Nevada Elk Draw Odds
In the 2025 draw Nevada offered 98 elk hunts to nonresidents, drawn by a lottery weighted by bonus points. At 0 points a nonresident had at least an even chance in 0 hunts open to every hunter.
Main draw: closes May 13, 2027 (expected)
Leftover / second draw: closes Jun 15, 2027 (expected)
Kept if you miss. Elk license $500 only if drawn
2025 draw
18,746 nonresident applicants
Point only: $10 nonresident · on the draw application · apply by May 13, 2027 (expected) → Buying Points in Nevada
How the Nevada Draw Works (30-Second Version)
Bonus points (squared).
Every applicant gets points² + 1 entries in a random draw, so more points mean more chances, but never a guarantee.
Best Bets at 0 Points
Odds × hunter success × public land, 10 tags or more. Private-land, ranch, landowner and youth hunts left out.
Every Hunt at 0 Points
98 hunt codes drawn in 2025 · 0 at 50% or better · first choice · nonresident
| Hunt | Season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4211-061.071-0801 Unit 061 +1 · Antlerless archery | Antlerless archery | 061 +1 | Aug 1–15 | 18% | — | 9 / 9 | — |
| 4251-061.071-1005 Unit 061 +1 · Bull · Elk antlered · 061, 071 Early | Bull · Elk antlered · 061, 071 Early | 061 +1 | Oct 5–21 | 0% (small sample) | — | 1 / 450 | — |
| 4251-061.071-1022 Unit 061 +1 · Bull · Elk antlered · 061, 071 Late | Bull · Elk antlered · 061, 071 Late | 061 +1 | Oct 22–Nov 5 | 0% (small sample) | — | 2 / 150 | — |
| 4256-061.071-0901 Unit 061 +1 · Bull muzzleloader · Elk antlered | Bull muzzleloader · Elk antlered | 061 +1 | Sep 1–16 | 0% (small sample) | — | 1 / 132 | — |
| 4261-061.071-0816 Unit 061 +1 · Bull archery · Elk antlered | Bull archery · Elk antlered | 061 +1 | Aug 16–31 | 0% (small sample) | — | 2 / 100 | — |
| 4281-061.071-0917 Unit 061 +1 · Antlerless · Elk antlerless · 061, 071 Early | Antlerless · Elk antlerless · 061, 071 Early | 061 +1 | Sep 17–Oct 4 | <1% | — | 19 / 263 | — |
| 4281-061.071-1106 Unit 061 +1 · Antlerless · Elk antlerless · 061, 071 Late | Antlerless · Elk antlerless · 061, 071 Late | 061 +1 | Nov 6–Jan 1 | <1% | — | 18 / 111 | — |
| 4211-062-0801 Unit 062 · Antlerless archery | Antlerless archery | 062 | Aug 1–15 | 9% (small sample) | — | 4 / 2 | 37% |
| 4251-062.064.066.067.068-1022 Unit 062 +4 · Bull · Elk antlered | Bull · Elk antlered | 062 +4 | Oct 22–Nov 5 | 0% (small sample) | — | 3 / 239 | 37% |
| 4256-062.064.066.067.068-0901 Unit 062 +4 · Bull muzzleloader · Elk antlered | Bull muzzleloader · Elk antlered | 062 +4 | Sep 1–16 | 0% (small sample) | — | 1 / 73 | 37% |
| 4261-062.064.066.067.068-0816 Unit 062 +4 · Bull archery · Elk antlered | Bull archery · Elk antlered | 062 +4 | Aug 16–31 | 0% (small sample) | — | 1 / 33 | 37% |
| 4281-062-0917 Unit 062 · Antlerless · Elk antlerless · 062 Early | Antlerless · Elk antlerless · 062 Early | 062 | Sep 17–Oct 4 | <1% | — | 9 / 51 | 37% |
| 4281-062-1005New 2025 Unit 062 · Antlerless · Elk antlerless · 062 Mid | Antlerless · Elk antlerless · 062 Mid | 062 | Oct 5–21 | 2% | — | 6 / 5 | 37% |
| 4281-062.066~northeast~unitrestrictions-1106New 2025 Unit 062 +1 · Antlerless · Elk antlerless · 062, 066 Northeast, Unit restrictions (see CR 25-07) | Antlerless · Elk antlerless · 062, 066 Northeast, Unit restrictions (see CR 25-07) | 062 +1 | Nov 6–Jan 1 | <1% (small sample) | — | 2 / 59 | 37% |
| 4211-072.073.074-0801 Unit 072 +2 · Antlerless archery | Antlerless archery | 072 +2 | Aug 1–24 | 1% (small sample) | — | 1 / 6 | — |
| 4251-072.073.074-1022 Unit 072 +2 · Bull · Elk antlered · 072, 073, 074 Early | Bull · Elk antlered · 072, 073, 074 Early | 072 +2 | Oct 22–Nov 5 | 0% (small sample) | — | 3 / 335 | — |
| 4251-072.073.074-1106 Unit 072 +2 · Bull · Elk antlered · 072, 073, 074 Late | Bull · Elk antlered · 072, 073, 074 Late | 072 +2 | Nov 6–20 | 0% (small sample) | — | 4 / 182 | — |
| 4256-072.073.074-1005New 2025 Unit 072 +2 · Bull muzzleloader · Elk antlered | Bull muzzleloader · Elk antlered | 072 +2 | Oct 5–21 | 0% (small sample) | — | 1 / 115 | — |
| 4261-072.073.074-0825 Unit 072 +2 · Bull archery · Elk antlered | Bull archery · Elk antlered | 072 +2 | Aug 25–Sep 16 | 0% (small sample) | — | 3 / 182 | — |
| 4276-072.073.074-0917 Unit 072 +2 · Antlerless muzzleloader | Antlerless muzzleloader | 072 +2 | Sep 17–26 | 1% (small sample) | — | 2 / 7 | — |
| 4281-072.073.074-0925New 2025 Unit 072 +2 · Antlerless | Antlerless | 072 +2 | Sep 25–Oct 4 | <1% (small sample) | — | 4 / 79 | — |
| 4281-072.073.074.075-1121 Unit 072 +3 · Antlerless · Elk antlerless · 075 Late | Antlerless · Elk antlerless · 075 Late | 072 +3 | Nov 21–Jan 1 | <1% | — | 8 / 117 | — |
| 4251-075-1022 Unit 075 · Bull · Elk antlered · 075 Early | Bull · Elk antlered · 075 Early | 075 | Oct 22–Nov 5 | 0% (small sample) | — | 1 / 62 | 62% |
| 4251-075-1106 Unit 075 · Bull · Elk antlered · 075 Late | Bull · Elk antlered · 075 Late | 075 | Nov 6–20 | 0% (small sample) | — | 1 / 49 | 62% |
| 4211-076.077.079.081-0801 Unit 076 +3 · Antlerless archery | Antlerless archery | 076 +3 | Aug 1–24 | 17% | — | 10 / 9 | — |
Showing 1–25 of 98 · sorted by unit · 348 hunts not offered in 2025 hidden — show discontinued hunts
Show all 98 huntsWhat These Columns Mean
- Odds at your points —
- the share of first-choice applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2025 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year. A badge marked * had under five tags, so one applicant either way swings it.
- Pts needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2025 draw; the ▲ or ▼ is how far that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold. A 0 marks a hunt that went Undersubscribed: fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- Tags / apps —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them.
- Success —
- the share of hunters in the unit who killed an animal, from the latest harvest report on file. It is the whole unit's figure, not the hunt's.
All 55 Units
Each unit has its own page: where it is on the map, how much of it is public land, what the hunters who went there killed last season, and every license type you can apply for inside it.
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About These Numbers
Every percentage here is the chance an applicant with that many points had in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results; quotas, applicant numbers and point levels change every year. A dash means the agency did not publish the number. Under five tags the percentage is flagged: one applicant either way swings it. Check the agency's site and apply there; we don't take applications. How we compute these.