Lincoln County, Nevada · 1,332 acres

Key Pittman Wildlife Management Area Hunting 2026: Species & Access

Key Pittman Wildlife Management Area covers 1,332 acres near Alamo in Lincoln County. Built around Nesbitt and Frenchy Lakes in southeastern Nevada — home to more than two dozen duck species and a seasonal stopover for tundra and trumpeter swans.

01 — What you can hunt here

SpeciesNotes
WaterfowlOver 24 duck species use the two lakes, plus seasonal tundra and trumpeter swans.
Small gameOpen for any species with an established Nevada small game season.

02 — Access rules specific to this WMA

  • Rifles and pistols may not be discharged anywhere on Key Pittman WMA — shotgun-only, a site-specific rule not found on every Nevada WMA.
  • Like Overton, Key Pittman runs its own hunt-reservation application process rather than plain open access.

04 — Facilities

Camping: Camping available on-site. No shooting range on-site.

Sits along NV-318 near Alamo, adjacent to Crystal Springs.

05 — Where to go next

Key Pittman is a small but genuinely diverse waterfowl stop in a part of Nevada that's otherwise desert — two managed lakes hold more than two dozen duck species plus wintering swans. The rifle-and-pistol discharge ban is the one rule here that catches out-of-state hunters off guard: everything on this WMA is a shotgun-only hunt, regardless of species.

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Verified · Nevada Department of Wildlife · Last verified 2026-08-13

Publisher's note. Read from NDOW, retrieved 2026-08-13. Review due 2027-08-01. WMA-specific rules and closures can change between seasons — confirm before you hunt.