Units 111, 112 Elk Hunting, Nevada
Nevada hunt units drawn together · 1,441 sq mi
Draw hunts — squared bonus points
Every hunt here is a draw hunt, named by its weapon, what may be taken and its dates. In Nevada's draw an application is given one random number plus extra random numbers equal to its bonus points squared, and tags go to the lowest numbers first, so more bonus points always improve a hunter's chance but never guarantee a tag. Residents and nonresidents have separate quotas. 2 hunts here have no nonresident tags; a nonresident cannot draw them.
What hunting Units 111, 112 is like
Units 111, 112 are drawn together for these elk hunts, and the ground runs from about 5,500 feet up to nearly 11,900 feet, typical hunting around 7,000 feet. Overall the country is rolling, with some steeper breaks: well over half the region sits on gentle grades, with moderate slopes making up most of the rest and only a small share qualifying as steep or rugged. Lower elevations run mostly to shrub and brush with a little grass and meadow, mid elevations mix shrub and brush with conifer and pinyon-juniper, and the highest ground is dominated by conifer and pinyon-juniper with shrub and brush and small pockets of grass, meadow and deciduous forest below it.
Public land covers essentially the entire region, held across BLM, National Forest and State Wildlife Management Area ground, but ownership is not the same as access: some of this public ground can only be reached by crossing private land, so a hunter should never assume a straight line in from a map is actually open. The Becky Peak fire burned about 5,400 acres here in 2022, a small share of the region overall, and by the time of these seasons it sits in the two-to-four-year window after a burn when elk use a burn to feed early in the morning and right before dark, moving in and out of the unburned timber around it.
Because every hunt here is drawn, getting a tag is the first problem to solve, and the six seasons below split out by weapon, legal animal and time of year rather than by unit, since 111 and 112 share one draw.
Elk hunts in Units 111, 112 (2026-27)
Each row is a hunt, told apart by its weapon, what may be taken and its dates. Draw difficulty is in words from the 2025 draw results: good, fair, long or very long odds, read for a hunter with no bonus points and for one holding 5 bonus points, in each pool. A hunt that covers only part of a unit says so under its name.
| Hunt | Dates | Legal elk | Resident | Nonresident | Rut phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | August 1 – August 24 | Antlerless elk (cows and calves) | No points: Very long odds 5 points: Long odds | No points: Very long odds 5 points: Fair odds | Late Summer / Velvet, Pre-Rut Transition |
| Muzzleloader | September 17 – September 26 | Antlerless elk (cows and calves) | No points: Very long odds 5 points: Long odds | Nonresidents can apply No draw odds shown | Primary Rut |
| Any legal weapon | September 27 – October 4 | Antlerless elk (cows and calves) | No points: Very long odds 5 points: Very long odds | No points: Very long odds 5 points: Very long odds | Primary Rut, Late Rut / Early Post-Rut |
| Any legal weapon | September 27 – October 4 | Spike elk | No points: Very long odds 5 points: Long odds | No nonresident tags | Primary Rut, Late Rut / Early Post-Rut |
| Any legal weapon | December 5, 2026 – January 1, 2027 | Antlerless elk (cows and calves) | No points: Very long odds 5 points: Long odds | No points: Very long odds 5 points: Long odds | — |
| Any legal weapon | December 5, 2026 – January 1, 2027 | Spike elk | No points: Very long odds 5 points: Fair odds | No nonresident tags | — |
"No nonresident tags" means a nonresident cannot draw that hunt. "No draw odds shown" means that pool has tags for the hunt but too little draw history to put its odds in words. Odds are per application, never a promise, and a hunter with no bonus points can draw. A hunter needs no particular number of points for any hunt.
Some hunts take in these units together with other units, so they have their own guides. Check them too:
Archery · Antlerless elk (cows and calves) · August 1 – August 24
This hunt falls across the Late Summer / Velvet phase and into the Pre-Rut Transition phase, outside the rut. Draw odds for this antlerless tag are very long odds at zero bonus points for both residents and nonresidents, improving to long odds for a resident holding 5 bonus points and to fair odds for a nonresident holding 5 bonus points.
Muzzleloader · Antlerless elk (cows and calves) · September 17 – September 26
This muzzleloader antlerless hunt runs through the Primary Rut phase, so it falls in the rut. Draw odds sit at very long odds for a resident at zero bonus points, improving to long odds with 5 bonus points.
Any legal weapon · Antlerless elk (cows and calves) · September 27 – October 4
Spanning the Primary Rut phase into the Late Rut / Early Post-Rut phase, this any-legal-weapon antlerless hunt falls in the rut. Draw odds are very long odds for both residents and nonresidents at zero bonus points, and remain very long odds for both pools even with 5 bonus points.
Any legal weapon · Spike elk · September 27 – October 4
This spike elk hunt covers the same Primary Rut and Late Rut / Early Post-Rut phases. It is a resident-only hunt with no nonresident tags available. Draw odds for a resident run very long odds at zero bonus points, improving to long odds with 5 bonus points.
Any legal weapon · Antlerless elk (cows and calves) · December 5, 2026 – January 1, 2027
This late antlerless hunt runs December 5 to January 1. December brings an average of around 4.1 inches of snowfall with lows near 16°F, and January about 5.6 inches with lows near 16°F, so snow depth is worth checking before committing to a spot. This any-legal-weapon antlerless hunt carries very long odds for both residents and nonresidents at zero bonus points, improving to long odds for both pools with 5 bonus points.
Any legal weapon · Spike elk · December 5, 2026 – January 1, 2027
This late spike elk hunt runs December 5 to January 1: December averages near 4.1 inches of snowfall with lows around 16°F, and about 5.6 inches in January with lows still near 16°F, so snow depth is worth checking before committing to a spot. It is resident-only, with no nonresident tags, and a resident's draw odds run very long odds at zero bonus points, improving to fair odds with 5 bonus points.
Terrain & elevation
- Elevation
- 5,500–11,900 ft, typically around 7,000 ft
- Slope breakdown
- 57% gentle · 30% moderate · 12% steep · 1% rugged
- Public land by ownership
- ~1,440 sq mi
Habitat & cover
What grows here, by elevation. Each band adds to 100% on its own — these are shares of that band, not of the region.
Lower elevations
- Shrub and brush88%
- Other cover9%
- Grass and meadow3%
Mid elevations
- Shrub and brush60%
- Conifer and pinyon-juniper36%
- Grass and meadow2%
- Other cover2%
Higher elevations
- Conifer and pinyon-juniper72%
- Shrub and brush24%
- Grass and meadow2%
- Deciduous forest1%
Cover classes from the USGS National Land Cover Database. “Other cover” is the remainder — bare ground, water, agriculture and developed land.
Recent fires
Wildfires in the last several seasons that burned a meaningful share of Units 111, 112. Fire perimeters show how much of the region burned, not how hot — and closures change through the year, so check current fire closures and restrictions before you go.
- Becky Peak fire, 2022 — about 5,400 acres in the region.
Fire perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center.
Land & access
About 100% of Units 111, 112 is public land by ownership — BLM, National Forest and State Wildlife Management Area. Ownership is not the same as legal access: public land can be reachable only across private ground, and some parcels are closed or restricted.
- BLM69%
- National Forest30%
- State Wildlife Management Area<1%
Private land: permission is the hunter's to get.
Fall weather
- August — highs around 85°F, lows around 51°F
- September — highs around 75°F, lows around 42°F
- October — highs around 62°F, lows around 32°F, about 0.2 in of snowfall
- November — highs around 49°F, lows around 23°F, about 2.5 in of snowfall
- December — highs around 39°F, lows around 16°F, about 4.1 in of snowfall
Units 111, 112 elk hunting FAQ
Can a hunter get an elk tag in Units 111, 112?
Every elk hunt in Units 111, 112 is awarded through Nevada's draw; there is no over-the-counter option. A hunter applies for a specific weapon, season and legal animal (antlered, antlerless or spike), and if drawn that tag covers both units together since the draw treats them as one group.
How hard are the hunts to draw, and does it differ for residents and nonresidents?
Odds vary by hunt and by pool: some antlerless hunts run from very long odds at zero bonus points to long or fair odds with 5 bonus points, while the spike elk hunts are resident-only with no nonresident tags offered. Residents and nonresidents draw from separate quotas, so one pool filling up does not affect the other.
Can a nonresident hunt every season here?
No. Nonresidents may apply for the antlerless elk hunts (archery, muzzleloader and the any-legal-weapon seasons), but the spike elk hunts in this region carry no nonresident tags at all, making those seasons resident-only.
Does Nevada have points, and how do they work for these hunts?
Nevada uses bonus points rather than preference points, and antlered, antlerless and spike elk are tracked as separate categories. In Nevada's draw an application is given one random number plus extra random numbers equal to its bonus points squared, and tags go to the lowest numbers first, so more bonus points always improve a hunter's chance but never guarantee a tag.
Which seasons here fall in the rut?
The muzzleloader antlerless hunt in September falls in the Primary Rut phase, and both the any-legal-weapon antlerless and spike elk hunts running from late September into early October span the Primary Rut and Late Rut / Early Post-Rut phases. The August archery antlerless season falls outside the rut, in the Late Summer / Velvet and Pre-Rut Transition phases.
Data sources & methodology
- Nevada Department of Wildlife — 2026 Big Game Application FAQ — how the draw works, how bonus points are earned, squared and lost, and how many hunt choices an application takes
- Nevada Department of Wildlife — 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 big game hunting seasons (Commission Regulation 25-07) — season dates, weapons and legal animals for each group of units
- Nevada Department of Wildlife — Bonus point and application choice trends — the draw results behind the draw-difficulty words
- USGS / MRLC — National Land Cover Database — habitat and cover classes by elevation band
- USGS PAD-US — Protected Areas Database of the United States — land ownership and access
- PRISM Climate Group — 1991–2020 normals — fall weather
- National Interagency Fire Center — wildfire perimeters — recent fires, their size and where they burned
Draw difficulty is a qualitative reading of the modelled chance from the 2025 draw results for each pool, not published odds. Rut phases are borrowed regional timing, not Nevada-specific dates. Land shares are separate, non-overlapping categories. Confirm every rule with the Nevada Department of Wildlife before you apply.