NDOW reported 2,805 applications for 139 total spring 2025 tags, an overall applicant success rate of 5.0%. That figure combines hunt types and residencies and should not be read as a nonresident unit level draw odds. NDOW does not publish nonresident application counts, so exact odds by choice cannot be calculated from the official public report.

The hard allocation picture is still useful. The 2026 regular draw offered 80 adult resident, 18 resident junior, and only 4 nonresident tags. The 2027 framework increases regular nonresident opportunity to 5 tags, raises adult resident quota to 82, and reduces the junior quota to 16. All regular nonresident tags remain one tag hunt choices except Hunt Unit 203, which offers one tag in each of two separate periods.

Nevada's regular fall draw was new for 2026. Pershing County and Lincoln County each offered 10 resident and 1 nonresident either-sex tag for November 1-30. Applications closed August 10, 2026, and results posted by August 21. Final applicant counts and draw odds were not available as of this update.

Paradise Valley/Hunt Unit 051 also has a fall landowner program beginning with the 2027 season under CR26-13. The Unit 051 fall season is November 1-30, the bag is one either-sex turkey, and resident and nonresident allocations are open within qualifying landowner limits.

No regular Nevada nonresident spring hunt is close to guaranteed.

Best new opportunity: Unit 203's April 10-18 and April 24-May 2 periods add two nonresident tags for 2027. Because these are new nonresident choices, demand history does not yet exist. The unit includes Mason Valley WMA, but hunters must separate public WMA ground from surrounding private parcels.

Best broad-window option: Units 241/242 provide a March 27-May 2 season and more public land planning flexibility than the heavily ranch centered choices. The allocation is still only one tag.

Best access-driven option: Paradise Valley does not use the regular online draw. A hunter who can secure a participating landowner's signed form has a much more direct path; NDOW reported 86% field success there in spring 2025.

Hardest practical choices: Elko Units 102/065 and Pershing County each have one nonresident tag and substantial private land dependence. Do not apply without a credible access plan.

Point reality: Nevada has no guaranteed point threshold. High point applicants receive many more random numbers, but a zero point applicant can still draw and a high point applicant can still miss.

There is no conventional unlimited OTC turkey season. Available non-draw paths are:

Paradise Valley/Hunt Unit 051 spring landowner tags, valid for one bearded turkey during the unit's spring season.

Paradise Valley/Hunt Unit 051 fall landowner tags, valid for one either-sex turkey during November 1-30 beginning with the 2027 season under CR26-13.

Any adult limited-entry leftovers released through NDOW's first-come system after the draw; availability is unpredictable and usually non-existent, and junior tags are not reissued this way.

A Paradise Valley form is not a walk-in retail tag. A participating landowner must sign it, and the tag is tied to a qualifying ranch allocation. Contact NDOW at 775-688-1500 before arranging travel or paying for access.

Nevada supports Rio Grande and Merriam's wild turkeys, with hybridization in some populations. Rio Grandes make up most of the state's hunting opportunity and are strongly associated with irrigated agricultural valleys, cottonwood-willow riparian corridors, and ranch country. Paradise Valley, the Humboldt River system, Moapa Valley, and parts of Lincoln County fit that habitat.

Merriam's and Merriam's/Rio hybrids are better adapted to higher, colder habitat, including pinyon-juniper, mountain riparian zones, and forested country in eastern and central Nevada. NDOW has used translocations to reinforce and expand localized flocks, including recent work in Elko County. Nevada does not publish a current statewide population estimate, so unit condition and access matter more than a statewide number.

The latest finalized statewide spring report is 2025. Of 139 issued tags, 124 hunters returned the mandatory questionnaire. Twelve reported that they did not hunt; 83 of the 112 who hunted harvested a tom or jake, producing 74% success. Harvest increased by 16 birds from 2024 and field success rose from 58% to 74%. Shotguns accounted for 81 of the 83 birds and archery equipment for 2.

Unit level 2025 field success was 100% in Unit 091 and Units 151/152/154; 75% in Unit 115 and Units 103/108; and 86% in Paradise Valley. Those high percentages are based on small tag samples and should be treated as evidence of hunt quality, not predictive draw odds. Unit 202 was the only reported area below 50% success. The 2026 fall harvest questionnaire is due by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time November 30, 2026. Spring questionnaires are due by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time May 31 after the season. Late reporting triggers a $50 penalty and can lead to a one-year turkey-tag suspension.

Nevada limits a hunter to one wild turkey tag per calendar year. Spring limited-entry and Unit 051 spring tags allow one bearded wild turkey. The 2026 regular fall hunts and the Unit 051 fall landowner hunt allow one either-sex wild turkey. A hunter who receives a spring tag cannot also receive a fall tag in the same calendar year.

A nonresident must hold a valid Nevada hunting or combination license and the corresponding turkey tag while hunting. Anyone born after January 1, 1960 must provide proof of hunter education before purchasing a Nevada hunting license. Hunters age 12 and older must be licensed; tag applicants must turn 12 before the opening of the season for which they apply.

Legal turkey weapons are a longbow and arrow or a shotgun from 10 through 20 gauge. Shot may be no larger than No. 2. Nontoxic shot is required on wildlife management areas. Dogs may not be used to hunt, chase, or pursue wild turkey from March 1 through June 30. The harvest questionnaire is mandatory even if the hunter does not hunt or harvest.