
Nevada Unit 078:elk draw odds & harvest
31 hunt codes for elk. 2025: 1 to 80 tags, 1 to 372 applicants per hunt.
Nevada · Unit 078
Unit 078Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 0782025 draw
8161 tag, 90 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Nevada's hardest elk draws: 1st hardest of 534 in 2025.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 078
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 534 | Elk Antlered · archery · Sep 1–Sep 20 | 5 of 40 drew | 10 | 22% |
| 777 | Elk Antlerless · archery · Aug 1–Aug 15 | 4 of 11 drew | 15 | 18% |
| 816 | Elk Antlered · archery · Sep 1–Sep 20 | 0 of 90 drew | 1 | 0% |
| 8375935 | Elk Antlerless · archery · Aug 1–Aug 15 | 0 of 1 drew | 2 | 0% |
| 586 | Elk Antlered · muzzleloader · Oct 5–Oct 21 | 2 of 48 drew | 10 | 40% |
| 793 | Elk Antlerless · muzzleloader · Aug 16–Aug 31 | 10 of 19 drew | 25 | 13% |
| 8374833 | Elk Antlered · muzzleloader · Oct 5–Oct 21 | 2 of 91 drew | 2 | 100% |
| 8375945 | Elk Antlerless · muzzleloader · Aug 16–Aug 31 | 1 of 7 drew | 3 | 0% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 078.
Harvest success by hunt, 2025–2025
% success43272%
72%
2025
43840%
40%
2025
53422%
22%
2025
58640%
40%
2025
77718%
18%
2025
79314%
14%
2025
8160%
0%
2025
82350%
50%
2025
825100%
100%
2025
8374833100%
100%
2025
837592730%
30%
2025
83759350%
0%
2025
83759450%
0%
2025
837620716%
16%
2025
837621413%
13%
2025
837621650%
50%
2025
837621756%
56%
2025
837621938%
38%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
Before you apply
- Points
- “Bonus Point Only Application (exempt from elk management and game tag application fee) $10”
- Application fee
- “A fee not to exceed $10 may be charged for processing an application for a game species or permit other than an application for an elk. A fee of not less than $5 but not more than $15 must be charged for processing an application for an elk”
- Tag fee
- “Nonresident antlered elk tag.............................................................................. 1,200”
- Tag fee
- “Resident elk tag....................................................................................................... 120”
Rules for 2026.
Season dates · 2025
- 432Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 6–Nov 20
- 438Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponOct 22–Nov 5
- 534Archery · ArcherySep 1–Sep 20
- 586Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderOct 5–Oct 21
- 777Archery · ArcheryAug 1–Aug 15
- 793Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderAug 16–Aug 31
- 816Archery · ArcherySep 1–Sep 20
- 823Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 6–Nov 20
- 825Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponOct 22–Nov 5
- 8374833Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderOct 5–Oct 21
- 8375927Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 21–Jan 1
- 8375935Archery · ArcheryAug 1–Aug 15
- 8375945Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderAug 16–Aug 31
- 8376207Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 21–Oct 4
- 8376214Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 21–Oct 4
- 8376216Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 21–Jan 1
- 8376217Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 21–Oct 4
- 8376219Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 21–Jan 1
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 078and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
Take Unit 078into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 078 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each elk hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 078 · 534
5 of 40 drew
Success22%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NDOW · Updated Nov 13, 2026