Unit 043 - 046 (Humboldt, East, Tobin and Sonoma Ranges)
Nevada Hunting Guide — Pronghorn Antelope
Units 043 - 046 cover about 2,813 square miles of Pershing, Humboldt and Churchill counties east of Interstate 80, from the Humboldt Range to the Sonoma and Tobin ranges. NDOW rates pronghorn access excellent and densities highest in Units 043 and 044, with most animals within a couple of miles of water from the valley floors up.
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Pronghorn Antelope Hunting in Unit 043 - 046
Units 043 - 046 cover about 2,813 square miles of Pershing, Humboldt and Churchill counties east of Interstate 80, from the Humboldt Range to the Sonoma and Tobin ranges. NDOW rates pronghorn access excellent and densities highest in Units 043 and 044, with most animals within a couple of miles of water from the valley floors up.
Where to Find Pronghorn in Units 043 - 046: Grass Valley, Pumpernickel Valley and the water sources
Within two miles of water
NDOW's rule of thumb for these units is simple: antelope are generally found within about two miles of a water source. They range from the valley floors up into the higher elevations of each mountain range, and the highest densities are in Units 043 and 044.
Humboldt Range and East Range
In Unit 043, the Humboldt Range, the sheet names the Relief Canyon Mine area, Buffalo Spring, Limerick Canyon, and Coyote Canyon north to Creek Hill. In Unit 044, the East Range, it lists the Dun Glen area, Willow Creek Road, Spaulding Canyon, Table Mountain, Goldbanks Hill, Rose Creek Mountain, and the country along Grass Valley Road from Winnemucca south to the end of the unit.
Tobin Range and Sonoma Range
Grass Valley Road shows up again for Units 045 and 046. In the Tobin Range, add Pollard Canyon and Jim Creek, the base of Golconda Canyon, Jersey Valley, and the base of Morning View Canyon north to Flag Canyon. In the Sonoma Range, NDOW lists Elbow Canyon, Grand Trunk Canyon, Sheep Ranch Canyon Road, Pumpernickel Valley, Smelser Pass and Summit Spring, the Sonoma Lake area, the Edna Mountains, Pole Creek, Krammer Hill and the Button Point area.
The ground NDOW draws for this tag
A pronghorn tag for this group is good in units 043, 044, 045 and 046, about 2,813 square miles measured on NDOW's own boundary, in Pershing County, Humboldt County and Churchill County. The named ranges inside the line are Humboldt Range, East Range, West Humboldt Range, Goldbanks Hills, Tobin Range and Granite Hills. The highest named points are Star Peak (9,822 ft), Mount Tobin (9,760 ft) and Sonoma Peak (9,336 ft), and the lowest named ground sits near 3,891 feet. We don't print a land-status split for Nevada groups, because the figures we held didn't come from BLM's surface-management data; check BLM's current map for private parcels before you cross a fence or a cattle guard. GNIS names 65 springs inside it, Summit Spring, Mud Spring, McElhany Spring and Black Knob Spring among them.
Unit 043 - 046 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Mount Tobin (9,760 ft), Sonoma Peak (9,336 ft), Van Zant Peak (9,258 ft), Indian Peak (8,919 ft)
Holding ground: Fourth of July Flat (7,520 ft), Clear Valley (6,965 ft), Weaver Saddle (6,810 ft)
Every one of these was tested against the unit polygon before it went on the map. They are starting points, not agency recommendations.
How to Hunt Pronghorn in Units 043 - 046: Grass Valley Road, four-wheel drive and the water
Pronghorn Antelope Success Rates
Horns longer than ears, any legal weapon: 150 of 170 hunters afield (88%); Horns longer than ears, archery: 12 of 56 hunters afield (21%); Junior antelope horns shorter than ears, any legal weapon: 37 of 43 hunters afield (86%); Horns shorter than ears, any legal weapon: 18 of 19 hunters afield (95%). Figures are NDOW's own, from its 2025 Big Game Hunt Data.
Pronghorn Antelope Draw Odds
Draw odds data not available for this specific unit/species combination in our database.
Search Nevada Draw OddsFrom NDOW's 2025 Big Game Hunt Data. Demand is NDOW's count of tags awarded plus first-choice applicants who did not draw; its draw rate is tags over demand.
- Horns longer than ears, any legal weapon — Residents: 1,221 demand for 160 tags, a 13.1% draw rate; Nonresidents: 310 demand for 20 tags, a 6.5% draw rate.
- Horns longer than ears, archery — Residents: 63 demand for 55 tags, a 87.3% draw rate; Nonresidents: 18 demand for 6 tags, a 33.3% draw rate.
- Junior antelope horns shorter than ears, any legal weapon — Residents: 228 demand for 50 tags, a 21.9% draw rate.
- Horns shorter than ears, any legal weapon — Residents: 1,579 demand for 20 tags, a 1.3% draw rate.
- Horns longer than ears, muzzleloader — Residents: 17 demand for 15 tags, a 88.2% draw rate; Nonresidents: 11 demand for 1 tag, a 9.1% draw rate.
NDOW's hunt data publishes no points-required figure, so none is given here.
Unit Logistics & Expectations
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Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 2026-10-25.
- Hunt Information Sheet — Pronghorn antelope, 043-046 — Nevada Department of Wildlife · supports: Access, Recommended hunting areas, Biologist comments · accessed 2026-10-25
- 2025 Nevada Big Game Hunt Data — Nevada Department of Wildlife · supports: Seasons, quotas and tags issued, Demand and draw rate by residency, Hunters afield, successful hunters and hunter success, Days hunted · accessed 2026-10-25
- NDOW Hunt Unit Boundaries — unit groups (ArcGIS) — Nevada Department of Wildlife · supports: Units 043 - 046, 2,813 square miles · accessed 2026-10-25
- Geographic Names Information System — named features inside the group — U.S. Geological Survey · supports: Humboldt Range, East Range, West Humboldt Range, Star Peak 9,822 ft, Mount Tobin 9,760 ft · accessed 2026-10-25