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Hunting at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Nevada. Published by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS).
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Restrictions and Prohibited Activities
No hunting animals allowed in or over
any springs or stream channels, except
for incidental entry to retrieve game.
No carcasses or offal in trash cans.
No predator hunting.
No shooting from or across
maintained refuge roads.
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is
home to over 26 species of plants and animals
that exist nowhere else on earth.
The refuge was established and is managed
to protect threatened and endangered plants,
animals and their habitats. The information
in this pamphlet supports the refuge
management plan.
Fishing, off highway vehicles (OHVs),
horseback riding, and collecting of
antiquities, artifacts, plants, wildlife,
or other natural objects is not
allowed.
No fires, fireworks, or smoking
outside vehicles or outside designated
smoking areas.
No use or possession of alcoholic
beverages while hunting.
No overnight parking or camping.
Private Property and Multiple Uses
Visitors, staff, and private
landowners are always present on
the refuge and will not be wearing
orange safety vests. Always use
caution!
Do not enter private lands or
restricted areas for any reason.
Vehicle Use and Refuge Roads
Vehicles must be street legal and stay
on public roads. Speed limit is 25 mph
if not posted.
Refuge staff is not allowed to remove
or service vehicles. Contact local
towing services for assistance.
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
610 E. Spring Meadows Road
Amargosa Valley, NV 89020
775/372 5435
www.fws.gov/refuge/ash_meadows
Refuge Open Daily: Sunrise to Sunset
Visitor Center Open Daily:
9:00am–4:30pm (Spring-Fall)
8:30am-4:00pm (Winter)
*Winter hours begin when Daylight Savings
Time ends
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
www.fws.gov
Nevada Department of Wildlife
www.ndow.org
August 2018
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Ash Meadows
National Wildlife Refuge
Hunting
Longstreet Rd
Crystal Loop
Warm
Springs
Complex
CLOSED
Marsh
Parking
Private Property
Information
Kiosk
West
Entrance
Kiosk
Visitor
Center
Horseshoe
Marsh
Crystal
Reservoir
Lower
Crystal
Marsh
Point of Rocks Rd
Ash Meadows Rd
Waterfowl hunting is allowed only at
Crystal Reservoir, Peterson
Reservoir, Horseshoe Marsh, and
Lower Crystal Marsh. Decoys may be
used but cannot be left overnight.
Non-motorized and electric motor
boats and float tubes are allowed only
in Crystal Reservoir and Peterson
Reservoir and must be thoroughly
cleaned prior to entry.
Dogs may be used to retrieve
waterfowl, but must be under voicecommand at all times and leashed
when not hunting.
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Miles
0
Kilometers
Foot Traffic Only
Boardwalk
Devils Hole
Spring Meadows Rd
Hunting dogs
Restroom
To
Crystal
Spring Meadows Rd
Hunters are responsible for picking
up litter, including discharged shells.
Boats
Reservoir
* 500 foot no-hunting buffer around all boardwalks
No hunting over or in springs
To
All firearms must be unloaded and
dismantled or cased while in vehicles.
Waterfowl hunting
Visitor Center
Hol
e Rd
Peterson
Reservoir
Shotguns are the only firearms
permitted and must be used in
regulation with state hunt program.
Only non-toxic shot may be possessed
by hunters in the field.
No Hunting Zone*
Refuge Boundary
Paved road
Unpaved road
Peterson Rd
Firearms and
ammunition
National Wildlife Refuge
Longstreet
Boardwalk
During the appropriate season,
as outlined in Nevada hunt guide,
hunting for the following is allowed:
quail, geese, ducks, coots, moorhen,
snipe, dove, cottontail and
jackrabbits. Hunting of jackrabbits
is permitted only during the state
cottontail season.
Hunting is allowed daily according to
the state and refuge hunt regulations
except for when the refuge is closed
to hunting one week prior to the
the annual Christmas Bird Count.
Visit the website or contact the
refuge for the exact dates.
Ash Meadows
Rogers
Spring
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Season and
approved species
Hunters must adhere to all state hunt
regulations for the current year,
except where federal regulations
differ to protect visitors, staff or
natural resources. Hunters must
follow state regulations in regards to
time of day that hunting may
commence and must stop.
De
Hunting
Regulations
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2
To
Vi
Death Valley Bell sta Rd
Junction
South
Entrance
Kiosk
To
Pahrump
Point of Rocks
Boardwalk