Unit 115, 231, 242 (Lake, Hamlin and South Spring Valleys)
Nevada Hunting Guide — Pronghorn
Units 115, 231, 242 cover about 3,600 square miles of Lincoln and White Pine counties, reaching into Utah, but NDOW puts most of the antelope in Lake, Hamlin and South Spring valleys in Units 115 and 231. Public roads reach the group from all sides off US Highway 93 and State Routes 319 and 322. Summer monsoon rains shape where the animals are.
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Pronghorn Hunting in Unit 115, 231, 242
Units 115, 231, 242 cover about 3,600 square miles of Lincoln and White Pine counties, reaching into Utah, but NDOW puts most of the antelope in Lake, Hamlin and South Spring valleys in Units 115 and 231. Public roads reach the group from all sides off US Highway 93 and State Routes 319 and 322. Summer monsoon rains shape where the animals are.
Where to Find Pronghorn in Units 115, 231, 242: Lake, Hamlin and South Spring Valleys
Lake Valley, Hamlin Valley and South Spring Valley
The bulk of this group's antelope live in Lake Valley, Hamlin Valley and South Spring Valley, in Units 115 and 231. Look for open country near reliable water. Shrub steppe with good forbs and grasses holds the highest densities. Antelope rarely use the higher elevations here, though NDOW has seen them bedding and feeding in pinyon-juniper stands.
Monsoon years and dry years
Rain decides a lot in this group. Most of its precipitation falls in late fall and winter as rain and snow, and late spring and early summer are dry, with little rain in June. Starting in late July, monsoon storms can bring heavy rain that may last into mid-August. That late-summer moisture greens up the vegetation and can shift where antelope are.
If the monsoon doesn't come and the summer stays hot and dry, the animals lean harder on permanent water, including springs and wildlife guzzlers. NDOW's advice follows from that. When it's hot and dry through the end of July and early August, concentrate on the country around water. Antelope are active all day and can be seen feeding or heading to water in the hottest hours, so a water source is worth watching well past mid-morning.
The ground NDOW draws for this tag
A pronghorn tag for this group is good in units 115, 231 and 242, about 3,587 square miles measured on NDOW's own boundary, in Lincoln County and White Pine County. The named ranges inside the line are Mahogany Mountains, Clover Mountains, Wilson Creek Range, Tule Springs Hills, Fortification Range and White Rock Mountains. The highest named points are Wheeler Peak (13,013 ft), Doso Doyabi (12,752 ft) and Baker Peak (12,229 ft), and the lowest named ground sits near 3,096 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 212 springs inside it, Buck Spring, Carson Spring, White Horse Spring and Willow Spring among them.
Unit 115, 231, 242 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Windy Peak (10,139 ft), Wilson Creek Range (9,303 ft), White Rock Peak (9,137 ft), Parsnip Peak (8,898 ft)
Holding ground: Peacock Canyon (8,242 ft), Horn Basin (8,196 ft), Pioneer Pass (8,102 ft), Riprap Springs, Basket Spring
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 115, 231, 242: Atlanta Mine Road, decoys and spotting scopes
Pronghorn Success Rates
Horns longer than ears, any legal weapon: 40 of 42 hunters afield (95%); Horns longer than ears, archery: 7 of 8 hunters afield (88%); Horns longer than ears, muzzleloader: 4 of 6 hunters afield (67%). Figures are NDOW's own, from its 2025 Big Game Hunt Data.
Pronghorn Draw Odds
| Season | Tags | Applicants | Draw % | Pts (n/p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle — Early Season buck only (resident) | 40 | 771 | 5.2% | — |
| Rifle — Early Season buck only (nonresident) | 4 | 200 | 2.0% | — |
| Archery — Early Season buck only (resident) | 7 | 37 | 16.2% | — |
| Archery — Early Season buck only (nonresident) | 1 | 27 | 3.7% | — |
| Muzzleloader — Early Season buck only (resident) | 6 | 13 | 46.2% | — |
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.
- Horns longer than ears, any legal weapon — Residents: 771 demand for 40 tags, a 5.2% draw rate; Nonresidents: 200 demand for 4 tags, a 2.0% draw rate.
- Horns longer than ears, archery — Residents: 37 demand for 7 tags, a 16.2% draw rate; Nonresidents: 27 demand for 1 tag, a 3.7% draw rate.
- Horns longer than ears, muzzleloader — Residents: 13 demand for 6 tags, a 46.2% 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, 115, 231, 242 — 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 115, 231, 242, 3,587 square miles · accessed 2026-10-25
- Geographic Names Information System — named features inside the group — U.S. Geological Survey · supports: Mahogany Mountains, Clover Mountains, Wilson Creek Range, Wheeler Peak 13,013 ft, Doso Doyabi 12,752 ft · accessed 2026-10-25