Nevada hunting?

[TMortensen]

Does anyone have any experience hunting Mule deer in Nevada. I've been looking for out of state options and I was thinking Nevada could be a good bet especially with the season they have?

[Bigshooter]

I've hunted NV the last two years once for antelope and once for deer.  It took me 6pts to draw the antelope tag and 7pts to draw the deer tag.  It is expensive to apply in NV and it could take a lot of years before you get a tag.  If you want to hunt deer I would look at MT and WY, or maybe even ID.

[TMortensen]

Which units or area did you hunt if you don't mind me asking. I was looking east of Elko, according to the regs its almost a sure draw. units 101-109 I believe

[Bigshooter]

Which units or area did you hunt if you don't mind me asking. I was looking east of Elko, according to the regs its almost a sure draw. units 101-109 I believe

I hunted north of Elko for antelope and the NW corner for deer. 
The problem with the regs is NV only shows the odds for your first choice and doesn't include choices 2-5 in the odds so odds are much lower than what they show.

[TMortensen]

Got it, because I was looking and it was pretty high percentage on draw and just didn't seem right..thanks  for your input

[huntndad]

They do give a lot of tags out for 101-108.  I'm not sure what the draw is like for rifle, but archery had leftover tags the last few years.  We hunted down there this last summer and had a good time.  Plan on going back.

[Halo]

I've got 11 points for deer, antelope and desert sheep, 10 for elk and California sheep and have yet to draw a tag if that tells you anything about the drawing odds. I have been going with pretty long odds though.

[huntnnw]

NV has the best and fairest draw system in the west...U can draw a great tag your first year. I have a buddy who has drawn a awesome archery deer tag 2 years in a row.

[Bigshooter]

NV has the best and fairest draw system in the west...U can draw a great tag your first year. I have a buddy who has drawn a awesome archery deer tag 2 years in a row.

I agree.

[starbailey]

Isn't Nevadas draw system the same as WA's except they have designated non res tags?

[Bigshooter]

Isn't Nevadas draw system the same as WA's except they have designated non res tags?

Pretty much the same.

[NWWA Hunter]

You don't want to hunt Nevada if you like beautiful country, big deer, and a fun hunt.

[TMortensen]

You don't want to hunt Nevada if you like beautiful country, big deer, and a fun hunt.

Fun hunt, big deer and beautiful country Im guess Im going to have to pass on this hunt idea 

[Bean Counter]

You don't want to hunt Nevada if you like beautiful country, big deer, and a fun hunt.

Or if you think $1,200 is exhorbitant for an elk tag 

[NWWA Hunter]

Or if you think $1,200 is exhorbitant for an elk tag 
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Oh yeah. I'm sure none of us have 6 or more guns we don't use in the safe, a couple hundred in food, a couple more in gas, hundreds spent at the sporting goods store, and over a grand in time off work for a spike general hunt in this state. $1200 is a lot but the draw odds aren't great even at those prices.

[Bean Counter]

Indeed. Total opportunity cost of an in state deer or elk hunt could top $1,000, but with the tag going from $100 to $1,000, you could double the cost of your hunt.

I am fortunate that I could afford such a tag, but choose not to at this point in my life. $400-500 for a deer tag is at my comfort level, as is $500-900 for an elk, but $1,200 (NV) or $1,500 (UT) is a bit steep for my tastes. Especially when it is commingled with some two decade long Tom Foolery about a drawing and point system. Going to Canada or Africa on demand just seems like less hassle, even if it costs a little more. Neither  I do put in for out of state moose, ram, or goat tags. I could afford them, I just choose not to at this point in my life.

[Elkstuffer]

Isn't Nevadas draw system the same as WA's except they have designated non res tags?

Not really the same at all. Nevada has a true squared point system in that if you have 10 points you actually get your name in the draw 100 times plus 1 for the currant year. Washington squares your points for your "computer generated random number". So with the same 10 points you get 100 "random" numbers and ONLY your one lowest number goes into the draw. It's very misleading and a joke in my opinion.

[Bigshooter]

That is exactly what NV does for there draw.  They square your pts and your lowest computer generated number is the number you get.  Just like WA.

[Elkstuffer]

That is exactly what NV does for there draw.  They square your pts and your lowest computer generated number is the number you get.  Just like WA.

Hmmm. I was told by a gal at the NDOW that it was a true squared system as I described it above. Something to look into i guess.

[boneaddict]

I drew deer with 6 points, then pulled out.    Budget cuts.

[Skyvalhunter]

In for the long haul. Go big or don't go at all.

[bobcat]

The way I understand it, the only difference between Nevada's system and Washington's, is that Nevada takes your points accumulated from previous years, and squares that number, then adds 1. So if you applied in Nevada for the first time last year, they would take that 1 point and square it, then add 1 for this year's application. 1 squared is 1, plus 1 equals 2. You would be assigned two random numbers and for the drawing they would use the lowest number.

In Washington, if you had 1 point from last year, when you applied this year, they would add the point from last year and the new point from this year, and square it. So 1 plus 1 equals 2, squared equals 4. That would give you 4 random numbers, of which they would use the lowest number in the drawing.

[starbailey]

Or if you think $1,200 is exhorbitant for an elk tag 
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I'd agree with that but for a "sheep" guy the $1200 seems reasonable as sheep tags go for big $.  For anyone interested in a bighorn tag NV is a must apply state and if your buying that expensive non res license you might as well apply for everything. At least there is a chance to draw with NV's system.
I drew deer with 5 points and desert bighorn with 10 points!