Unit 071 - 079, 091 (Jarbidge Mountains, Snake Mountains and the Pilot Range)
Nevada Hunting Guide — Mule Deer
Units 071 - 079, 091 cover about 5,932 square miles of northeastern Elko County, from the Jarbidge Wilderness east to the Pilot Range. Deer live everywhere from sagebrush foothills to the high peaks, and NDOW's sheet follows a major fall migration out of the northern units toward winter range farther south.
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Mule Deer Hunting in Unit 071 - 079, 091
Units 071 - 079, 091 cover about 5,932 square miles of northeastern Elko County, from the Jarbidge Wilderness east to the Pilot Range. Deer live everywhere from sagebrush foothills to the high peaks, and NDOW's sheet follows a major fall migration out of the northern units toward winter range farther south.
Where to Find Mule Deer in Units 071 - 079, 091: the southeast Jarbidge Mountains and the Snake Mountains
The southeast Jarbidge Mountains and the Snake Mountains
Deer occupy the whole unit group at varying densities, from the sagebrush foothills to the upper peaks. During the any-legal-weapon seasons, NDOW finds the biggest concentrations in the southeast part of the Jarbidge Mountains and all through the Snake Mountains. Unit 091 has the smallest population in the group.
The fall migration south
Major migrations happen in late September and through October. Many deer leave Units 071, 072 and 073, pass through Unit 075 and end up wintering in Units 077, 078 and 079. Smaller, local moves into Unit 074, and north into Idaho, depend on the weather and grow as snowfall increases. Unit 076 holds a mix of resident and wintering deer.
From timberline down to pinyon-juniper
The habitat range here is wide: subalpine ground above timberline, slopes covered in conifer and mahogany, heavy aspen, deep canyons with creeks and rivers, rolling sagebrush, and pinyon-juniper winter range. In summer, deer use dense cover at mid elevations. As fall goes on they move onto lower, rolling slopes on their way to winter range, so where you hunt should follow the calendar.
The ground NDOW draws for this tag
A mule deer tag for this group is good in units 071, 072, 073, 074, 075, 076, 077, 078, 079 and 091, about 5,932 square miles measured on NDOW's own boundary, in Elko County. The named ranges inside the line are Leach Range, Pilot Range, Windermere Hills, Leppy Hills, Salmon River Range and Snake Mountains. The highest named points are Jarbidge Peak (10,790 ft), Matterhorn (10,741 ft) and Pilot Peak (10,697 ft), and the lowest named ground sits near 4,295 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 218 springs inside it, Chicken Spring, Union Spring, Chicken Creek Springs and Hillside Spring among them.
Unit 071 - 079, 091 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Jarbidge Peak (10,790 ft), Matterhorn (10,741 ft), Pilot Range (10,697 ft), Marys River Peak (10,566 ft)
Holding ground: Bear Creek Meadows (8,554 ft), Coon Creek Summit (8,449 ft), Canyon Creek Pockets (7,855 ft), Willow Spring, Knoll Creek Springs
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 Mule Deer in Units 071 - 079, 091: checkerboard land and the Jarbidge Wilderness
Mule Deer Success Rates
Antlered, any legal weapon: 427 of 723 hunters afield (59%); Antlered, archery: 77 of 322 hunters afield (24%); Junior, any legal weapon: 157 of 211 hunters afield (74%); Antlered, muzzleloader: 60 of 142 hunters afield (42%). Figures are NDOW's own, from its 2025 Big Game Hunt Data.
Mule Deer Draw Odds
| Season | Tags | Applicants | Draw % | Pts (n/p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle — Mid Season bull/buck only (resident) | 826 | 3,587 | 23.0% | — |
| Rifle — Mid Season bull/buck only (nonresident) | 55 | 1,409 | 3.9% | — |
| Rifle — Mid Season antlerless (resident) | 50 | 1,077 | 4.6% | — |
| Rifle — Limited Entry either sex (resident) | 310 | 461 | 67.2% | — |
| Rifle — Limited Entry antlerless (resident) | 360 | 623 | 57.8% | — |
| Rifle — Mid Season either sex (resident) | 230 | 340 | 67.6% | — |
| Archery — Early Season bull/buck only (resident) | 330 | 363 | 90.9% | — |
| Archery — Early Season bull/buck only (nonresident) | 35 | 142 | 24.6% | — |
| Archery — Late Season bull/buck only (resident) | 25 | 105 | 23.8% | — |
| Archery — Late Season bull/buck only (nonresident) | 3 | 81 | 3.7% | — |
| Muzzleloader — Early Season bull/buck only (resident) | 142 | 205 | 69.3% | — |
| Muzzleloader — Early Season bull/buck only (nonresident) | 20 | 58 | 34.5% | — |
| Muzzleloader — Early Season either sex (resident) | 160 | 30 | 100.0% | — |
Data from 2025 draw results. Each row is one residency pool — read the label before the number. This agency publishes no point thresholds, so the Pts column stays blank and these are pool odds, not what a point total draws.
Open in Draw Odds EngineFrom 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.
- Antlered, any legal weapon — Residents: 2,144 demand for 763 tags, a 35.6% draw rate; Nonresidents: 630 demand for 52 tags, a 8.3% draw rate.
- Antlered, archery — Residents: 363 demand for 330 tags, a 90.9% draw rate; Nonresidents: 142 demand for 35 tags, a 24.6% draw rate.
- Junior, any legal weapon — Residents: 340 demand for 230 tags, a 67.6% draw rate.
- Antlered, muzzleloader — Residents: 205 demand for 142 tags, a 69.3% draw rate; Nonresidents: 58 demand for 20 tags, a 34.5% draw rate.
- Junior, SWR-Prmtve — Residents: 30 demand for 160 tags, a 100.0% draw rate.
- Antlered, any legal weapon — Residents: 1,443 demand for 63 tags, a 4.4% draw rate; Nonresidents: 779 demand for 3 tags, a 0.4% 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 — Mule deer, 071 - 079, 091 — 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 071 - 079, 091, 5,932 square miles · accessed 2026-10-25
- Geographic Names Information System — named features inside the group — U.S. Geological Survey · supports: Leach Range, Pilot Range, Windermere Hills, Jarbidge Peak 10,790 ft, Matterhorn 10,741 ft · accessed 2026-10-25