Unit 151, 153, 156 (Antelope Valley and Buffalo Valley)
Nevada Hunting Guide — Pronghorn
Units 151, 153, 156 cover about 1,450 square miles of Lander County near Battle Mountain. Most of the pronghorn gather on and around farm fields in Antelope Valley and Buffalo Valley, which means private land and landowner permission shape this hunt more than roads do. Away from the fields, smaller numbers stay close to reliable water.
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Pronghorn Hunting in Unit 151, 153, 156
Units 151, 153, 156 cover about 1,450 square miles of Lander County near Battle Mountain. Most of the pronghorn gather on and around farm fields in Antelope Valley and Buffalo Valley, which means private land and landowner permission shape this hunt more than roads do. Away from the fields, smaller numbers stay close to reliable water.
Where to Find Pronghorn in Units 151, 153, 156: Antelope Valley and Buffalo Valley
Antelope Valley and Buffalo Valley farm fields
The bulk of this group's pronghorn are in and around agricultural fields in two valleys. Antelope Valley sits where Units 153 and 156 meet. Buffalo Valley is in the southwest corner of Unit 151. Those are the two places NDOW points to first.
The catch is ownership. The biologist notes that while most of this area is public land, most pronghorn gather on private property, specifically the farm fields. So the places with the most animals are also the places where you'll need a landowner's permission.
Valleys and low hills away from the fields
Antelope also live away from the farms, in lower densities, across the valleys and low hills of the group. In those non-agricultural areas they stay close to reliable water during most hunting seasons. If you can't get permission on the fields, that's your option: find the dependable water on public ground in the valleys and low hills, and hunt the animals using it.
The sheet doesn't name individual springs or water developments, so building that list is part of your scouting. Start with the valleys around Antelope and Buffalo and work outward.
The ground NDOW draws for this tag
A pronghorn tag for this group is good in units 151, 153 and 156, about 1,458 square miles measured on NDOW's own boundary, in Lander County. The named ranges inside the line are Ravenswood and Fish Creek Mountains. The highest named points are Mount Moses (8,639 ft), North Peak (8,539 ft) and Battle Mountain (8,465 ft), and the lowest named ground sits near 4,697 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 18 springs inside it, Meadow Spring, Rocky Gap Spring, Willow Creek Spring and Indian Spring among them.
Unit 151, 153, 156 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Mount Moses (8,639 ft), North Peak (8,539 ft), Long Peak (8,205 ft), Ravenswood Peak (8,123 ft)
Holding ground: Mount Airy Summit (6,685 ft), Cottonwood Basin (5,900 ft), Trenton Canyon (5,840 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 151, 153, 156: Highway 305 roads and landowner permission
Pronghorn Success Rates
Junior antelope horns shorter than ears, any legal weapon: 121 of 169 hunters afield (72%); Horns shorter than ears, any legal weapon: 42 of 54 hunters afield (78%). 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 doe/fawn (resident) | 65 | 847 | 7.7% | — |
| Rifle — Early Season doe/fawn (resident) | 200 | 236 | 84.7% | — |
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.
- Junior antelope horns shorter than ears, any legal weapon — Residents: 236 demand for 200 tags, a 84.7% draw rate.
- Horns shorter than ears, any legal weapon — Residents: 847 demand for 65 tags, a 7.7% 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, 151, 153, 156 — 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 151, 153, 156, 1,458 square miles · accessed 2026-10-25
- Geographic Names Information System — named features inside the group — U.S. Geological Survey · supports: Ravenswood, Fish Creek Mountains, Mount Moses 8,639 ft, North Peak 8,539 ft · accessed 2026-10-25