Unit 103 (Pearl Peak, Cass House Peak and Sherman Mountain)
Nevada Hunting Guide — Mountain Goat
Unit 103 is a small mountain goat unit of about 250 square miles in Elko and White Pine counties, built around Pearl Peak, Cass House Peak and Sherman Mountain. NDOW publishes no Hunt Information Sheet for goats here, so this page gives the unit's named peaks, roads and nearest towns, not agency advice on where the goats live.
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Mountain Goat Hunting in Unit 103
Unit 103 is a small mountain goat unit of about 250 square miles in Elko and White Pine counties, built around Pearl Peak, Cass House Peak and Sherman Mountain. NDOW publishes no Hunt Information Sheet for goats here, so this page gives the unit's named peaks, roads and nearest towns, not agency advice on where the goats live.
Where to Find Mountain Goats in Unit 103: Pearl Peak, Cass House Peak and Sherman Mountain
Pearl Peak, Cass House Peak and Sherman Mountain
NDOW publishes no Hunt Information Sheet for mountain goats in Unit 103. That means there's no agency description of where goats live in the unit, which slopes or drainages they use, or how they move through the season, and this page won't guess at any of it.
What the record does give is the high ground. The unit's named summits are Pearl Peak, Cass House Peak and Sherman Mountain, with Rattlesnake Mountain lower at about 8,500 feet. GNIS names no mountain range inside the unit line, only these individual peaks, so they're the reference points you'll plan around. Their heights are in the data below.
Scouting a unit with no sheet
Without NDOW's notes, finding goats here starts with a topographic map of those peaks and time on the ground before the season. If you draw the tag, ask NDOW what it knows about the goats in Unit 103 before you go. Treat anything you read elsewhere about goat locations in the unit with care, since none of it comes from NDOW's published hunt information.
The ground NDOW draws for this tag
A mountain goat tag for this group is good in unit 103, about 253 square miles measured on NDOW's own boundary, in Elko County and White Pine County. The highest named points are Pearl Peak (10,839 ft), Cass House Peak (10,566 ft) and Sherman Mountain (10,304 ft), and the lowest named ground sits near 6,117 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 22 springs inside it, Flyn and Hager Spring, Belmont Springs, Humboldt Spring and Cherry Spring among them.
Unit 103 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
The lay of it
- 5,834–9,765 ft on a terrain sample , averaging 7,114 ft ; peaks can run higher.
- 253.2 sq mi inside the boundary.
Water on the ground
- 2 tanks
- 106 springs
Counts from mapping data, so this is how many exist, not how many hold water in a dry year. Sitting water only pays where you find fresh tracks.
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Pearl Peak (10,839 ft), Cass House Peak (10,566 ft), Sherman Mountain (10,304 ft), Rattlesnake Mountain (8,527 ft)
Holding ground: Harrison Pass (7,258 ft), Water Canyon (6,892 ft), Overland Pass (6,790 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 Mountain Goats in Unit 103: Ruby Valley Road, Corta Ranch Road and NV 46
Mountain Goat Success Rates
Either sex, any legal weapon: 1 of 1 hunters afield (100%). Figures are NDOW's own, from its 2025 Big Game Hunt Data.
Mountain Goat Draw Odds
| Season | Tags | Applicants | Draw % | Pts (n/p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle — Early Season either sex (resident) | 1 | 628 | 0.2% | — |
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.
- Either sex, any legal weapon — Residents: 628 demand for 1 tag, a 0.2% draw rate.
NDOW's hunt data publishes no points-required figure, so none is given here.
Unit Logistics & Expectations
Frequently Asked Questions
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Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 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 103, 253 square miles · accessed 2026-10-25
- Geographic Names Information System — named features inside the group — U.S. Geological Survey · supports: Pearl Peak 10,839 ft, Cass House Peak 10,566 ft · accessed 2026-10-25