The big game tag application process is now open. Applications must be received through the mail 5 p.m., and through the Internet by 11 p.m. by April 15 to be eligible for the drawing. You will be officially notified of the draw results by June 10. However, initial tag draw results will be posted online at huntnevada.com within 48 hours of the actual draw, which is usually held in late May.Hunters can review hunt choices in the 2013 Big Game Seasons and Application Regulations book, which is posted online at ndow.org and available at NDOW offices and license agents statewide. NDOW will once again hold tag application workshops in Las Vegas (March 28) and Reno (March 27). The workshops include information on Nevada's big game management, tag quotas and allocations, draw odds, and bonus points. NDOW staff will explain common application errors, the computerized draw system and any new procedures or regulations for this year's drawing.
When selecting a hunt, it is always important to do your homework and know what to expect from the units you are applying for. The NDOW website is a valuable tool with several resources to help sportsmen select the right hunts. In an effort to make things easier, NDOW has placed the Top 10 Big Game Tag Application Resources on one page. The page includes maps, hunter information sheets, bonus point tables and hunt statistics and draw odds.
Take a Shot at One of Nevada's Specialty Tags
Nevada Dream Tags
The Nevada Dream Tags Program is a raffle that allows resident and nonresident sportsmen a chance at the hunt of a lifetime while also contributing to Nevada's wildlife habitat. The tags are similar to other western states' raffle tags and "hunt of a lifetime" tags.
All that is required to get started in the raffle is to first purchase a Resource Enhancement Stamp (RES) for $10. Once you have your stamp, you can purchase an unlimited number of raffle tickets for each species available for only $5 each. You can purchase both the RES Stamp and the raffle tickets at Nevada Dream Tag.
One of the best aspects of this raffle is the ability to purchase tickets for your family and friends. Anyone can go online and purchase their favorite hunter chances at the hunt of a lifetime for their birthday or Christmas or any special occasion.
Tickets for the Nevada Dream Tag raffle are available now and will be sold until June 30. The winners will be announced in early July.
Partnership in Wildlife (PIW)
Partnership in Wildlife (PIW) is a voluntary and optional participation program that offers unique hunting opportunities to hunters for a few statewide big game tags. A person with a PIW tag may hunt in any unit with an open season for the species listed on the tag, during the season dates when that unit is open for that species, and only with the weapon authorized to be used during that open season.
Applicants who are eligible and apply for hunts in the first big game drawing of the year can apply for PIW hunts at the same time. Marking the PIW box with your initials for the same species you applied for in the first drawing will let us know that you want to participate in the PIW drawing for some very special tags. (Doe, cow, depredation and junior hunt applicants are not eligible for PIW hunts.) The PIW tag fee donation is $10 for each species applied for. If successful for a PIW hunt tag, the entire tag fee the participant submitted with their main draw application will pay for the PIW tag. If unsuccessful in the PIW draw, $10 of the tag fee received will be placed in the Wildlife Heritage Trust Account. The remainder of the tag fee received from an unsuccessful applicant for a big game tag will be refunded to the applicant.
Silver State Tags
The Silver State Tag is similar to the state's Heritage Tags and will provide lucky recipients with the opportunity to hunt a specific big game animal statewide in those hunt units where there is an established season for the species specified on the tag. But unlike the Heritage Tags, which generally sell at auction for thousands of dollars, Silver State Tags will be available through Nevada's normal tag application process at a far lesser price.
Tag applicants can expect to pay a nonrefundable application fee of $20 plus the $3 predator control and $2 online convenience fee, which brings the total to $25 for mule deer, Nelson (desert) bighorn sheep and pronghorn antelope. An additional $5 is required for the elk application. Tag recipients will be charged the current fees established for the tag received. Applications may only be submitted electronically at Hunt Nevada.
In addition to expanded choice of hunt location, tag holders also will have an extended season in which to harvest their game animal. Tag holders also can use their legal firearm of choice throughout the season's duration – bow, muzzleloader or rifle.
Hope this is helpful. I have drawn four mule deer tags, two antelope tags over the past 15 years so you can draw.
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