
Nevada Unit 071:elk draw odds & harvest
25 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit 061, 071. 2025: 1 to 140 tags, 9 to 2,063 applicants per hunt.
Nevada · Unit 071
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- Unit 231: Elk
- Unit 241: Elk
- Unit 242: Elk
- Unit 251: Elk
- Unit 262: Elk
- Unit 051: Elk
- Unit 061: Elk
- Unit 062: Elk
- Unit 064: Elk
- Unit 066: Elk
- Unit 067: Elk
- Unit 068: Elk
- Unit 072: Elk
- Unit 073: Elk
- Unit 074: Elk
- Unit 075: Elk
- Unit 076: Elk
- Unit 077: Elk
- Unit 078: Elk
- Unit 079: Elk
- Unit 081: Elk
- Unit 091: Elk
- Unit 108B: Elk
- Unit 108C: Elk
Unit 071Neighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
25
Archery · muzzleloader · any legal weapon
Tags · 2025
425
across 25 hunts
Applicants · 2025
8,901
21 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0–100%
Herd population 2025
1,650
Hardest draw in Unit 0712025 draw
8052 tags, 100 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Nevada's hardest elk draws: 1st hardest of 534 in 2025.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 071
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 520 | Elk Antlered · archery · Aug 16–Aug 31 | 9 of 50 drew | 20 | 10% |
| 772 | Elk Antlerless · archery · Aug 1–Aug 15 | 35 of 99 drew | 65 | 11% |
| 805 | Elk Antlered · archery · Aug 16–Aug 31 | 0 of 100 drew | 2 | 0% |
| 8375933 | Elk Antlerless · archery · Aug 1–Aug 15 | 5 of 9 drew | 9 | 33% |
| 575 | Elk Antlered · muzzleloader · Sep 1–Sep 16 | 2 of 154 drew | 4 | 0% |
| 835 | Elk Antlered · muzzleloader · Sep 1–Sep 16 | 0 of 132 drew | 1 | 100% |
| 375 | Elk Antlered · any legal weapon · Oct 22–Nov 5 | 11 of 382 drew | 18 | 61% |
| 381 | Elk Antlered · any legal weapon · Oct 5–Oct 21 | 8 of 802 drew | 11 | 45% |
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
% success37561%
61%
2025
38145%
45%
2025
52011%
11%
2025
5750%
0%
2025
68222%
22%
2025
68631%
31%
2025
77212%
12%
2025
80370%
70%
2025
8050%
0%
2025
80767%
67%
2025
810100%
100%
2025
8120%
0%
2025
835100%
100%
2025
837593333%
33%
2025
85036%
36%
2025
85139%
39%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 061, 071
Population estimate 2025
1,650
Bulls / 100 cows 2024
30
Average age of harvested bulls 2025
5.6 yrs
Average main beam of harvested bulls 2025
45 in
Harvested bulls with main beams 50 inches or longer 2025
32%
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points 2025
72%
Population estimateFalling
202020212022202320242025
Bulls per 100 cowsFlat
20202021202220232024
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 (%)Rising
201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points (%)Rising
20202022202320242025
Before you apply
- 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”
- Points
- “may electronically submit an application for a bonus point for that species or category of species”
Rules for 2026.
Season dates · 2025
- 375Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponOct 22–Nov 5
- 381Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponOct 5–Oct 21
- 520Archery · ArcheryAug 16–Aug 31
- 575Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderSep 1–Sep 16
- 682Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 6–Jan 1
- 686Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 17–Oct 4
- 772Archery · ArcheryAug 1–Aug 15
- 803Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 6–Jan 1
- 805Archery · ArcheryAug 16–Aug 31
- 807Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 17–Oct 4
- 810Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponOct 22–Nov 5
- 812Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponOct 5–Oct 21
- 835Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderSep 1–Sep 16
- 8375933Archery · ArcheryAug 1–Aug 15
- 850Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 6–Jan 1
- 851Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 17–Oct 4
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 071and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- Unit 101: Elk
- Unit 102: Elk
- Unit 103: Elk
- Unit 104: Elk
- Unit 105: Elk
- Unit 106: Elk
- Unit 107: Elk
- Unit 109: Elk
- Unit 111: Elk
- Unit 112: Elk
- Unit 113: Elk
- Unit 114: Elk
- Unit 115: Elk
- Unit 121: Elk
- Unit 131: Elk
- Unit 132: Elk
- Unit 144: Elk
- Unit 145: Elk
- Unit 161: Elk
- Unit 162: Elk
- Unit 163: Elk
- Unit 164: Elk
- Unit 171: Elk
- Unit 172: Elk
- Unit 173: Elk
- Unit 221: Elk
- Unit 222: Elk
- Unit 223: Elk
- Unit 231: Elk
- Unit 241: Elk
- Unit 242: Elk
- Unit 251: Elk
- Unit 262: Elk
- Unit 051: Elk
- Unit 061: Elk
- Unit 062: Elk
- Unit 064: Elk
- Unit 066: Elk
- Unit 067: Elk
- Unit 068: Elk
- Unit 072: Elk
- Unit 073: Elk
- Unit 074: Elk
- Unit 075: Elk
- Unit 076: Elk
- Unit 077: Elk
- Unit 078: Elk
- Unit 079: Elk
- Unit 081: Elk
- Unit 091: Elk
- Unit 108B: Elk
- Unit 108C: Elk
Public land & access
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 071 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 071 · 520
9 of 50 drew
Success10%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NDOW