Nevada Elk · Unit 251
Nevada Unit 251 covers 849,374 acres and lies 37 miles east of Tonopah. 98% of it is public land, mostly BLM (97%) and national forest (2%).
0 licenses · NR capped at 10%
first choice, NR
not published
97% BLM
849,374 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in Unit 251
First-choice nonresident odds at your points, draw. Cut = points the last tag went at; ▲ = points added since the earliest draw on file. Not in the table, with no result: 4102-251-0801, 4107-251-0801.
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Elk | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (summed) | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 (summed) | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 2023 (summed) | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| 2022 (summed) | 17 | 3 | 18% |
| 2021 (summed) | 9 | 4 | 44% |
What Nevada Department of Wildlife publishes after each season, for everyone who hunted the area: harvest statistics, not draw odds. Nevada Department of Wildlife publishes no whole-unit line for 2025; a year's total is the sum of published weapon rows, added only where the lines do not overlap. Source: NDOW 2025 Elk Harvest by Unit Group; NDOW 2024 Elk Harvest by Unit Group; NDOW 2023 Elk Harvest by Unit Group.
The Ground
| BLM | 822,262 ac | 97% |
| National Forest | 14,108 ac | 2% |
| Private | 13,002 ac | 2% |
Source: US Bureau of Land Management, Nevada State Office 2026 BLM Surface Management Agency.
▸ Sources 7
- NDOW 2025 Elk Harvest by Unit Group harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NDOW 2024 Elk Harvest by Unit Group harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NDOW 2023 Elk Harvest by Unit Group harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NDOW 2022 Elk Harvest by Unit Group harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NDOW 2021 Elk Harvest by Unit Group harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NDOW 2026 Game Management Units boundary, area description, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- US Bureau of Land Management, Nevada State Office 2026 BLM Surface Management Agency land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
About These Numbers
Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward.
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