvest was estimated to be 5% or less of the estimated fall population.
• There will be no special sage-grouse season for the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge this year.

Pygmy Rabbit

• There is no hunting season for pygmy rabbit again this year.

Wild Turkey Spring Limited Entry Hunt

• Unit 101 in Elko County will be closed to hunting this year due to low turkey populations.

Junior Wild Turkey

• The junior season will be extended one additional week on the front end of the season structure (e.g., March 22 - May 4, 2025).

Swan

• Swan permit numbers have increased from 650 to 750.