NDOW Eastern Region: hunt units and unit groups
NDOW's Eastern Region covers Elko, Eureka, Lander and White Pine counties: 47 hunt units and 22,911,439 acres, 80.1% of it public land open to hunting (BLM surface management map). In 2025, NDOW issued 7,423 antlered mule deer tags in the region's 10 deer unit groups, and 2,656 hunters were successful. For antlered elk: 932 tags and 495 successful hunters.
Data updated October 2026. Tags and harvest: NDOW hunt statistics to 2025. Land: BLM.
The Eastern Region is Elko, Eureka, Lander and White Pine counties: the Ruby Mountains, the Jarbidge country on the Idaho line, and the long basins and ranges east to Utah. NDOW's office for the region is in Elko.
How many tags does NDOW issue in the Eastern Region?
NDOW's 2025 main hunt for each species, added up over the unit groups whose ground lies mostly in this region:
| Species | Unit groups | Tags issued, 2025 | Hunters afield | Successful hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mule deer | 10 | 7,423 | 6,402 | 2,656 |
| Elk | 10 | 932 | 890 | 495 |
| Pronghorn antelope | 10 | 1,674 | 1,530 | 1,127 |
| Desert bighorn sheep | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| California bighorn sheep | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Mountain goat | 3 | 18 | 17 | 13 |
| Moose | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Source: NDOW Big Game Hunt Statistics (2022 to 2025; 2025 from NDOW's 2025 hunt data workbook). A group that crosses a region line is counted where most of its ground is.
Mule deer unit groups
- Units 061, 062, 064, 066 - 068: 1,549 tags, 556 successful
- Unit 065: 29 tags, 20 successful
- Units 071 - 079, 091: 1,436 tags, 626 successful
- Unit 081: 47 tags, 27 successful
- Units 101 - 109: 2,289 tags, 576 successful
- Units 111 - 113: 316 tags, 143 successful
- Units 114, 115: 182 tags, 87 successful
- Unit 121: 121 tags, 70 successful
- Units 141 - 145: 728 tags, 301 successful
- Units 151 - 156: 726 tags, 250 successful
Elk unit groups
- Units 061, 071: 59 tags, 21 successful
- Units 062, 064, 066 - 068: 46 tags, 18 successful
- Units 072 - 074: 102 tags, 44 successful
- Unit 075: 28 tags, 18 successful
- Units 076, 077, 079, 081: 240 tags, 135 successful
- Units 078, 105 - 107, 109: 66 tags, 32 successful
- Unit 091: 14 tags, 6 successful
- Units 104, 108, 121: 129 tags, 76 successful
- Units 108, 131 - 132: 62 tags, 32 successful
- Units 111 - 115: 186 tags, 113 successful
Pronghorn antelope unit groups
- Units 061, 062, 064, 071, 073: 297 tags, 205 successful
- Units 065, 142, 144: 107 tags, 77 successful
- Unit 066: 38 tags, 27 successful
- Units 067, 068: 235 tags, 141 successful
- Units 072, 074 - 075: 97 tags, 64 successful
- Units 076, 077, 079, 081, 091: 140 tags, 97 successful
- Units 078, 105 - 107, 121: 42 tags, 35 successful
- Units 101 - 104, 108 - 109, 144: 121 tags, 79 successful
- Units 111 - 114: 121 tags, 86 successful
- Units 141, 143, 151 - 156: 476 tags, 316 successful
Desert bighorn sheep unit groups
- Unit 184: 8 tags, 8 successful
California bighorn sheep unit groups
- Unit 068: 8 tags, 8 successful
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep unit groups
Mountain goat unit groups
Moose unit groups
- Units 061, 062, 064, 066 - 068, 071 - 077, 081, 101 - 103: 2 tags, 2 successful
Every hunt unit in the Eastern Region
How much public land is in the Eastern Region?
| Manager | Acres | Share of the region |
|---|---|---|
| BLM | 16,012,849 | 69.9% |
| National forest | 2,270,362 | 9.9% |
| Tribal land | 236,451 | 1% |
| National Park Service | 77,094 | 0.3% |
| National wildlife refuge | 40,112 | 0.2% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 30,153 | 0.1% |
| Military and Energy Department | 15,195 | 0.1% |
| State land | 5,472 | under 0.1% |
Measured by FilledTag from BLM Surface Management Agency map (national, limited scale) inside NDOW's region boundary.
Wildlife management areas in the Eastern Region
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Sources: NDOW Big Game Hunt Statistics (2022 to 2025; 2025 from NDOW's 2025 hunt data workbook); BLM Surface Management Agency map (national, limited scale); NDOW regions. FilledTag is not part of the Nevada Department of Wildlife.