Department of Wildlife Regional Offices

State of Nevada

Joe Lombardo, Governor

State Board of Wildlife Commissioners

Tom Caviglia, Chairman

Shane Rogers, Vice Chairman

Tom Barnes, Eddie Booth, Casey Kiel, David McNinch, Mario Walther, and Paul Young.

Nevada Department of Wildlife

Alan Jenne, Director

Shawn Espinosa, Game Division Administrator

Chris Vasey, Conservation Education Division Administrator

Kristy Knight, Chief Game Warden

Swan Questionnaire

Sportsmen who receive a Swan tag MUST submit a harvest return card online. Regardless of harvest.

The Nevada Swan Questionnaire can be found online at ndowlicensing.com. This questionnaire must be completed by Feb. 28 of each year. A person who fails to return the questionnaire by this date will be denied all swan tags for one year.

Mandatory Swan Check-In

Successful swan hunters are required to validate their permit pursuant to NAC 502.380, and then present at least the head and neck of their swan to an NDOW agent at selected sites for species verification within three (3) days of harvest.

Mandatory inspection sites and requirements will be provided with the swan hunt permits.

Nontoxic Shot Requirements

1. A hunter of ducks, mergansers, geese, swans, coots, gallinules, or snipe shall use nontoxic shot in muzzleloaders or in shells for a shotgun when hunting in this state.
2. The possession of shells for a shotgun which contain other than nontoxic shot is prohibited while hunting any birds designated above.

The possession of shot for a muzzleloading shotgun other than nontoxic shot is prohibited while hunting any birds designated above.

As used in this section, “nontoxic shot” means any shot which has been approved by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to 50 C.F.R. Part 20.134. (see Sec 20.21).

(Refer to NAC 503.183)