
Nevada Unit 231:elk draw odds & harvest
34 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit 231. 2025: 1 to 55 tags, 4 to 1,374 applicants per hunt.
Nevada · Unit 231
- 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 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 231Neighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
34
Archery · muzzleloader · any legal weapon
Tags · 2025
280
across 27 hunts
Applicants · 2025
7,245
26 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0–100%
Herd population 2025
600
Hardest draw in Unit 2312025 draw
8042 tags, 222 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Nevada's hardest elk draws: 1st hardest of 534 in 2025.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 231
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 514 | Elk Antlered · archery · Aug 25–Sep 16 | 16 of 143 drew | 20 | 47% |
| 771 | Elk Antlerless · archery · Aug 1–Aug 24 | 13 of 110 drew | 16 | 50% |
| 804 | Elk Antlered · archery · Aug 25–Sep 16 | 0 of 222 drew | 2 | 0% |
| 8375942 | Elk Antlerless · archery · Aug 1–Aug 24 | 0 of 4 drew | 2 | No harvest report |
| 551 | Elk Antlered · muzzleloader · Oct 22–Nov 5 | 2 of 68 drew | 11 | 45% |
| 791 | Elk Antlerless · muzzleloader · Sep 17–Sep 24 | 12 of 107 drew | 18 | 47% |
| 829 | Elk Antlered · muzzleloader · Oct 22–Nov 5 | 1 of 37 drew | 1 | 100% |
| 8375944 | Elk Antlerless · muzzleloader · Sep 17–Sep 24 | 0 of 7 drew | 2 | 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
% success34968%
68%
2025
35583%
83%
2025
51447%
47%
2025
55145%
45%
2025
65352%
52%
2025
77150%
50%
2025
778100%
100%
2025
79147%
47%
2025
8040%
0%
2025
809100%
100%
2025
829100%
100%
2025
83759440%
0%
2025
837596780%
80%
2025
837596860%
60%
2025
848100%
100%
2025
849100%
100%
2025
94756%
56%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 231
Population estimate 2025
600
Bulls / 100 cows 2023
35
Average age of harvested bulls 2025
7 yrs
Average main beam of harvested bulls 2025
44 in
Harvested bulls with main beams 50 inches or longer 2025
28%
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points 2025
58%
Population estimateRising
202020212022202320242025
Bulls per 100 cowsFalling
202120222023
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
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points (%)Falling
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
- 349Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 21–Dec 4
- 355Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 6–Nov 20
- 514Archery · ArcheryAug 25–Sep 16
- 551Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderOct 22–Nov 5
- 653Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponDec 5–Jan 1
- 771Archery · ArcheryAug 1–Aug 24
- 778Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 21–Dec 4
- 791Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderSep 17–Sep 24
- 804Archery · ArcheryAug 25–Sep 16
- 809Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 6–Nov 20
- 829Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderOct 22–Nov 5
- 8375942Archery · ArcheryAug 1–Aug 24
- 8375944Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderSep 17–Sep 24
- 8375967Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 25–Oct 4
- 8375968Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponDec 5–Jan 1
- 848Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponDec 5–Jan 1
- 849Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 25–Oct 4
- 947Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 25–Oct 4
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 231and 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 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
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Members
Unit 231 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 231 · 514
16 of 143 drew
Success47%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NDOW