Unit 131, 145, 163 - 164 (Railroad Valley, Jakes Valley and the Pancake Range)
Nevada Hunting Guide — Antelope
Units 131, 145, 163 - 164 spread across about 4,399 square miles of Nye, Eureka and White Pine counties, a run of broad valleys between ranges like the Pancake and Hot Creek. NDOW's pronghorn sheet says antelope live in all the valleys, thickest where alfalfa is farmed, and that they stay close to water through both the archery and rifle seasons. Road access is excellent.
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Antelope Hunting in Unit 131, 145, 163 - 164
Units 131, 145, 163 - 164 spread across about 4,399 square miles of Nye, Eureka and White Pine counties, a run of broad valleys between ranges like the Pancake and Hot Creek. NDOW's pronghorn sheet says antelope live in all the valleys, thickest where alfalfa is farmed, and that they stay close to water through both the archery and rifle seasons. Road access is excellent.
Where to Find Pronghorn in Units 131, 145, 163 - 164: Railroad Valley, Jakes Valley and the Alfalfa Country
Valley by valley, unit by unit
NDOW's pronghorn sheet for this group is a list of valleys, and it's specific about which unit each one falls in. In Unit 131, look at the north end of Little Smokey Valley and at Jakes Valley. Railroad Valley spans Units 131 and 164. Antelope Valley runs through Units 145 and 163. Unit 163 also has West Little Fish Lake Valley, Stonecabin Valley and the Hot Creek valleys, and Unit 164 adds Big Sand Springs Valley.
Pronghorn live in every valley in the group, but the sheet says concentrations run higher in the valleys tied to alfalfa farming. That gives you a quick way to rank the list. Find the irrigated ground first, then hunt the public land around it.
Water in archery and rifle season
NDOW's other pointer is water. Antelope here are usually concentrated around it during both the archery and the rifle seasons, which on this group fall between early August and early September. The sheet doesn't name individual sources, so a scouting trip to your chosen valley before the season, looking for which water is actually holding animals that summer, is time well spent. Pair the two clues and you have a plan: farm valleys first, water within them second.
The ground NDOW draws for this tag
A pronghorn tag for this group is good in units 131, 145, 163 and 164, about 4,399 square miles measured on NDOW's own boundary, in Nye County, Eureka County and White Pine County. The named ranges inside the line are Mokomoke Mountains, Mountain Boy Range, Hot Creek Range, Fish Creek Range, Duckwater Hills and Pancake Range. The highest named points are Currant Mountain (11,479 ft), Duckwater Peak (11,151 ft) and Mount Hamilton (10,733 ft), and the lowest named ground sits near 5,234 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 224 springs inside it, Giroux Springs, Rock Spring, Little Warm Spring and Collins Spring among them.
Unit 131, 145, 163 - 164 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Currant Mountain (11,479 ft), Duckwater Peak (11,151 ft), Mount Hamilton (10,733 ft), Morey Peak (10,190 ft)
Holding ground: Pogonip Flat (8,890 ft), Sixmile Summit (8,773 ft), Corduroy Basin (8,768 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 131, 145, 163 - 164: County Roads, Farm Valleys and the Unit 131 Wilderness
Antelope Success Rates
Horns longer than ears, any legal weapon: 14 of 16 hunters afield (88%); Horns longer than ears, archery: 3 of 5 hunters afield (60%); Horns longer than ears, muzzleloader: 2 of 3 hunters afield (67%). Figures are NDOW's own, from its 2025 Big Game Hunt Data.
Antelope Draw Odds
| Season | Tags | Applicants | Draw % | Pts (n/p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle — Early Season buck only (resident) | 15 | 327 | 4.6% | — |
| Rifle — Early Season buck only (nonresident) | 2 | 76 | 2.6% | — |
| Archery — Early Season buck only (resident) | 6 | 14 | 42.9% | — |
| Archery — Early Season buck only (nonresident) | 1 | 5 | 20.0% | — |
| Muzzleloader — Early Season buck only (resident) | 3 | 4 | 75.0% | — |
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.
- Horns longer than ears, any legal weapon — Residents: 327 demand for 15 tags, a 4.6% draw rate; Nonresidents: 76 demand for 2 tags, a 2.6% draw rate.
- Horns longer than ears, archery — Residents: 14 demand for 6 tags, a 42.9% draw rate; Nonresidents: 5 demand for 1 tag, a 20.0% draw rate.
- Horns longer than ears, muzzleloader — Residents: 4 demand for 3 tags, a 75.0% 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, 131, 145, 163 - 164 — 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 131, 145, 163 - 164, 4,399 square miles · accessed 2026-10-25
- Geographic Names Information System — named features inside the group — U.S. Geological Survey · supports: Mokomoke Mountains, Mountain Boy Range, Hot Creek Range, Currant Mountain 11,479 ft, Duckwater Peak 11,151 ft · accessed 2026-10-25