Nevada Unit 262:elk draw odds & harvest
6 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit 262. 2025: 1 to 3 tags, 9 to 504 applicants per hunt.
Nevada · Unit 262
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- 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 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 262Neighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
6
Archery · muzzleloader · any legal weapon
Tags · 2025
5
across 6 hunts
Applicants · 2025
1,106
221 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
50–100%
Herd population 2025
160
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Deer16% drew
- Elk3% drew
- Bighorn sheep<1% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Deer0–66%
- Elk50–100%
- Bighorn sheep100%
Hardest draw in Unit 2622025 draw
5631 tag, 9 applied, under 1% drew.
One of Nevada's hardest elk draws: 1st hardest of 534 in 2025.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 262
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 517 | Elk Antlered · archery · Aug 25–Sep 16 | 1 of 40 drew | 1 | 100% |
| 563 | Elk Antlered · muzzleloader · Oct 22–Nov 5 | 0 of 9 drew | 1 | 100% |
| 363 | Elk Antlered · any legal weapon · Sep 17–Sep 30 | 3 of 504 drew | 3 | 50% |
| Elk Antlered | Any Legal Weapon | 262 | Sep 17 - Sep 30 | 3 of 504 drew | No harvest report | ||
| Elk Antlered | Archery | 262 | Aug 25 - Sep 16 | 1 of 40 drew | No harvest report | ||
| Elk Antlered | Muzzleloader | 262 | Oct 22 - Nov 05 | 0 of 9 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
% success36350%
50%
2025
517100%
100%
2025
563100%
100%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 262
Population estimate 2025
160
Bulls / 100 cows 2020
6
Harvested bulls with main beams 50 inches or longer 2021
40%
Population estimateFalling
202020212022202320242025
Harvested bulls with main beams 50 inches or longer (%)Rising
2014201520162017201820192021
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
- 363Any Legal Weapon · Any Legal WeaponSep 17–Sep 30
- 517Archery · ArcheryAug 25–Sep 16
- 563Muzzleloader · MuzzleloaderOct 22–Nov 5
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 262and 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 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 262 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 262 · 517
1 of 40 drew
Success100%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NDOW