Hunters hoping to apply for one of Nevada's 650 swan hunt permits must submit their application to the Nevada Department of Wildlife online at huntnevada.com or by mail by 5 p.m. on Friday.
Results for the first draw period will be available Oct. 1.
Beginning Oct. 4, any remaining swan hunt permits will be available on a first come, first served basis through the mail or over the counter during normal business hours Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. available at all NDOW offices. Applications are also available at the Wildlife Administrative Services Office, 185 North Main St., Fallon, Nevada and select license agents.
Applicants can submit one application per draw period. Applicants that did not apply for the initial drawing period may submit two applications during the first come, first served draw period.
The 2010 - 2011 Swan Hunt will open Oct. 16 and close Jan. 2, 2011. It is open for Churchill, Lyon and Pershing counties. Hunters must possess a valid annual Nevada hunting license, or if a nonresident, a Nonresident Short-term Permit to hunt Upland Game and Waterfowl, and both a current Federal Migratory Game Bird Hunting Stamp and a current Nevada Duck Stamp, when required, to hunt swan in Nevada.
