Hunting

Fallon National Wildlife Refuge was established to conserve wetlands and provide habitat for migrating waterfowl at the terminus of the Carson River. In most years the river runs dry before reaching the refuge. However, during years with high runoff, the refuge gets flooded and can provide good habitat for waterfowl and shorebirds. Access to the refuge is difficult and requires a vehicle with high ground clearance/four-wheel drive. The road is impassable after a rainstorm. 

Fallon National Wildlife Refuge is open to hunting according to state regulations, but because it is dry most of the time there are limited opportunities for most species.

eCFR Subpart B—Refuge-Specific Regulations for Hunting and Fishing

Fallon NWR specifics: 

(c) Fallon National Wildlife Refuge —

(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, swan, coot, merganser, snipe, and dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:

(i) We allow motorized and nonmotorized boats for hunting.

(ii) We allow the use of dogs when hunting game birds.

(iii) We allow overnight stays while hunting subject to the following conditions:

(A) You may stay overnight only at designated sites within the refuge boundary.

(B) We limit overnight stays to 4 consecutive nights at one location, and to 12 consecutive nights on the refuge.

(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of quail, rabbit, turkey, badger, beaver, and coyote on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:

(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (c)(1)(ii) and (iii) of this section apply.

(ii) We allow artificial lighting for hunting coyotes.

(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of mule deer and pronghorn on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: The condition set forth at paragraph (c)(1)(iii) of this section applies.