Nevada Unit 242:elk draw odds & harvest
16 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit 241, 242. 2025: 2 to 8 tags, 11 to 247 applicants per hunt.
Nevada · Unit 242
- 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 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 242Neighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
16
Archery · muzzleloader · any legal weapon
Tags · 2025
22
across 12 hunts
Applicants · 2025
998
45 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0–100%
Herd population 2025
110
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Deer56% drew
- Elk20% drew
- Pronghorn12% drew
- Bighorn sheep<1% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
Hardest draw in Unit 2422025 draw
4833 tags, 170 applied, under 1% drew.
62nd hardest of 534 Nevada elk draws in 2025.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 242
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540 | Elk Antlered · archery · Aug 25–Sep 16 | 1 of 14 drew | 3 | 0% |
| 785 | Elk Antlerless · archery · Aug 1–Aug 15 | 2 of 11 drew | 3 | 33% |
| 612 | Elk Antlered · muzzleloader · Sep 17–Sep 30 | 1 of 46 drew | 2 | 100% |
| 8376209 | Elk Antlerless · muzzleloader · Aug 16–Aug 24 | 2 of 11 drew | 3 | 100% |
| 483 | Elk Antlered · any legal weapon · Nov 6–Nov 20 | 1 of 170 drew | 3 | 100% |
| 762 | Elk Antlerless · any legal weapon · Oct 1–Oct 20 | 8 of 247 drew | 8 | 57% |
| Elk Antlered | Any Legal Weapon | 241, 242 | Nov 06 - Nov 20 | 1 of 170 drew | No harvest report | ||
| Elk Antlered | Archery | 241, 242 | Aug 25 - Sep 16 | 1 of 14 drew | No harvest report | ||
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
% success483100%
100%
2025
5400%
0%
2025
612100%
100%
2025
76257%
57%
2025
78533%
33%
2025
8376209100%
100%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 241, 242
Population estimate 2025
110
Bulls / 100 cows 2021
4
Harvested bulls with main beams 50 inches or longer 2021
50%
Population estimateFlat
202020212022202320242025
Harvested bulls with main beams 50 inches or longer (%)Falling
20162017201820192021
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
- 483Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponNov 6–Nov 20
- 540Archery · ArcheryAug 25–Sep 16
- 612Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderSep 17–Sep 30
- 762Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponOct 1–Oct 20
- 785Archery · ArcheryAug 1–Aug 15
- 8376209Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderAug 16–Aug 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 242and 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 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 242into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 242 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 242 · 540
1 of 14 drew
Success0%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NDOW