Unit 192, 194 - 196, 201 - 204, 206, 291 (Pine Nut Mountains, Virginia Range and Wassuk Range)
Nevada Hunting Guide — Black Bear
This black bear tag joins ten units, 192, 194 - 196, 201 - 204, 206 and 291, across about 5,428 square miles of Washoe, Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, Storey and Mineral counties, from Mount Rose to Mount Grant. NDOW publishes no Hunt Information Sheet for black bear on this group. This page describes the ground only: its ranges, peaks, main roads and nearest towns.
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Black Bear Hunting in Unit 192, 194 - 196, 201 - 204, 206, 291
This black bear tag joins ten units, 192, 194 - 196, 201 - 204, 206 and 291, across about 5,428 square miles of Washoe, Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, Storey and Mineral counties, from Mount Rose to Mount Grant. NDOW publishes no Hunt Information Sheet for black bear on this group. This page describes the ground only: its ranges, peaks, main roads and nearest towns.
Where to Find Black Bear in Units 192, 194 - 196, 201 - 204, 206, 291: Mount Rose to Mount Grant
No NDOW bear sheet for this group
NDOW doesn't publish a Hunt Information Sheet for black bear on Units 192, 194 - 196, 201 - 204, 206, 291. That leaves no NDOW list of canyons, drainages or feeding areas to pass along for bears here, and we won't make one up. What follows is the ground the tag covers, taken from the named features inside its boundary.
Mount Rose, the Pine Nut Mountains and Mount Grant
This is a big tag, spread over ten units and six Nevada counties. The named ranges inside it include the Pine Nut Mountains, the Pine Grove Hills, the Virginia Range, the Flowery Range, the Wassuk Range, the Indian Hills, the Huntoon Mountains and the Desert Mountains. Mount Grant is the tallest named summit. Mount Rose, Church Peak, Cory Peak and Mount Houghton come next.
With that much country and no sheet to narrow it, your own scouting decides where you'll hunt. Choose the ranges you can realistically reach and cover, then look for sign on the ground well before the season opens rather than counting on finding it during the hunt.
The ground NDOW draws for this tag
A black bear tag for this group is good in units 192, 194, 195, 196, 201, 202, 203, 204, 206 and 291, about 5,428 square miles measured on NDOW's own boundary, in Lyon County, Douglas County, Mineral County, Washoe County, Storey County and Carson City County. The named ranges inside the line are Pine Nut Mountains, Pine Grove Hills, Virginia Range, Flowery Range, Wassuk Range and Indian Hills. The highest named points are Mount Grant (11,256 ft), Mount Rose (10,749 ft) and Church Peak (10,598 ft), and the lowest named ground sits near 4,014 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 154 springs inside it, Cottonwood Spring, Sagundai Spring, Lost Spring and Mud Spring among them.
Unit 192, 194 - 196, 201 - 204, 206, 291 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Mount Rose (10,749 ft), East Sister (10,391 ft), Relay Peak (10,313 ft), Snowflower Mountain (10,221 ft)
Holding ground: Galena Saddle (9,179 ft), Contact Pass (9,138 ft), Mount Rose Summit (8,950 ft), Folsom Spring, Peavine 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 Black Bear in Units 192, 194 - 196, 201 - 204, 206, 291: US 395, US 50 and Minden
Black Bear Success Rates
Either sex, any legal weapon: 12 of 35 hunters afield (34%). Figures are NDOW's own, from its 2025 Big Game Hunt Data.
Black Bear Draw Odds
| Season | Tags | Applicants | Draw % | Pts (n/p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle — Early Season either sex (resident) | 38 | 4,985 | 0.8% | — |
| Rifle — Early Season either sex (nonresident) | 4 | 529 | 0.8% | — |
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: 4,985 demand for 38 tags, a 0.8% draw rate; Nonresidents: 529 demand for 4 tags, a 0.8% 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 192, 194 - 196, 201 - 204, 206, 291, 5,428 square miles · accessed 2026-10-25
- Geographic Names Information System — named features inside the group — U.S. Geological Survey · supports: Pine Nut Mountains, Pine Grove Hills, Virginia Range, Mount Grant 11,256 ft, Mount Rose 10,749 ft · accessed 2026-10-25