Nevada Unit 223:elk draw odds & harvest
28 hunt codes for elk. 2025: 2 to 60 tags, 4 to 2,071 applicants per hunt.
Nevada · Unit 223
Unit 223Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
0–100%
Compare species at a glanceShow
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Deer100% drew
- Elk25% drew
- Pronghorn11% drew
- Bighorn sheep<1% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Deer0–78%
- Elk0–100%
- Pronghorn60–83%
- Bighorn sheep100%
Hardest draw in Unit 2232025 draw
8453 tags, 91 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Nevada's hardest elk draws: 1st hardest of 534 in 2025.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 223
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 539 | Elk Antlered · archery · Aug 25–Sep 16 | 20 of 249 drew | 35 | 28% |
| 784 | Elk Antlerless · archery · Aug 1–Aug 24 | 13 of 241 drew | 19 | 50% |
| 828 | Elk Antlered · archery · Aug 25–Sep 16 | 1 of 591 drew | 4 | 50% |
| 8375941 | Elk Antlerless · archery · Aug 1–Aug 24 | 2 of 22 drew | 2 | 50% |
| 609 | Elk Antlered · muzzleloader · Oct 22–Nov 5 | 10 of 87 drew | 25 | 50% |
| 768 | Elk Antlerless · muzzleloader · Sep 17–Sep 24 | 11 of 120 drew | 25 | 30% |
| 8375950 | Elk Antlerless · muzzleloader · Sep 17–Sep 24 | 1 of 4 drew | 4 | 0% |
| 845 | Elk Antlered · muzzleloader · Oct 22–Nov 5 | 0 of 91 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
% success48057%
57%
2025
48162%
62%
2025
53929%
29%
2025
60950%
50%
2025
75754%
54%
2025
75840%
40%
2025
76830%
30%
2025
78450%
50%
2025
82850%
50%
2025
837594150%
50%
2025
83759500%
0%
2025
837595380%
80%
2025
8375954100%
100%
2025
837596539%
39%
2025
837596652%
52%
2025
83863%
63%
2025
84067%
67%
2025
84550%
50%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points 2025
64%
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points (%)Falling
202320242025
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
- 480Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 21–Dec 4
- 481Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 6–Nov 20
- 539Archery · ArcheryAug 25–Sep 16
- 609Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderOct 22–Nov 5
- 757Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponDec 5–Jan 1
- 758Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 25–Oct 4
- 768Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderSep 17–Sep 24
- 784Archery · ArcheryAug 1–Aug 24
- 828Archery · ArcheryAug 25–Sep 16
- 8375941Archery · ArcheryAug 1–Aug 24
- 8375950Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderSep 17–Sep 24
- 8375953Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 25–Oct 4
- 8375954Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponDec 5–Jan 1
- 8375965Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 25–Oct 4
- 8375966Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponDec 5–Jan 1
- 838Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 21–Dec 4
- 840Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 6–Nov 20
- 845Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderOct 22–Nov 5
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 223and 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 223into your map app
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Members
Unit 223 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 223 · 539
20 of 249 drew
Success28%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NDOW · Updated Nov 13, 2026