
Nevada Unit 109: Trophy unitelk draw odds & harvest
30 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit 078, 105 - 107, 109. 2025: 1 to 35 tags, 1 to 372 applicants per hunt.
Nevada · Unit 109
Unit 109Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 1092025 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 109
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 & herd
How hunters didand how the herd is doing.
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
83762080%
0%
2025
83762150%
0%
2025
837621650%
50%
2025
83762180%
0%
2025
837621938%
38%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 078, 105 - 107, 109
Population estimate 2025
700
Bulls / 100 cows 2024
47
Average age of harvested bulls 2025
6 yrs
Average main beam of harvested bulls 2025
48 in
Harvested bulls with main beams 50 inches or longer 2025
39%
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points 2020
79%
Population estimateRising
202020212022202320242025
Average age of harvested bulls (years)Rising
201520202025
Average main beam of harvested bulls (inches)Rising
20202022202320242025
Harvested bulls with main beams 50 inches or longer (%)Falling
201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
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
- 8376208Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 21–Oct 4
- 8376215Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 21–Oct 4
- 8376216Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 21–Jan 1
- 8376218Any 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 109and the units around it
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Public land & access
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 109 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 109 · 534
5 of 40 drew
Success22%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NDOW · Updated Nov 13, 2026