Nevada Unit 064 Moose Hunting Guide

Nevada Unit 064 offers one of the most unusual big game opportunities in the state: a moose hunt in a landscape most hunters wouldn't associate with the species. Spanning 314,689 acres with elevations ranging from 4,904 to 8,752 feet, Unit 064 sits at the edge of what many hunters consider marginal moose range — yet the state maintains a limited draw here, and recent harvest data shows hunters who draw the tag are finding and taking animals.

This is not a high-volume hunt. Moose tags in Nevada are scarce statewide, and Unit 064 is no exception. For hunters chasing a true once-in-a-lifetime species tag, understanding the realistic picture — terrain, access, harvest trends, and the application process — is critical before investing points and money into the pursuit.

HuntPilot Analysis: Is Unit 064 Worth Applying For?

Moose hunting in Nevada is a genuine outlier product, and Unit 064 needs to be evaluated on its own terms rather than compared to elk or deer draws in the state. According to data compiled by HuntPilot, harvest in Unit 064 has been perfectly consistent over the two most recent seasons: 2 hunters afield in both 2024 and 2025, with 2 animals harvested each year — a 100% success rate in both seasons.

That statistic needs context. A 100% success rate across a sample of just two hunters per year is not a large enough dataset to draw sweeping conclusions about ease of harvest, but it does tell hunters two important things. First, the tag allocation here is extremely small — this is a hunt built around a handful of tags, not a general opportunity. Second, hunters who do draw appear to be closing the deal at a high rate, which suggests either favorable moose density in accessible pockets of the unit, effective outfitter/guide support, or both.

Trophy data is not available for this unit in the structured records reviewed for this article, so no qualitative trophy assessment can be made. Hunters should not assume trophy quality one way or the other based on the harvest numbers alone — a 100% success rate speaks to whether hunters found and killed a legal bull, not to antler quality or score potential.

Given the tiny number of hunters afield each year, this unit functions as a long-term point investment for most nonresidents and a competitive draw even for residents. It is worth applying for if hunters are building points with the specific goal of hunting moose in Nevada and are comfortable with a multi-year (potentially many-year) waiting game. It is not a unit hunters should expect to draw casually or on a whim application.

Access & Terrain

Unit 064 covers 314,689 acres with 52% public land, meaning just over half the unit is open to public access while a substantial portion — 48% — remains in private ownership. Hunters planning a DIY approach should factor this into scouting plans, since roughly half the acreage will require either public land routes or separate arrangements for private ground access. This is not a unit where hunters can assume unrestricted movement across the landscape; identifying which drainages and elevation bands fall on public versus private land should be an early step in trip planning.

The unit carries 0% designated wilderness, which is a meaningful access advantage. Without wilderness restrictions, hunters can use motorized access on existing roads and trails across the public land portion of the unit, rather than being confined to foot or stock travel. This makes scouting and access logistically more straightforward than in wilderness-heavy units elsewhere in the state.

Elevation in Unit 064 ranges from 4,904 feet up to 8,752 feet, a spread of nearly 3,850 vertical feet. That range gives the unit a mix of lower sagebrush and valley-floor terrain transitioning into higher-elevation habitat — the kind of vertical diversity that can hold moose in riparian corridors, aspen pockets, and higher drainages depending on the time of year and available forage. Hunters should plan to scout across multiple elevation bands rather than assuming animals will be concentrated in one zone, and should use mapping tools — including HuntPilot's public land and terrain overlays — to identify where public access intersects with the higher-probability habitat types within the unit.

Harvest Success Rates

The available harvest data for Unit 064 covers the two most recent seasons:

• 2025: 2 hunters, 2 harvested, 100% success (unit total)
• 2024: 2 hunters, 2 harvested, 100% success (unit total)

Two consecutive years of 100% success with only 2 hunters per season is a strong indicator that this is an extremely limited-tag hunt rather than a broadly available one. Success rates this high, sustained across multiple years, are uncommon for most big game species in the West, and they reflect the reality that Nevada issues very few moose tags statewide. Hunters who invest the time and points to draw this tag appear to be well-positioned to fill it, based on this recent trend — though the small sample size means hunters should treat this as directional information rather than a guarantee.

How to Apply

Note that Nevada requires hunters to hold a qualifying license before they can apply for the moose draw — this license fee is charged in addition to the application and point fees, and it applies whether or not the hunter ultimately draws a tag.

Nevada's draw system does not follow a strict preference-point-guarantees-a-tag model. As noted in hunter discussions and consistent with the state's bonus-point structure, a hunter with many accumulated points can still lose out to an applicant holding far fewer points, since Nevada's system incorporates weighted randomness rather than pure preference-based sequencing. Hunters should not assume that simply accumulating points over time guarantees eventual success — moose tags in Nevada, including in Unit 064, remain heavily contested regardless of point totals.

For current draw odds, tag numbers, and point data specific to Unit 064, hunters should consult the HuntPilot Nevada state page at /states/nv or the Nevada Department of Wildlife's published bonus point and draw statistics, as this article does not include year-specific tag quotas or draw percentage figures.

Application dates and fees change every draw cycle. For the current deadlines, fees, and draw odds, see HuntPilot's Nevada page at /states/nv.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the terrain like in Nevada Unit 064?

Unit 064 spans a wide elevation range from 4,904 to 8,752 feet across 314,689 acres, giving the unit substantial vertical diversity from lower valley terrain up into higher country. With 0% wilderness designation, the unit is accessible by road and trail across its public land, which makes scouting and access more straightforward than wilderness-restricted units. However, with only 52% of the unit in public ownership, hunters need to carefully identify where public land access exists before planning routes, since a significant portion of the unit is privately held.

What is harvest success like in Unit 064 for moose?

Recent harvest data shows a 100% success rate in both 2024 and 2025, with 2 hunters harvesting 2 animals each of those years. While this is a strong trend, the sample size is very small — only two hunters per season — so it should be read as encouraging rather than definitive. It reflects how few tags are issued for this hunt rather than suggesting moose are easy to find and harvest.

How big are the moose in Unit 064?

Trophy record data is not available for this unit, so no scoring or trophy-quality assessment can be made. Hunters interested in trophy potential should not assume either strong or weak antler quality based on the harvest success numbers alone, since those figures reflect whether hunters filled their tag, not the size of animals taken.

Is Unit 064 worth applying for?

For hunters specifically pursuing a Nevada moose tag, yes — with realistic expectations. The unit has produced consistent, high-success outcomes for the very small number of hunters who draw it, and lacks wilderness restrictions that would complicate access. But moose tags in Nevada are extremely limited statewide, and this unit is no exception; nonresidents in particular should expect this to be a long-term point-building project rather than a short-term draw prospect. Hunters should check current odds on the HuntPilot Nevada page before committing to an application strategy.

How difficult is it to draw a moose tag in Unit 064 as a nonresident?

Draw odds and tag quotas are not included in this article since those figures change annually, but nonresidents should expect this to be a highly competitive draw given the extremely limited number of hunters who participate each year. Nevada's bonus-point system does not guarantee a tag based on point totals alone — even long-time point holders can be passed over in the state's weighted draw structure. Hunters should review current-year draw statistics on HuntPilot's Nevada state page (/states/nv) or through Nevada Department of Wildlife's published bonus point data before applying.