Nevada Mule Deer Antelope

Unit 211 - 213 (Silver Peak Range, Tule Canyon and Palmetto Mountains)

Nevada Hunting Guide — Mule Deer, Antelope

Units 211 - 213 cover about 3,488 square miles of Esmeralda and Mineral counties, from the east slope of the White Mountains across the Silver Peak Range to the Palmetto Mountains. NDOW's mule deer sheet is frank that densities are low throughout, held down by limited summer habitat. Most deer are around Tule Canyon, Magruder Mountain, the Palmettos and parts of the Silver Peak Range.

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Mule Deer Hunting in Unit 211 - 213

Where to Find Mule Deer in Units 211 - 213: Tule Canyon, Magruder Mountain and the Palmettos

Tule Canyon, Magruder Mountain and the Palmetto Mountains

Deer live in every unit of this group, but NDOW warns that densities are low in most areas because summer habitat is limited. The exception is the country that catches more water. Tule Canyon, Magruder Mountain and the Palmetto Mountains get more precipitation and hold more free-standing water than most of the group, and together with parts of the Silver Peak Range they hold most of the deer. The Tule Canyon and Magruder Mountain areas in Unit 212 and the southern reaches of the Silver Peak Range are popular hunting areas.

The east slope of the White Mountains in Unit 211

Unit 211 has slightly higher densities along the east slope of the White Mountains. Timing matters there. NDOW says that slope hunts best once snowpack pushes deer down to lower elevations.

Cover varies a lot across the group. Some areas are thick with pinyon and juniper, enough to make glassing nearly impossible, while others are wide-open desert. NDOW's seasonal pattern is clear, though. During the archery and muzzleloader seasons, deer will be near water. By the any-legal-weapon hunt in November they're entering the rut, and bucks will be closely tied to groups of does.

The ground NDOW draws for this tag

A mule deer tag for this group is good in units 211, 212 and 213, about 3,488 square miles measured on NDOW's own boundary, in Esmeralda County and Mineral County. The named ranges inside the line are Gold Mountain Range, Weepah Hills, Clayton Ridge, Silver Peak Range, Cuprite Hills and Volcanic Hills. The highest named points are Boundary Peak (13,098 ft), Kennedy Point (10,110 ft) and Mustang Point (9,848 ft), and the lowest named ground sits near 4,142 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 81 springs inside it, Stockade Spring, Red Mountain Spring, Indian Spring and Kline Spring among them.

Unit 211 - 213 terrain and land status

Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up

Named features inside the unit

Glass from: Boundary Peak (13,098 ft), Mustang Mountain (10,317 ft), Black Mountain (9,700 ft), Buffalo Point (9,636 ft)

Holding ground: Trail Canyon Saddle (10,793 ft), Kennedy Flats (9,779 ft), Post Meadow (7,693 ft), Blind Spring, North 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 Mule Deer in Units 211 - 213: US 95, SR-266 and the White Mountains Vehicle Limits

US 95, SR-266 and the Forest Service ground

US Highway 95 serves the eastern part of the group. For the Palmetto Mountains, NDOW points to SR-266. In Unit 211, off-road vehicle travel is restricted on Forest Service land along the east side of the White Mountains, so stay on open roads there and expect to walk from them.

Low numbers and awkward cover

NDOW doesn't sugar-coat this hunt. Very low deer densities, combined with habitat that often doesn't suit traditional mule deer tactics, make for challenging conditions. In thick pinyon-juniper, glassing barely works. In the open desert, it's the obvious tool. Match your approach to the cover in the area you pick rather than bringing one plan to the whole group.

Season choice changes the plan too. Archery and muzzleloader hunters, whose seasons run from August into October, should build their days around water. The November rifle hunt lines up with the start of the rut, so find the does and the bucks shouldn't be far away. Snow helps, especially on the White Mountains' east slope, where it pushes deer lower and into reach.

Bring what you need with you. Full services are only in Tonopah, and Dyer and Goldfield have limited services.

The 2025 season in NDOW's own numbers

NDOW's 2025 Big Game Hunt Data is the hunter survey behind these figures: who drew, who went, who filled a tag. Success there is NDOW's own figure, successful hunters over hunters afield. NDOW ran 1 more mule deer hunt on this group, smaller ones; the draw panel lists them.

Antlered, any legal weapon, Nov 05 - Nov 30: 20 resident and 2 nonresident tags. 20 hunters went afield and 9 filled their tag (45%). Hunters reported 5.4 days afield on average. 22% of the bucks residents took carried four or more points on a side.
Junior, seasonal weapon restriction, Aug 10 - Oct 10; Nov 05 - Nov 30: 10 resident tags. 9 hunters went afield and 4 filled their tag (44%). Hunters reported 4.8 days afield on average. 50% of the bucks residents took carried four or more points on a side.
Antlered, archery, Aug 10 - Sep 09: 5 resident and 1 nonresident tags. 5 hunters went afield and 0 filled their tag (0%). Hunters reported 6.5 days afield on average.
Antlered, muzzleloader, Sep 10 - Oct 10: 5 resident and 1 nonresident tags. 5 hunters went afield and 3 filled their tag (60%). Hunters reported 3.8 days afield on average. 0% of the bucks residents took carried four or more points on a side.

Roads in and the nearest towns

The longest named roads through the group are US 6;US 95, Crow Springs Road, NV 265 and US 6. Our road inventory counts roughly 121 miles of pavement, 142 of gravel and 341 of high-clearance or four-wheel-drive track. The nearest towns are Dyer (11 mi), Goldfield (12 mi) and Silver Peak Town (15 mi), measured from the centre of the closest unit in the group.

Nevada rules that decide your day

Summarised from NDOW regulations. They change — read the current regulations and your permit-tag before you hunt.

Legal shooting hours

Big game may be taken from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset.

Motorized retrieval

Nevada has no general off-road retrieval allowance; travel stays on existing routes.

Tagging

Validate and attach the tag before the animal is moved.

Leaving meat

Wasting edible meat is illegal.

Where you may not shoot

Occupied structures — No shooting within 5,000 feet of an occupied dwelling without permission in some counties; no shooting from or across a highway.

Mule Deer: where to put the shot

Broadside or quartering away, on the back edge of the front leg about a third of the way up the body.

Shots to refuse

Nothing behind or overlapping the animal you picked.
Your maximum range is the farthest you have shot a three-shot group into a paper plate from the rest you are carrying.
Pass the shot you are talking yourself into.

Plan the carry: roughly 40– 120 lb of boned-out meat, before head and hide — two large coolers. ProHunt planning estimate, not an agency figure.

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Mule Deer Success Rates

Antlered, any legal weapon: 9 of 20 hunters afield (45%); Junior, seasonal weapon restriction: 4 of 9 hunters afield (44%); Antlered, archery: 0 of 5 hunters afield (0%); Antlered, muzzleloader: 3 of 5 hunters afield (60%). Figures are NDOW's own, from its 2025 Big Game Hunt Data.

Mule Deer Draw Odds

Season	Tags	Applicants	Draw %	Pts (n/p)
Rifle — Late Season bull/buck only (resident)	20	135	14.8%	—
Rifle — Late Season bull/buck only (nonresident)	2	90	2.2%	—
Rifle — Limited Entry either sex (resident)	10	15	66.7%	—
Rifle — Limited Entry antlerless (resident)	15	35	42.9%	—
Rifle — Early Season either sex (resident)	10	11	90.9%	—
Archery — Early Season bull/buck only (resident)	5	6	83.3%	—
Archery — Early Season bull/buck only (nonresident)	1	2	50.0%	—
Muzzleloader — Early Season bull/buck only (resident)	5	8	62.5%	—
Muzzleloader — Early Season bull/buck only (nonresident)	1	3	33.3%	—

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.

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From 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.

Antlered, any legal weapon — Residents: 135 demand for 20 tags, a 14.8% draw rate; Nonresidents: 90 demand for 2 tags, a 2.2% draw rate.
Junior, seasonal weapon restriction — Residents: 11 demand for 10 tags, a 90.9% draw rate.
Antlered, archery — Residents: 6 demand for 5 tags, a 83.3% draw rate; Nonresidents: 2 demand for 1 tag, a 50.0% draw rate.
Antlered, muzzleloader — Residents: 8 demand for 5 tags, a 62.5% draw rate; Nonresidents: 3 demand for 1 tag, a 33.3% draw rate.
Guided antlered, any legal weapon — Nonresidents: 3 demand for 2 tags, a 66.7% draw rate.

NDOW's hunt data publishes no points-required figure, so none is given here.

Antelope Hunting in Unit 211 - 213

Units 211 - 213 cover about 3,488 square miles of Esmeralda and Mineral counties, a wide desert group taking in Fish Lake Valley, Montezuma Valley and Lida Valley. NDOW's pronghorn sheet points to Montezuma Valley, the Monte Cristo Range and Lida Valley for the best numbers, and says antelope usually stay near water during the season. Access is excellent, though many roads are rough two-tracks.

Where to Find Pronghorn in Units 211 - 213: Montezuma Valley, Lida Valley and the Monte Cristo Range

Montezuma Valley, the Monte Cristo Range and Lida Valley

NDOW says the highest densities of antelope in this group are usually in three places: Montezuma Valley, in and around the Monte Cristo Range, and Lida Valley. Lower numbers typically turn up in Fish Lake Valley, and the rest are scattered across the remainder of the group.

Water first

Antelope here are generally tied to water during the hunting season, although rain can scatter them widely. NDOW lists the kinds of water worth checking: perennial streams, springs, livestock waters and artificial water developments. Those are the places to look for sign and find concentrations of animals.

That makes the weather before your hunt worth watching. The seasons run from early August into early October, and if storms have spread moisture around, animals may be far less predictable than in a dry year. Check conditions before you go, and in a wet year expect to cover more ground.

Watch the lines, too. NDOW warns that animals regularly move between Units 211 and 212 and the adjacent units, so know the hunt unit boundaries and the county roads that mark them. A group you've been watching can walk out of the area your tag covers.

The ground NDOW draws for this tag

A pronghorn tag for this group is good in units 211, 212 and 213, about 3,488 square miles measured on NDOW's own boundary, in Esmeralda County and Mineral County. The named ranges inside the line are Gold Mountain Range, Weepah Hills, Clayton Ridge, Silver Peak Range, Cuprite Hills and Volcanic Hills. The highest named points are Boundary Peak (13,098 ft), Kennedy Point (10,110 ft) and Mustang Point (9,848 ft), and the lowest named ground sits near 4,142 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 81 springs inside it, Stockade Spring, Red Mountain Spring, Indian Spring and Kline Spring among them.

Unit 211 - 213 terrain and land status

Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up

Named features inside the unit

Glass from: Boundary Peak (13,098 ft), Mustang Mountain (10,317 ft), Black Mountain (9,700 ft), Buffalo Point (9,636 ft)

Holding ground: Trail Canyon Saddle (10,793 ft), Kennedy Flats (9,779 ft), Post Meadow (7,693 ft), Blind Spring, North 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 211 - 213: Two-Tracks, Fish Lake Valley Farms and Unit Boundaries

Excellent access on rough roads

NDOW rates access to every hunting area in this group as excellent, with many roads to choose from. Plenty of them are unimproved two-tracks, though, and the sheet recommends four-wheel-drive vehicles with good clearance.

Fish Lake Valley farms and private ground

Private alfalfa farms and native pastures sit mainly in Fish Lake Valley. NDOW says they rarely block access to public land, but respect them and know which side of the fence you're on when you glass the edges of irrigated ground.

Boundaries and county roads

The sheet's most specific warning is about where you are. Animals regularly move between Units 211 and 212 and the units next door, so take special care to know the hunt unit boundaries and the county roads that define them. A good map, and a GPS with the boundaries loaded, are worth the effort here. Confirm your position before every shot near a line.

Supplies are limited inside the group. Full services are only in Tonopah, with limited services in Dyer and Goldfield, so fill up on fuel and water before you start a day of glassing valleys and checking water.

The 2025 season in NDOW's own numbers

NDOW's 2025 Big Game Hunt Data is the hunter survey behind these figures: who drew, who went, who filled a tag. Success there is NDOW's own figure, successful hunters over hunters afield.

Horns longer than ears, any legal weapon, Aug 22 - Sep 07: 7 resident tags. 7 hunters went afield and 7 filled their tag (100%). Hunters reported 2.3 days afield on average. 0% of the resident bucks had horns of 15 inches or longer.
Horns longer than ears, archery, Aug 01 - Aug 21: 1 resident tag. 1 hunter went afield and 1 filled the tag (100%). Hunters reported 1.0 days afield on average. 0% of the resident bucks had horns of 15 inches or longer.
Horns longer than ears, muzzleloader, Sep 25 - Oct 04: 1 resident tag. 1 hunter went afield and 1 filled the tag (100%). Hunters reported 1.0 days afield on average. 0% of the resident bucks had horns of 15 inches or longer.

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Nevada rules that decide your day

Summarised from NDOW regulations. They change — read the current regulations and your permit-tag before you hunt.

Legal shooting hours

Big game may be taken from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset.

Motorized retrieval

Nevada has no general off-road retrieval allowance; travel stays on existing routes.

Tagging

Validate and attach the tag before the animal is moved.

Leaving meat

Wasting edible meat is illegal.

Where you may not shoot

Occupied structures — No shooting within 5,000 feet of an occupied dwelling without permission in some counties; no shooting from or across a highway.

Antelope: where to put the shot

Broadside, straight up the front leg, a third of the way into the body. Pronghorn are shallow-chested and the lungs sit forward.

Shots to refuse

Range it, then range it again. Open country makes 400 yards look like 250.
Wait for the buck to stop. Nobody kills a running pronghorn cleanly on purpose.
Mind the backdrop. A miss carries a long way across a flat.

Plan the carry: roughly 30– 45 lb of boned-out meat, before head and hide — one large cooler with ice already in it. ProHunt planning estimate, not an agency figure.

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Antelope Success Rates

Horns longer than ears, any legal weapon: 7 of 7 hunters afield (100%); Horns longer than ears, archery: 1 of 1 hunters afield (100%); Horns longer than ears, muzzleloader: 1 of 1 hunters afield (100%). 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)	7	88	8.0%	—
Archery — Early Season buck only (resident)	1	3	33.3%	—
Muzzleloader — Early Season buck only (resident)	1	1	100.0%	—

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From 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: 88 demand for 7 tags, a 8.0% draw rate.
Horns longer than ears, archery — Residents: 3 demand for 1 tag, a 33.3% draw rate.
Horns longer than ears, muzzleloader — Residents: 1 demand for 1 tag, a 100.0% draw rate.

NDOW's hunt data publishes no points-required figure, so none is given here.

Unit Logistics & Expectations

Planning Notes

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Camp Sites

Developed campgrounds in the group: Esmerelda RV Park & Cabins, Goldfield RV Park, Goldfield Miners Camp, Clayton Valley Sand Dunes.

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Water

GNIS names 81 springs inside the group. Desert springs go dry; carry water and treat what you find.

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Road Conditions

US 6;US 95, Crow Springs Road and NV 265 are the longest named roads in the group. About 121 mi paved, 142 mi gravel, 341 mi high-clearance or 4WD.

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Terrain Difficulty

Named features run from 4,142 to 13,098 ft across 3 units. More than 4,000 feet of relief, so plan the pack-out before the shot.

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Weather

Season normals from the group's largest unit: Sep 85/51°F, 0.3 in.; Oct 71/38°F, 0.3 in.; Nov 56/27°F, 0.3 in.; Dec 45/18°F, 0.3 in..

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Nearest Town

Dyer (11 mi), Goldfield (12 mi), Silver Peak Town (15 mi)

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Permit Notes

A tag for this group is good only inside units 211 - 213. Check NDOW's current regulations for season dates before you go.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which units does a Nevada mule deer tag for 211 - 213 cover?

NDOW draws it as one unit group: units 211, 212 and 213, about 3,488 square miles in Esmeralda County and Mineral County. The tag is good anywhere inside that line and nowhere outside it.

What was hunter success for mule deer on units 211 - 213 in 2025?

On NDOW's largest 2025 mule deer hunt here, the antlered hunt (any legal weapon), Nov 05 - Nov 30, 9 of 20 hunters afield filled their tag, 45%. That is NDOW's figure from its 2025 Big Game Hunt Data.

How hard is the mule deer draw for units 211 - 213?

For the antlered hunt (any legal weapon) NDOW counted 135 resident demand for 20 tags in 2025, a 14.8% draw rate, and 90 nonresident demand for 2, 2.2%. NDOW publishes no points-required figure in that data.

Which units does a Nevada pronghorn tag for 211 - 213 cover?

NDOW draws it as one unit group: units 211, 212 and 213, about 3,488 square miles in Esmeralda County and Mineral County. The tag is good anywhere inside that line and nowhere outside it.

What was hunter success for pronghorn on units 211 - 213 in 2025?

On NDOW's largest 2025 pronghorn hunt here, the horns longer than ears hunt (any legal weapon), Aug 22 - Sep 07, 7 of 7 hunters afield filled their tag, 100%. That is NDOW's figure from its 2025 Big Game Hunt Data.

How hard is the pronghorn draw for units 211 - 213?

For the horns longer than ears hunt (any legal weapon) NDOW counted 88 resident demand for 7 tags in 2025, a 8.0% draw rate. NDOW publishes no points-required figure in that data.

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Sources & Verification

Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 2026-10-25.

Hunt Information Sheet — Mule deer, 211, 212, 213 — 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 211 - 213, 3,488 square miles · accessed 2026-10-25
Geographic Names Information System — named features inside the group — U.S. Geological Survey · supports: Gold Mountain Range, Weepah Hills, Clayton Ridge, Boundary Peak 13,098 ft, Kennedy Point 10,110 ft · accessed 2026-10-25
Hunt Information Sheet — Pronghorn antelope, 211, 212, 213 — Nevada Department of Wildlife · supports: Access, Recommended hunting areas, Biologist comments · accessed 2026-10-25

Unit 211 - 213 (Silver Peak Range, Tule Canyon and Palmetto Mountains)

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Mule Deer Hunting in Unit 211 - 213

Where to Find Mule Deer in Units 211 - 213: Tule Canyon, Magruder Mountain and the Palmettos

Tule Canyon, Magruder Mountain and the Palmetto Mountains

The east slope of the White Mountains in Unit 211

The ground NDOW draws for this tag

Unit 211 - 213 terrain and land status

Named features inside the unit

How to Hunt Mule Deer in Units 211 - 213: US 95, SR-266 and the White Mountains Vehicle Limits

Mule Deer Success Rates

Mule Deer Draw Odds

Antelope Hunting in Unit 211 - 213

Where to Find Pronghorn in Units 211 - 213: Montezuma Valley, Lida Valley and the Monte Cristo Range

Montezuma Valley, the Monte Cristo Range and Lida Valley

Water first

The ground NDOW draws for this tag

Unit 211 - 213 terrain and land status

Named features inside the unit

How to Hunt Pronghorn in Units 211 - 213: Two-Tracks, Fish Lake Valley Farms and Unit Boundaries

Antelope Success Rates

Antelope Draw Odds

Unit Logistics & Expectations

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