Nevada Unit 173:elk draw odds & harvest
15 hunt codes for elk. 2025: 1 to 30 tags, 92 to 675 applicants per hunt.
Nevada · Unit 173
Unit 173Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
0–100%
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Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Deer100% drew
- Elk10% drew
- Pronghorn32% drew
- Bighorn sheep2% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Deer0–71%
- Elk0–100%
- Pronghorn42–100%
- Bighorn sheep100%
Hardest draw in Unit 1732022 draw
Elk Antlered | Any Legal Weapon | 161 - 164, 171 - 173 | Sep 17 - Sep 307 drew, 2,713 applied.
One of Nevada's hardest elk draws: 50th hardest of 534 in 2022.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 173
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 538 | Elk Antlered · archery · Aug 25–Sep 16 | 8 of 98 drew | 12 | 22% |
| 827 | Elk Antlered · archery · Aug 25–Sep 16 | 1 of 127 drew | 1 | 0% |
| 606 | Elk Antlered · muzzleloader · Sep 17–Sep 30 | 7 of 276 drew | 7 | 71% |
| 844 | Elk Antlered · muzzleloader · Sep 17–Sep 30 | 1 of 276 drew | 1 | 100% |
| 473 | Elk Antlered · any legal weapon · Nov 6–Nov 20 | 21 of 675 drew | 30 | 50% |
| 475 | Elk Antlered · any legal weapon · Nov 21–Dec 4 | 14 of 246 drew | 30 | 46% |
| 833 | Elk Antlered · any legal weapon · Nov 21–Dec 4 | 2 of 92 drew | 4 | 25% |
| 834 | Elk Antlered · any legal weapon · Nov 6–Nov 20 | 2 of 190 drew | 3 | 50% |
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
% success47350%
50%
2025
47546%
46%
2025
53822%
22%
2025
60671%
71%
2025
8270%
0%
2025
83325%
25%
2025
83450%
50%
2025
844100%
100%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points 2025
56%
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points (%)Falling
202220242025
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
- 473Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 6–Nov 20
- 475Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 21–Dec 4
- 538Archery · ArcheryAug 25–Sep 16
- 606Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderSep 17–Sep 30
- 827Archery · ArcheryAug 25–Sep 16
- 833Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 21–Dec 4
- 834Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 6–Nov 20
- 844Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderSep 17–Sep 30
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 173and the units around it
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Public land & access
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 173 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 173 · 538
8 of 98 drew
Success22%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NDOW · Updated Nov 13, 2026