Nevada big game — real draw odds
Every nonresident hunt in Nevada, with the actual draw rate NDOW publishes. Nevada squares bonus points — each point is exponentially more raffle tickets — so the published odds are the truth.
nrOddsPct = NDOW-published nonresident draw rate per hunt. Nevada squares bonus points (more points = exponentially more tickets).
View NDOW hunt statistics ↗How Nevada works
Bonus points (squared)
Nevada is a squared bonus-point draw: points are squared into extra random draw numbers, so odds climb steeply with points — but, unlike preference points, they never guarantee a tag, and a 0-point hunter still draws on luck.
Earn one bonus point per species category each year you hold a license and don't draw. At draw time points are SQUARED and 1 is added — 10 points = 101 random numbers — and your lowest number is used.
ndow.org · verified 2026 ↗Points are squared, not linear — 10 points buys 100 extra draw numbers (+1), so each added point compounds your odds.
ndow.org · verified 2026 ↗Your points for a species reset to zero when you draw that tag — or if you fail to apply for two consecutive years.
ndow.org · verified 2026 ↗What you can hunt in Nevada
Green = no draw needed (the fast way in).OIL = once-in-a-lifetime.
Limited draw — Nevada grows some giant bulls.
Limited draw.
Limited draw.
Limited draw in the western mountains.
Tag sold over the counter, available year-round — no draw.
Nevada is the bighorn capital — desert, California & Rocky Mtn subspecies.
Limited draw.
Limited draw.
Very limited once-in-a-lifetime draw.
Limited draw plus some general tags.
Year-round, no license required to hunt.
On your radar
What needs your attention now
We track the deadlines and the leftover cycle so you don't have to.
Tags left after the main draw + tag-return period are available in the Second Draw — then first-come if unclaimed. Confirm exact deadlines at NDOW.
Across 32 hunts on the Second Draw list — full list below.
In-app for now; email/push on the roadmap. Live NV deadline dates pending a mine of NDOW's deadline doc — we won't show a date we haven't verified.
The Nevada answer
Best Nevada elk hunts to draw
Ranked by nonresident draw odds × public-land access — the two signals Nevada publishes. Unlike Colorado, NV doesn't post per-unit hunter success or herd bull:cow yet, so those aren't shown (we don't invent them). Nevada squares bonus points, so a 0-point applicant draws on the random share — these are the most attainable, most-public hunts.
- ✓97.4% public land (unit 132)
- ✓3 tags on offer
- ⚠5.7% nonresident draw rate — a longer shot
- ⚠Odds are blended across point levels — a 0-point applicant draws on the random share
- ✓96.9% public land (unit 161)
- ✓4 tags on offer
- ⚠4.3% nonresident draw rate — a longer shot
- ⚠Odds are blended across point levels — a 0-point applicant draws on the random share
- ✓97.4% public land (unit 223)
- ✓3 tags on offer
- ⚠3.2% nonresident draw rate — a longer shot
- ⚠Odds are blended across point levels — a 0-point applicant draws on the random share
- ✓97.4% public land (unit 132)
- ✓3 tags on offer
- ⚠3% nonresident draw rate — a longer shot
- ⚠Odds are blended across point levels — a 0-point applicant draws on the random share
- ✓96.7% public land (unit 231)
- ✓1 tags on offer
- ⚠2.8% nonresident draw rate — a longer shot
- ⚠Odds are blended across point levels — a 0-point applicant draws on the random share
- ✓97.4% public land (unit 223)
- ✓8 tags on offer
- ⚠2.3% nonresident draw rate — a longer shot
- ⚠Odds are blended across point levels — a 0-point applicant draws on the random share
Ranked from real NDOW draw odds + USGS PAD-US public land. Success & herd signals come when NV's unit data is mined.
Your move
Here's how to set up your Nevada elk hunt
Top pick: Elk Antlered (5.7% nonresident odds, 97.4% public land). Follow the steps — we track what we can.
- 1Secure a tag
Apply in Nevada's 2026 Second Draw for remaining tags, or for Elk Antlered (units 108, 131 - 132) in the main draw — confirm the deadline at NDOW; unclaimed tags then go first-come.
- 2
- 3
- 4Get your daily game plan
Morning-by-morning calls tied to weather, legal light and movement once season opens.
Open →
Tags you can still get this year
Nevada second-draw remaining tags
Tags left after the main draw and the tag-return period — available in Nevada's 2026 Second Draw. Mostly resident hunts; nonresident opportunity here is thin (we show it honestly).
1,618 tags still available · 32 hunts
Snapshot — counts shrink as tags are claimed. Apply through the Second Draw and confirm live availability at NDOW. NDOW remaining tags ↗ · verified 2026.
By nonresident draw odds
Best odds first
| Unit grp | Hunt | Quota | NR apps | NR odds | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 078, 105 - 107, 109 | Elk Antlerless · AR | 2 | 8 | 100% | 87.9% |
| 113 | Elk Antlerless · M | 1 | 6 | 100% | 97.9% |
| 062 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 6 | 39 | 75% | 65.9% |
| 076, 077, 079, 081 | Elk Antlerless · AR | 10 | 31 | 71.4% | 68.1% |
| 061, 071 | Elk Antlerless · AR | 9 | 25 | 69.2% | 85.1% |
| 062 | Elk Antlerless · AR | 4 | 19 | 66.7% | 65.9% |
| 221 - 223 | Elk Antlerless · M | 4 | 36 | 66.7% | 97.7% |
| 108, 131 - 132 | Elk Antlerless · M | 2 | 10 | 66.7% | 97.5% |
| 078, 107 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 9 | 89 | 52.9% | 60.1% |
| 104, 108, 121 | Elk Antlerless · M | 4 | 24 | 50% | 96.4% |
| 104, 108, 121 | Elk Antlerless · AR | 2 | 14 | 50% | 96.4% |
| 114 | Elk Antlerless · AR | 1 | 10 | 50% | 98.9% |
| 078, 105 - 107, 109 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 4 | 84 | 44.4% | 87.9% |
| 161 - 164 | Elk Antlerless · AR | 4 | 19 | 44.4% | 97.7% |
| 231 | Elk Antlerless · AR | 2 | 22 | 40% | 96.7% |
| 076, 077, 079, 081 | Elk Antlerless · M | 6 | 36 | 37.5% | 68.1% |
| 108, 131 - 132 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 5 | 76 | 33.3% | 97.5% |
| 078, 105 - 107, 109 | Elk Antlerless · M | 3 | 16 | 33.3% | 87.9% |
| 161 - 164 | Elk Antlerless · M | 2 | 21 | 33.3% | 97.7% |
| 113 | Elk Antlerless · AR | 1 | 10 | 33.3% | 97.9% |
| 072 - 074 | Elk Antlerless · M | 2 | 16 | 28.6% | 80.3% |
| 072 - 074 | Elk Antlerless · AR | 1 | 17 | 25% | 80.3% |
| 108, 131 - 132 | Elk Antlerless · AR | 1 | 9 | 25% | 97.5% |
| 111, 112 | Elk Antlerless · AR | 1 | 21 | 25% | 93.9% |
| 231 | Elk Antlerless · M | 2 | 23 | 22.2% | 96.7% |
| 111, 112 | Elk Antlerless · M | 1 | 31 | 20% | 93.9% |
| 114, 115 | Elk Antlerless · M | 2 | 28 | 18.2% | 96.1% |
| 062 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 9 | 170 | 17.3% | 65.9% |
| 061, 071 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 18 | 408 | 16.1% | 85.1% |
| 221 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 3 | 71 | 15.8% | 96.4% |
| 113 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 2 | 68 | 15.4% | 97.9% |
| 114, 115 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 5 | 200 | 15.2% | 96.1% |
| 113 North | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 1 | 27 | 14.3% | 97.9% |
| 076, 077, 079, 081 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 15 | 364 | 13.4% | 68.1% |
| 222 - 223 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 4 | 182 | 13.3% | 98.2% |
| 222 - 223 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 5 | 186 | 13.2% | 98.2% |
| 231 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 6 | 168 | 11.5% | 96.7% |
| 076, 077, 079, 081 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 15 | 321 | 11.2% | 68.1% |
| 105, 106, 109 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 1 | 50 | 11.1% | 93.8% |
| 221 - 223 | Elk Antlerless · AR | 2 | 50 | 10% | 97.7% |
| 161 - 164 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 6 | 177 | 9.8% | 97.7% |
| 113 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 1 | 48 | 9.1% | 97.9% |
| 231 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 5 | 246 | 8.5% | 96.7% |
| 104, 108, 121 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 8 | 255 | 8.3% | 96.4% |
| 061, 071 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 19 | 465 | 7.6% | 85.1% |
| 114, 115 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 3 | 181 | 7.3% | 96.1% |
| 076, 077, 079, 081 | Elk Antlered · M | 3 | 283 | 7.1% | 68.1% |
| 072 - 075 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 8 | 451 | 7% | 74.3% |
| 221 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 1 | 103 | 6.7% | 96.4% |
| 104, 108, 121 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 3 | 209 | 5.9% | 96.4% |
| 108, 131 - 132 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 3 | 414 | 5.7% | 97.5% |
| 072 - 074 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 4 | 279 | 5.4% | 80.3% |
| 161 - 164 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 3 | 149 | 5.1% | 97.7% |
| 111, 112 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 5 | 381 | 4.5% | 93.9% |
| 104, 108, 121 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 6 | 1,539 | 4.3% | 96.4% |
| 161 - 164, 171 - 173 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 4 | 625 | 4.3% | 97.6% |
| 062, 066 North | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 2 | 234 | 3.5% | 80.8% |
| 078, 105 - 107, 109 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 2 | 523 | 3.3% | 87.9% |
| 221 - 223 | Elk Antlered · M | 3 | 570 | 3.2% | 97.7% |
| 108, 131 - 132 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 3 | 860 | 3% | 97.5% |
| 062, 064, 066 - 068 | Elk Antlered · AR | 1 | 222 | 2.9% | 66.2% |
| 231 | Elk Antlered · M | 1 | 281 | 2.8% | 96.7% |
| 076, 077, 079, 081 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 9 | 1,786 | 2.7% | 68.1% |
| 104, 108, 121 | Elk Antlered · M | 1 | 326 | 2.7% | 96.4% |
| 221 - 223 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 8 | 3,963 | 2.3% | 97.7% |
| 076, 077, 079, 081 | Elk Antlered · AR | 5 | 1,361 | 2.2% | 68.1% |
| 072 - 074 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 4 | 982 | 2.2% | 80.3% |
| 078, 105 - 107, 109 | Elk Antlered · M | 2 | 424 | 2.2% | 87.9% |
| 061, 071 | Elk Antlered · AR | 2 | 418 | 2% | 85.1% |
| 075 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 1 | 332 | 2% | 58.5% |
| 111, 112 | Elk Antlerless · ALW | 2 | 322 | 1.7% | 93.9% |
| 231 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 4 | 2,034 | 1.6% | 96.7% |
| 161 - 164, 171 - 173 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 3 | 777 | 1.6% | 97.6% |
| 072 - 074 | Elk Antlered · AR | 3 | 708 | 1.6% | 80.3% |
| 075 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 1 | 381 | 1.6% | 58.5% |
| 108, 131 - 132 | Elk Antlered · AR | 1 | 1,022 | 1.5% | 97.5% |
| 062, 064, 066 - 068 | Elk Antlered · M | 1 | 356 | 1.4% | 66.2% |
| 061, 071 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 2 | 750 | 1.3% | 85.1% |
| 078, 105 - 107, 109 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 2 | 752 | 1.3% | 87.9% |
| 076, 077, 079, 081 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 8 | 2,310 | 1.2% | 68.1% |
| 062, 064, 066 - 068 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 3 | 862 | 1.2% | 66.2% |
| 104, 108, 121 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 6 | 2,933 | 1.1% | 96.4% |
| 078, 105 - 107, 109 | Elk Antlered · AR | 1 | 831 | 1.1% | 87.9% |
| 104, 108, 121 | Elk Antlered · AR | 2 | 2,095 | 1% | 96.4% |
| 072 - 074 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 3 | 1,200 | 0.9% | 80.3% |
| 231 | Elk Antlered · AR | 2 | 1,877 | 0.9% | 96.7% |
| 111 - 115 | Elk Antlered · M | 2 | 926 | 0.9% | 95.5% |
| 072 - 074 | Elk Antlered · M | 1 | 408 | 0.9% | 80.3% |
| 111 - 115 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 7 | 5,403 | 0.8% | 95.5% |
| 161 - 164, 171 - 173 | Elk Antlered · AR | 1 | 598 | 0.8% | 97.6% |
| 061, 071 | Elk Antlered · M | 1 | 465 | 0.8% | 85.1% |
| 221 - 223 | Elk Antlered · AR | 4 | 3,252 | 0.7% | 97.7% |
| 221 - 223 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 7 | 5,920 | 0.6% | 97.7% |
| 231 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 3 | 2,699 | 0.6% | 96.7% |
| 161 - 164, 171 - 173 | Elk Antlered · M | 1 | 646 | 0.4% | 97.6% |
| 111 - 115 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 7 | 7,229 | 0.2% | 95.5% |
| 061, 071 | Elk Antlered · ALW | 1 | 1,176 | 0.2% | 85.1% |
| 111 - 115 | Elk Antlered · AR | 3 | 3,823 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| Any Open Unit | Wildlife Heritage Elk · ALW | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Any Open Unit Except Unit 091 | Dream Elk · SWR | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Any Open Unit Except Unit 091 | Silver State Elk · ALW | 1 | 12,968 | 0% | — |
| 061, 071 | Elk Incentive Hunt · ALW | 0 | 0 | 0% | 85.1% |
| 075 | Elk Incentive Hunt · ALW | 0 | 0 | 0% | 58.5% |
| 076, 077, 079, 081 | Elk Incentive Hunt · ALW | 0 | 0 | 0% | 68.1% |
| 091 | Elk Incentive Hunt · ALW | 0 | 0 | 0% | 68% |
| 108, 131 - 132 | Elk Incentive Hunt · ALW | 0 | 0 | 0% | 97.5% |
| 111 - 115 | Elk Incentive Hunt · ALW | 0 | 0 | 0% | 95.5% |
| 221 - 223 | Elk Incentive Hunt · ALW | 0 | 0 | 0% | 97.7% |
| 231 | Elk Incentive Hunt · ALW | 0 | 0 | 0% | 96.7% |
| 231, 221 - 223 | Elk Incentive Hunt · ALW | 0 | 0 | 0% | 97.3% |
| 072 - 074 | Elk Incentive Hunt · AR | 0 | 0 | 0% | 80.3% |
| 076, 077, 079, 081 | Elk Incentive Hunt · AR | 0 | 0 | 0% | 68.1% |
| 104, 108, 121 | Elk Incentive Hunt · AR | 0 | 0 | 0% | 96.4% |
| 108, 131 - 132 | Elk Incentive Hunt · AR | 0 | 0 | 0% | 97.5% |
| 111 - 115 | Elk Incentive Hunt · AR | 0 | 0 | 0% | 95.5% |
| 221 - 223 | Elk Incentive Hunt · AR | 0 | 0 | 0% | 97.7% |
| 231 | Elk Incentive Hunt · AR | 0 | 0 | 0% | 96.7% |
| 231, 221 - 223 | Elk Incentive Hunt · AR | 0 | 0 | 0% | 97.3% |
| 072 - 074 | Elk Incentive Hunt · M | 0 | 0 | 0% | 80.3% |
| 075 | Elk Incentive Hunt · M | 0 | 0 | 0% | 58.5% |
| 076, 077, 079, 081 | Elk Incentive Hunt · M | 0 | 0 | 0% | 68.1% |
| 111 - 115 | Elk Incentive Hunt · M | 0 | 0 | 0% | 95.5% |
| 241, 242 | Elk Incentive Hunt · M | 0 | 0 | 0% | 98.4% |
| 077, 078, 081, 107 (IVFR) | Private Lands Hunt Antlerless Elk · ALW | 0 | 0 | 0% | 62.6% |
| 077, 078, 081, 107 (IVFR) | Private Lands Hunt Antlerless Elk · ALW | 0 | 0 | 0% | 62.6% |
| 101, 107 | Private Lands Hunt Antlerless Elk · ALW | 0 | 0 | 0% | 36.4% |
| 231 (LVR) | Private Lands Hunt Antlerless Elk · ALW | 0 | 0 | 0% | 96.7% |
| 231 (LVR) | Private Lands Hunt Antlerless Elk · ALW | 0 | 0 | 0% | 96.7% |
| 231 (LVR) | Private Lands Hunt Antlerless Elk · ALW | 0 | 0 | 0% | 96.7% |
| 231 (LVR) | Private Lands Hunt Antlerless Elk · ALW | 0 | 0 | 0% | 96.7% |
Draw odds here are real (NDOW 2025). Public-land % is real too: each hunt's NDOW unit group (all member units unioned) intersected with USGS PAD-US federal public land in an equal-area projection. Harvest success and maps elsewhere remain illustrative.