Nevada Elk 4281-221-0925 — Unit 221

Elk antlerless | NR | Any Legal Weapon | 221 · Menghini

What you may take
Elk antlerless | NR | Any Legal Weapon | 221
Weapon
Rifle
Where
Unit 221 — Menghini
96% public of 490,146 acres
Season (2025)
Sep 25 – Oct 4, 2025
Nonresident tags (2025)
3
for 17 first-choice applicants
Hunter success here (2025)
11%
of everyone who hunted the area

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Odds by point level — 2025 draw

Prior-draw probability for a first-choice nonresident applicant. 3 tags, 17 first-choice applicants. Source: Elk Antlerless ALW Bonus Point... · p. 10.

Points Your chance Applicants Drawn
0 <1% (<1%–<1%) 6 0
1 <1% (<1%–<1%) 1 0
2 2% (2%–2%) 3 0
3 3% (3%–4%) 1 0
4 6% (6%–6%) 2 0
5 9% (9%–10%) 2 0
6 13% (13%–14%) 1 0
7 17% (17%–18%)
8 22% (20%–23%) 1 1
9 27% (25%–28%)
10 33%

Monte Carlo over published bonus-point pools. A dash means Nevada Department of Wildlife did not publish a count for that level. How we compute these.

What it costs (2026 nonresident fees)

Cash to apply
$173
Out of pocket if unsuccessful
$173
Total if drawn
$673
Refunded if unsuccessful
$0

At the 2025 odds, expected cost per hunt-year ranges from $1,030.02 (enough points to draw) to $47,638.96 (lowest published odds).

Elk tag application fee (includes $5 elk damage fee) · paid at application $15 source
Game application fee - predator control / habitat (per tag application, every species) · paid at application $3 source
Nonresident annual combination hunting and fishing license (the only nonresident adult licence class; must be valid at the time of the draw to earn a bonus point, may be bought 'only if successful' at the cost of the point) · paid at application $155 source
Nonresident antlerless elk tag (charged only if drawn) · paid if drawn, refundable $500 or $1,200 source

Optional, not counted above: Bonus-point-only purchase (optional: for someone who does NOT apply for a tag that year; an unsuccessful applicant earns the point automatically at no extra charge - FAQ p.3; licence required) $10 and Department processing fee (per application/licence/tag transaction) $1.

Next application window: opens Mar 23, closes May 13, 2027 (expected) · results ~May 29. Last cycle's schedule rolled forward — confirm when the agency publishes.

Point creep & years to draw

Insufficient history (0 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years with a published drew-out level.

Seasons (2025)

Split 1: Sep 25 – Oct 4, 2025 p. 10

How this tag has hunted

Across every license type in Unit 221, Nevada Department of Wildlife counted 35 hunters and 4 elk taken in 2025 — 11% of them killed something. Full Unit 221 profile: maps, public land, five years of harvest →

Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: 2025 Elk Harvest by Unit Group 2024 Elk Harvest by Unit Group

As a lower choice

2nd choice
4%

Tags issued to lower choices ÷ lower-choice applicants, as published. Points do not help a lower choice.

Year by year

The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.

Year Tags Applicants Applicants per tag Points needed Published odds Source
2025 3 17 5.7 6% Elk Antlerless ALW Bonus Point... · p. 10
2024 2 17 8.5 6% Elk Antlerless ALW Bonus Point... · p. 22
2023 4 26 6.5 12% Elk Antlerless ALW Bonus Point... · p. 21
2022 4 27 6.8 11% Elk Antlerless ALW Bonus Point... · p. 20
2021 4 7 1.8 0.00% Elk Antlerless ALW Bonus Point... · p. 19

Other licenses valid in Unit 221

4111-221.222.223-0801 — Elk antlerless | Res | Archery | 221 - 223 Archery 4151-221.222.223-1106 — Elk antlered | Res | Any Legal Weapon | 221 - 223 Early Rifle 4151-221.222.223-1121 — Elk antlered | Res | Any Legal Weapon | 221 - 223 Late Rifle 4156-221.222.223-1022 — Elk antlered | Res | Muzzleloader | 221 - 223 Muzzleloader 4161-221.222.223-0825 — Elk antlered | Res | Archery | 221 - 223 Archery 4176-221.222.223-0917 — Elk antlerless | Res | Muzzleloader | 221 - 223 Muzzleloader 4181-221-0925 — Elk antlerless | Res | Any Legal Weapon | 221 Rifle 4181-221-0927 — Elk antlerless | Res | Any Legal Weapon | 221 Early Rifle 4181-221-1205 — Elk antlerless | Res | Any Legal Weapon | 221 Late Rifle 4211-221.222.223-0801 — Elk antlerless | NR | Archery | 221 - 223 Archery 4251-221.222.223-1106 — Elk antlered | NR | Any Legal Weapon | 221 - 223 Early Rifle 4251-221.222.223-1121 — Elk antlered | NR | Any Legal Weapon | 221 - 223 Late Rifle 4256-221.222.223-1022 — Elk antlered | NR | Muzzleloader | 221 - 223 Muzzleloader 4261-221.222.223-0825 — Elk antlered | NR | Archery | 221 - 223 Archery 4276-221.222.223-0917 — Elk antlerless | NR | Muzzleloader | 221 - 223 Muzzleloader 4281-221-0927 — Elk antlerless | NR | Any Legal Weapon | 221 Early Rifle 4281-221-1205 — Elk antlerless | NR | Any Legal Weapon | 221 Late Rifle 4651-221-0925 — Elk spike | Res | Any Legal Weapon | 221 Rifle 4651-221-0927 — Elk spike | Res | Any Legal Weapon | 221 Early Rifle 4651-221-1205 — Elk spike | Res | Any Legal Weapon | 221 Late Rifle

Legal cartridges for elk in Nevada

From the Nevada hunting laws rules on file for a rifle. "Depends" means the rule turns on your specific load — check the state page.

.22-250 Remington
.223 Remington from $0.42/rd
.243 Winchester from $1.11/rd
.25-06 Remington
6.5 Creedmoor
6.5 Grendel
.270 Winchester from $0.16/rd
7mm-08 Remington
7mm Remington Magnum
.30-06 Springfield
.300 AAC Blackout from $0.56/rd
.300 Winchester Magnum from $1.25/rd
.30-30 Winchester
.308 Winchester
.338 Winchester Magnum
.350 Legend from $1.07/rd
.35 Whelen
.360 Buckhammer
.400 Legend
.444 Marlin
.450 Bushmaster from $2.00/rd
.45-70 Government from $1.97/rd
.50 Beowulf
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How to read these numbers

Every percentage on this page is a prior-draw probability: the chance an applicant with that many points would have drawn in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results. It is not a forecast — quotas, applicant numbers, and point creep change every year. Every figure links to the agency document it came from. Where a state does not publish a number, we show a dash, never a zero. Hunts with fewer than five tags show counts instead of percentages. Fees show the fee year used. Read the methodology for the engine details.

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