Unit 075 (Snake Mountains and Loomis Mountain)
Nevada Hunting Guide — Elk
Unit 075 is the Snake Mountains, about 856 square miles of Elko County with Wells the nearest town. NDOW's elk sheet names four creeks that hold most of the herd, then warns that roughly half the range is private, Stormy Peak is closed and part of Loomis Mountain is walk-in only. Bulls scatter widely, while cows and calves bunch in small areas.
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Elk Hunting in Unit 075
Unit 075 is the Snake Mountains, about 856 square miles of Elko County with Wells the nearest town. NDOW's elk sheet names four creeks that hold most of the herd, then warns that roughly half the range is private, Stormy Peak is closed and part of Loomis Mountain is walk-in only. Bulls scatter widely, while cows and calves bunch in small areas.
Where to Find Elk in Unit 075: Deer, Jakes, Loomis and Dry Creeks
Deer, Jakes, Loomis and Dry creeks
NDOW says four drainages currently hold most of Unit 075's elk: Deer, Jakes, Loomis and Dry creeks. In August and September, elk generally stay tied to water, and water here ranges from perennial streams down to small springs. Archery hunters, whose season runs from late August into mid-September, should know which springs and creek reaches in those four drainages are actually holding water.
Antelope Peak to Loomis Peak, and the Tabor Creek cows
Later in the fall, bulls tend to move between Antelope Peak and Loomis Peak. That's the corridor to watch during the October and November bull hunts. Cows and calves follow a different pattern, tied to snow. In mild winters the main cow and calf groups may stay in the Tabor Creek area. As more snow falls, they migrate toward the northern part of the unit.
NDOW adds a warning about how the herd spreads out. Bulls are scattered through the unit, while cows and calves can gather in comparatively large groups in a small area. Given how big the unit is and how much good habitat it has, that can make elk difficult to locate, so plan on covering ground until you find them.
The ground NDOW draws for this tag
A elk tag for this group is good in unit 075, about 856 square miles measured on NDOW's own boundary, in Elko County. The one named range inside the line is Snake Mountains. The highest named points are Antelope Peak (8,791 ft), Loomis Mountain (8,730 ft) and Stormy Peak (8,626 ft), and the lowest named ground sits near 5,457 feet. We don't print a land-status split for Nevada groups, because the figures we held didn't come from BLM's surface-management data; check BLM's current map for private parcels before you cross a fence or a cattle guard. GNIS names 29 springs inside it, Chicken Spring, Red Spring, Mud Spring and Antelope Spring among them.
Unit 075 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
The lay of it
- 5,475–7,660 ft on a terrain sample , averaging 6,294 ft ; peaks can run higher.
- 856.2 sq mi inside the boundary. Big enough that picking one drainage beats driving three.
Water on the ground
- 20 tanks
- 36 springs
- 159 stream segments
- 2 lakes
Counts from mapping data, so this is how many exist, not how many hold water in a dry year. Sitting water only pays where you find fresh tracks.
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Antelope Peak (8,791 ft), Forleen Butte (8,609 ft), Cedar Peak (7,160 ft), Red Point (6,101 ft)
Holding ground: Fawn Basin (6,594 ft), Loomis Pasture (6,365 ft), Spring Gulch (5,758 ft), Corral Spring, Mud Springs
Every one of these was tested against the unit polygon before it went on the map. They are starting points, not agency recommendations.
How to Hunt Elk in Unit 075: Private Land, Stormy Peak and Walk-In Access on Loomis Mountain
Elk Success Rates
Antlerless, any legal weapon: 8 of 17 hunters afield (47%); Antlered, any legal weapon: 7 of 10 hunters afield (70%); Antlered, any legal weapon: 9 of 11 hunters afield (82%); Antlered, archery: 1 of 5 hunters afield (20%). Figures are NDOW's own, from its 2025 Big Game Hunt Data.
Elk Draw Odds
| Season | Tags | Applicants | Draw % | Pts (n/p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle — Mid Season bull/buck only (resident) | 10 | 132 | 7.6% | — |
| Rifle — Mid Season bull/buck only (nonresident) | 1 | 62 | 1.6% | — |
| Rifle — Late Season bull/buck only (resident) | 10 | 64 | 15.6% | — |
| Rifle — Late Season bull/buck only (nonresident) | 1 | 50 | 2.0% | — |
| Rifle — Early Season antlerless (resident) | 20 | 147 | 13.6% | — |
| Rifle — Mid Season antlerless (resident) | 12 | 145 | 7.6% | — |
| Archery — Early Season bull/buck only (resident) | 5 | 22 | 22.7% | — |
| Archery — Early Season antlerless (resident) | 2 | 6 | 33.3% | — |
| Muzzleloader — Early Season bull/buck only (resident) | 1 | 30 | 3.3% | — |
| Muzzleloader — Early Season antlerless (resident) | 3 | 8 | 37.5% | — |
| Muzzleloader — Mid Season bull/buck only (resident) | 3 | 28 | 10.7% | — |
Data from 2025 draw results. Each row is one residency pool — read the label before the number. This agency publishes no point thresholds, so the Pts column stays blank and these are pool odds, not what a point total draws.
Open in Draw Odds EngineFrom NDOW's 2025 Big Game Hunt Data. Demand is NDOW's count of tags awarded plus first-choice applicants who did not draw; its draw rate is tags over demand.
- Antlerless, any legal weapon — Residents: 147 demand for 20 tags, a 13.6% draw rate.
- Antlered, any legal weapon — Residents: 132 demand for 10 tags, a 7.6% draw rate; Nonresidents: 62 demand for 1 tag, a 1.6% draw rate.
- Antlered, any legal weapon — Residents: 64 demand for 10 tags, a 15.6% draw rate; Nonresidents: 50 demand for 1 tag, a 2.0% draw rate.
- Antlered, archery — Residents: 22 demand for 5 tags, a 22.7% draw rate.
- Antlered, muzzleloader — Residents: 28 demand for 3 tags, a 10.7% draw rate.
- Antlerless, muzzleloader — Residents: 8 demand for 3 tags, a 37.5% draw rate.
NDOW's hunt data publishes no points-required figure, so none is given here.
Unit Logistics & Expectations
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Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 2026-10-25.
- Hunt Information Sheet — Elk, 075 — Nevada Department of Wildlife · supports: Access, Recommended hunting areas, Biologist comments · accessed 2026-10-25
- 2025 Nevada Big Game Hunt Data — Nevada Department of Wildlife · supports: Seasons, quotas and tags issued, Demand and draw rate by residency, Hunters afield, successful hunters and hunter success, Days hunted · accessed 2026-10-25
- NDOW Hunt Unit Boundaries — unit groups (ArcGIS) — Nevada Department of Wildlife · supports: Units 075, 856 square miles · accessed 2026-10-25
- Geographic Names Information System — named features inside the group — U.S. Geological Survey · supports: Snake Mountains, Antelope Peak 8,791 ft, Loomis Mountain 8,730 ft · accessed 2026-10-25