Nevada Elk Damage Compensation Program

NDOW pays Nevada landowners, mostly agricultural producers, for crop and property damage caused by elk, and can pay directly for protective fencing around crops and haystacks. Covers alfalfa, clover, grass and grain, native hay meadows, orchards, stored and standing hay, and privately maintained improvements such as fences and irrigation equipment. Funded by a $5 fee on elk hunt applications.

• Any landowner, or a lessee or manager with a letter of authorization, of private land with an eligible claim of elk damage

• Private lands (esp. agricultural crops incl. native meadows) and privately maintained improvements on public or private land

• Insurance claims not eligible; a property can't be in both this and the Elk Incentive Tag Program the same year

Payments over $10,000 need Wildlife Commission approval; funded by $5 elk application fee.

Published amounts: Direct payments for crop loss and damage; NDOW may directly fund protective fencing for crops and haystacks. Any single damage claim exceeding $10,000 must be approved by the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioner before payment can be issued by NDOW.

Contact the nearest NDOW office within 5 days of discovering damage; sign Cooperative Agreement (Form 110); NDOW investigator completes Elk depredation damage report (Form 111) within 10 days; disputes go to a Local Panel (NAC 504.430).

Deadline text on the page: Within 5 days of discovery of elk damage and also inform NDOW when the elk damage ceases.