Unit 282: public land and hunting map
Unit 282 is one of Nevada Department of Wildlife’s 124 hunt units in Nevada. It covers about 415 square miles (265,737 acres), and roughly 100% of it is public land: Fish & Wildlife Service 75%, Dept. of Defense 21%, BLM 2.6%.
- 100%public land
- 415square miles
- 264,408public acres
- 5neighbouring units
Measured Oct 12, 2026 from agency boundaries and USGS PAD-US 4.1 · sources and method
Who manages the land
- Bureau of Land Management2.6%
- National Park Service1.8%
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service75%
- Department of Defense21%
Share of the unit’s area. Federal agencies plus state wildlife, trust and natural-resource land, as the WikiHunt map classifies it. The rest is private, tribal, local or other land.
Military land: 21% of this unit is Department of Defense land, which is usually closed to the public or open only with a base permit. Check with the installation before planning a hunt.
Units next to Unit 282
Nevada season dates, 2026
Statewide general seasons. Many units have their own dates, quotas or draw-only hunts, so check the unit in the regulations before you go.
| Species | Season | 2026 dates |
|---|---|---|
| Deer | Archery Deer | Aug 10 – Aug 31 |
| Deer | Muzzleloader Deer | Sep 7 – Sep 21 |
| Deer | Rifle Deer | Oct 5 – Oct 19 |
| Elk | Elk | Sep 15 – Nov 30 |
| Pronghorn | Rifle Antelope | Aug 10 – Aug 24 |
Full notes on the Nevada page · Nevada regulations.
Questions
How much of Unit 282 is public land?
About 100% of Unit 282 (264,408 of 265,737 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Defense and Bureau of Land Management. Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.
Who manages the land in Unit 282?
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 75%; Department of Defense: 21%; Bureau of Land Management: 2.6%; National Park Service: 1.8%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.
Which units border Unit 282?
Unit 262, Unit 281, Unit 283, Unit 284 and Unit 286.
Where are the season dates and rules for Unit 282?
Nevada Department of Wildlife sets them. Start at the Nevada hunting regulations. WikiHunt shows the statewide general seasons on the Nevada page and in the app.
Sources and method
- Boundary: Nevada Department of Wildlife (owner NDOW_DEV), the same layer the WikiHunt map draws.
- Public land: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) 4.1, Fee Managers layer (public domain).
- Method: the unit and PAD-US polygons are simplified to about 100 m and measured on a grid of about 250 cells across the unit, so overlapping records are counted once. Expect about ±1 percentage point.
- Season dates: WikiHunt’s season table, updated Sep 2, 2026, checked against each state’s published regulations. Dates change; the regulations win.
- Last updated: Oct 12, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.