- Silver State Tags are one of Nevada’s four specialty tags.
- Silver State Tags allow for the ability to hunt the drawn species in any unit open for the general hunt season during a longer season structure specified for Silver State tags. Weapon type is not restricted by season. Applicants can apply and obtain a Silver State tag regardless of current waiting periods. Silver State applications do not utilize an applicant’s bonus points. Silver State tags can be applied for in the big game application period. Quotas are set and can vary each year. Funds raised are deposited in the Wildlife Heritage Trust account and used for the betterment of Nevada wildlife.
- Specialty tags are additional opportunities to draw a tag outside of the general big game tag application periods. The funds raised through specialty tag purchases are deposited into special accounts designated for wildlife conservation projects. Applicants cannot choose to be an alternate for any specialty tag.
- An applicant can only draw one tag per species, this includes PIW and Silver State tags. A person can be awarded a tag in the big game draw and purchase a tag of the same species outside of the draw, this includes Heritage and Dream tag.
- Party hunts are not offered on specialty tags.
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Heritage | Dream | Silver State | PIW |
| Available in the Main Draw | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Can Have Multiple Tags Per Species | ✓ | ✓* | ||
| Weapon Not Restricted with Season | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Longer Season Structure | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Hunt Any Open Unit** | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Waiting Periods Do Not Apply | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Issued By 3rd Party Vendors | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| No Bonus Point Cost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
* Dream tag holders must turn in their male or either sex tag to the Department if a matching one was obtained for the same year in a draw but can keep the female tag of the same species in the same year.
** Specialty Bighorn Sheep tags have unit closures based on the general tag quotas and harvests of other specialty tag Bighorn Sheep holders.