Nevada Unit 221:elk draw odds & harvest
28 hunt codes for elk. 2025: 1 to 60 tags, 4 to 2,071 applicants per hunt.
Nevada · Unit 221
- 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 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 071: 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 221Neighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
28
Archery · muzzleloader · any legal weapon
Tags · 2025
296
across 28 hunts
Applicants · 2025
8,804
30 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0–66%
Public land · 480
97.1%
BLM 94.9% · USFS 2.2%
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Deer100% drew
- Elk25% drew
- Pronghorn11% drew
- Bighorn sheep0% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Deer0–78%
- Elk0–66%
- Pronghorn60–83%
- Bighorn sheep100%
Hardest draw in Unit 2212025 draw
83759521 tag, 14 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Nevada's hardest elk draws: 1st hardest of 534 in 2025.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 221
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
How hunters didin Unit 221.
Harvest success by hunt, 2025–2025
% success48057%
57%
2025
48162%
62%
2025
53929%
29%
2025
56213%
13%
2025
56614%
14%
2025
60950%
50%
2025
76830%
30%
2025
78450%
50%
2025
82850%
50%
2025
837594150%
50%
2025
83759500%
0%
2025
83759510%
0%
2025
83759520%
0%
2025
83759630%
0%
2025
837596420%
20%
2025
83863%
63%
2025
84067%
67%
2025
84550%
50%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
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
- 480Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 21–Dec 4
- 481Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 6–Nov 20
- 539Archery · ArcheryAug 25–Sep 16
- 562Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponDec 5–Jan 1
- 566Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 25–Oct 4
- 609Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderOct 22–Nov 5
- 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
- 8375951Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 25–Oct 4
- 8375952Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponDec 5–Jan 1
- 8375963Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 25–Oct 4
- 8375964Any 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 221and 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 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 071: 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
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
Take Unit 221into your map app
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Members
Unit 221 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 221 · 539
20 of 249 drew
Success28%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NDOW