Upland Game Bird, Rabbit, Dove & Crow
In Nevada, upland game bird species include dusky, sooty, and ruffed grouse; sage grouse; chukar and Hungarian partridge; Himalayan snowcock; ring-necked pheasant; California, Gambel’s, and mountain quail; and North American wild turkey.
Small game species include cottontail, and white-tailed jackrabbits. Falconry seasons are in effect for waterfowl (all migratory bird stamp requirements apply), dove, chukar, sage, blue and ruffed grouse, pheasant, Himalayan snowcock, Hungarian partridge, quail, and rabbit.
Youth seasons include chukar and Hungarian partridge, California and Gambel’s quail, and cottontail, and white-tailed jackrabbits.
NRS 502.010 as it pertains to Upland Game Youth Hunts
- A license to hunt or fish is not required of a resident of this State who is younger than 12;
- It is unlawful for any child who is younger than 18 to hunt any wildlife with any firearm unless the child is accompanied at all times by the child’s parent or guardian or is accompanied at all times by an adult person authorized by the child’s parent or guardian to have control or custody of the child to hunt if the authorized person is also licensed to hunt.
Youth California and Gambel’s Quail |
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Open Counties |
Season Dates (Inclusive) |
Daily Limits/Possession |
Special Regulations and Information |
Statewide* |
Sept. 28 - Oct. 6, 2024 |
California Quail: 10/30 Gambel’s Quail: 5/15 |
Hunting Hours: Sunrise to sunset daily. Open to hunters 17 years of age or younger only. Youth must be accompanied by an adult who is at least 18 years old. License requirements apply pursuant to NRS 502.010. |
* Except per NAC 504.340 |
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Youth Rabbit (cottontail and white-tailed jackrabbit) |
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Open Counties |
Season Dates (Inclusive) |
Daily Limits/Possession |
Special Regulations and Information |
Statewide* |
Sept. 28 - Oct. 6, 2024 |
5/15 |
Limit: Limit singly or in the aggregate. Hunting Hours: Sunrise to sunset daily. Open to hunters 17 years of age or younger only. Youth must be accompanied by an adult who is at least 18 years old. License requirements apply pursuant to NRS 502.010. |
* Except per NAC 504.340 |
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Youth Chukar Partridge |
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Open Counties |
Season Dates (Inclusive) |
Daily Limits/Possession |
Special Regulations and Information |
Statewide* |
Sept. 28 – Oct. 6, 2024 |
6/18 |
Limit: Limit singly. Hunting Hours: Sunrise to sunset daily. Open to hunters 17 years of age or younger only. Youth must be accompanied by an adult who is at least 18 years old. License requirements apply pursuant to NRS 502.010. |
* Except per NAC 504.340 |
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Youth Hungarian (Gray) Partridge |
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Open Counties |
Season Dates (Inclusive) |
Daily Limits/Possession |
Special Regulations and Information |
Statewide* |
Sept. 28 - Oct. 6, 2024 |
4/12 |
Limit: Limit singly. Hunting Hours: Sunrise to sunset daily. Open to hunters 17 years of age or younger only. Youth must be accompanied by an adult who is at least 18 years old. License requirements apply pursuant to NRS 502.010. |
* Except per NAC 504.340 |
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Distribution Maps
Sage Grouse |
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Open Counties |
Season Dates |
Daily Limits/Possession |
Special Regulations and Information |
Hunt Units, or those portions of Hunt Units, 161, 162, 172 and 173 in Eureka, Lander and Nye County Hunt Units 062,064,067,071-076,101 and 102 in Elko County |
Sept. 21-29, 2024 |
2/2 |
Hunting Hours: Sunrise to sunset Closed to nonresidents |
Hunt Units, or those portions of Hunt Units, 012, 013 and 015 in Washoe County Hunt Unit, or that portion of Hunt Unit 012 in Humboldt County Hunt Units 031 and 051 in Humboldt County |
Sept. 21-22, 2024 |
2/2 |
Hunting Hours: Sunrise to sunset Closed to nonresidents |
Sage Grouse
The Nevada Department of Wildlife is conducting a long-term study of the state’s sage grouse populations and is collecting wing samples to help determine the status of the sage grouse population in Nevada. Sage grouse hunters are asked to remove one wing from each sage grouse taken. This diagram illustrates where the wing should be cut.
Please keep the wing dry and away from flies. A paper lunch bag works well. Deposit the wing at any of the Department’s wing barrels, at check stations, or with Department employees who contact you in the field.
Due to large fire occurrence in sage grouse habitat, hunt units may be subject to closure upon approval by the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners.
Himalayan Snowcock |
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Open Counties |
Season Dates (Inclusive) |
Daily Limits/Possession |
Special Regulations and Information |
Elko and White Pine Counties |
Sept. 1 - Nov. 30, 2024 |
2/2 |
Hunting Hours Sunrise to sunset Open to nonresidents. Prior to hunting Himalayan snowcock, persons must obtain a snowcock hunting free-use permit available online at ndowlicensing.com after July 1st. |
Note: Please provide questionnaire results for Himalayan Snowcock by Dec. 31, 2024.
Mourning and White-Winged Dove |
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Open Counties |
Season Dates (Inclusive) |
Daily Limits/Possession |
Special Regulations and Information |
Statewide |
Sept. 1 - Oct. 30, 2024 |
15/45 |
Limits: Limits for mourning dove and white-winged dove are singly or in aggregate. Hunting Hours: 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset daily. Open to nonresidents. Shotguns must be plugged to limit overall shotshell capacity to 3 when hunting dove. Note: Eurasian Collard Dove is an unprotected, nongame species, and can be hunted year-round with no bag limit. Be aware of your target, especially if hunting during the closed season for other doves. HIP Requirements: Any person 12 years or older who hunts dove is required to obtain a Harvest Information Program number ANNUALLY by visiting ndowlicensing.comor calling 1-855-542-6369. |
American Crow |
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Open Counties |
Season Dates (Inclusive) |
Daily Limits/Possession |
Special Regulations and Information |
Statewide |
Sept. 1 - Nov. 17, 2024 March 1 - April 15, 2025 |
10 |
Hunting Hours: Sunrise to sunset daily. Archery, shotguns, and falconry. Note: All crows must be retrieved and removed from the field. Season closed on common ravens. See illustration. |
The crow (17.5 inches) is bigger than a blackbird (9 inches) and noticeably smaller than a raven (24 inches). Crows often flock, while ravens are more solitary birds. Note that the crow’s bill is much smaller than the raven, and that its tail is square. The raven’s heavy bill, shaggy throat feathers and wedge-shaped tail also set it apart from the common crow.
blue (Dusky and Sooty) And Ruffed Grouse |
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Open Counties |
Season Dates (Inclusive) |
Daily Limits/Possession |
Special Regulations and Information |
Carson City, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Esmeralda, Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Washoe, White Pine.* |
Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2024 |
3/9 |
Limit: Limit singly or in the aggregate. Hunting Hours: Sunrise to sunset. Open to nonresidents. |
* Except per NAC 504.340 |
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Per NAC 503.185, the head or one fully feathered wing must be attached to all dusky, sooty and ruffed grouse until the carcass reaches the possessor’s residence or a commercial facility for its preservation.
Persons harvesting blue grouse (dusky or sooty) are requested to deposit one wing from each bird harvested at any Nevada Department of Wildlife office, check station, or with Department employees who contact you in the field.
Transportation Identification
When hunting blue grouse or ruffed grouse please recognize NAC 503.185 which states: A person shall not transport a blue or ruffed grouse within this State unless the head or one fully feathered wing remains attached to the grouse from the time it is removed from the place where it was taken until it arrives at the person’s residence or a commercial facility for its preservation.
Chukar Partridge |
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Open Counties |
Season Dates (Inclusive) |
Daily Limits/Possession |
Special Regulations and Information |
Statewide* |
Oct. 12, 2024 - Feb. 2, 2025 |
6/18 |
Limit: Limit singly. Hunting Hours: Sunrise to sunset. Open to nonresidents. |
* Except per NAC 504.340 |
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Hungarian (Gray) Partridge |
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Open Counties |
Season Dates (Inclusive) |
Daily Limits/Possession |
Special Regulations and Information |
Statewide* |
Oct. 12, 2024 - Feb. 2, 2025 |
4/12 |
Limit: Limit singly. Hunting Hours: Sunrise to sunset. Open to nonresidents. |
* Except per NAC 504.340 |
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California and Gambel’s Quail |
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Open Counties |
Season Dates (Inclusive) |
Daily Limits/Possession |
Special Regulations and Information |
Statewide* |
Oct. 12, 2024 - Feb. 2, 2025 |
California Quail: 10/30 Gambel’s Quail: 5/15 |
Limit: Limit singly. Hunting Hours: Sunrise to sunset. Open to nonresidents. |
* Except per NAC 504.340 |
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Mountain Quail |
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Open Counties |
Season Dates (Inclusive) |
Daily Limits/Possession |
Special Regulations and Information |
Statewide* |
Oct. 12, 2024 - Feb. 2, 2025 |
2/6 |
Limits: Limit singly. Hunting Hours: Sunrise to sunset. Open to nonresidents. |
* Except per NAC 504.340 |
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The Department of Wildlife is interested in collecting harvest information on mountain quail throughout Nevada. The Department requests that hunters contact the Reno Headquarters at (775) 688-1523 or an NDOW representative to report your mountain quail harvest.
Rabbit (cottontail and white-tailed jackrabbit) |
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Open Counties |
Season Dates (Inclusive) |
Daily Limits/Possession |
Special Regulations and Information |
Statewide* |
Nov. 1, 2024 - Feb. 28, 2025 |
5/15 |
Limits: Limit singly or in aggregate. Hunting Hours: Sunrise to sunset. Open to nonresidents. Limit singly or in the aggregate. |
* Except per NAC 504.340 * Pygmy rabbit season is closed. |
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Pheasant |
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Open Counties |
Season Dates (Inclusive) |
Daily Limits/Possession |
Special Regulations and Information |
Statewide* |
Nov. 1-30, 2024 |
2/6 Roosters only |
Shooting Hours: Sunrise to sunset daily. Cocks only. Open to residents. |
* Except per NAC 504.340 |
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Minimum Legal Requirements for Taking Edible Meat from the Field
Hunters are encouraged to use as much of their harvest as possible. Although most meat from small game is edible, below are the minimum lawful requirements. Refer to NRS 503.050 for more information.
Upland Game Bird
- Breast meat must be retrieved.
Migratory Bird
- Breast meat must be retrieved.
Small Game
The meat of the front quarters as far as the distal joint of the tibia-fibula (hock), and the meat along the backbone between the front and hind quarters.
- Shoulder
- Hind Quarter (Thigh)
- Backbone (Backstrap)
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Type 2
- Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus – 2 (RHDV2) is a highly contagious and lethal disease of rabbits.
- RHDV2 is a foreign animal disease and was first detected in domestic and wild rabbits of North America in the spring of 2020 in the desert southwest.
- Humans are not susceptible to the disease; however, they can transport it on clothing and equipment, including vehicles
- Please report any mortalities of multiple cottontails or jackrabbits, any mortality of pika or pygmy rabbits, and any mortality with blood coming from the nose or mouth without obvious trauma.
- Report mortalities to the NDOW veterinarian (Dr. Nate LaHue) at [email protected] or contact (775) 688-1500.
- Do not handle sick or dead wild rabbits that you suspect may have died from this virus and dispose of unwanted rabbit carcass parts in a landfill or at the site of harvest.
- Do not let pets (e.g. hunting dogs) come into contact with dead rabbits.
- For more information: ndow.org/Nevada_Wildlife/Health_and_Disease/Rabbit_Hemorrhagic_Disease_Virus-2/
