Unit 111, 112 (Schell Creek Range, Duck Creek Basin and Antelope Range)
Nevada Hunting Guide — Elk
Units 111, 112 cover about 1,439 square miles of White Pine County, from the Schell Creek Range and Duck Creek Basin north to the Antelope Range. NDOW's sheet puts the biggest elk numbers in Unit 111, where cows trade high canyons early for lower benches late. Roads are plentiful but rough, some are now closed, and two wilderness areas bar vehicles.
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Elk Hunting in Unit 111, 112
Units 111, 112 cover about 1,439 square miles of White Pine County, from the Schell Creek Range and Duck Creek Basin north to the Antelope Range. NDOW's sheet puts the biggest elk numbers in Unit 111, where cows trade high canyons early for lower benches late. Roads are plentiful but rough, some are now closed, and two wilderness areas bar vehicles.
Where to Find Elk in Units 111, 112: Duck Creek Basin, Cooper Canyon and the Antelope Range
Duck Creek Basin and the Schell Creek benches in Unit 111
Unit 111 carries the largest share of this group's elk, and NDOW rates Duck Creek Basin and the Duck Creek Range as holding good numbers in every season. Where the cows sit depends on the calendar. Early in the year, look high: the upper reaches of Cooper Canyon, Cave Mountain, Black Mountain and the Cleveland Ranch country. By the late hunts they've worked down to the Cooper Canyon Bench and the drainages of Cleve Creek, Taft Creek and Piermont Creek.
Two smaller pockets are worth knowing. NDOW says the herd around Becky Peak is growing, and a few elk use the Taylor Bench at the south end of Steptoe Valley.
North Creek to Stockade Spring on the Antelope Range
Elk turn up all over Unit 112, but the densest country is the Antelope Range on the unit's north end. North Creek, Lookout Spring, Sharp Creek and Stockade Spring see elk year-round. NDOW credits thousands of acres of habitat work, plus a run of wildfires, with improving the feed here. Farther south, from Rock Spring Pass to Chin Creek, elk are scattered. That stretch has isolated springs and three wildlife water developments, and those waters can hunt well, particularly early in the season.
The ground NDOW draws for this tag
A elk tag for this group is good in units 111 and 112, about 1,439 square miles measured on NDOW's own boundary, in White Pine County. The named ranges inside the line are Antelope Range, Duck Creek Range and Schell Creek Range. The highest named points are North Schell Peak (11,872 ft), South Schell Peak (11,756 ft) and Taft Peak (11,720 ft), and the lowest named ground sits near 5,548 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 123 springs inside it, Grasshopper Spring, Fera One Hundred, Ice Cream Springs and Indian Springs among them.
Unit 111, 112 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: North Schell Peak (11,872 ft), South Schell Peak (11,756 ft), Cleve Creek Baldy (10,935 ft), Black Mountain (10,860 ft)
Holding ground: Kalamazoo Summit (8,974 ft), Success Summit (8,887 ft), Doe Canyon (8,434 ft)
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 Units 111, 112: rough roads, closed routes and two wilderness areas
Elk Success Rates
Antlerless, any legal weapon: 16 of 45 hunters afield (36%); Antlerless, any legal weapon: 14 of 24 hunters afield (58%); Spike, any legal weapon: 7 of 14 hunters afield (50%); Spike, any legal weapon: 7 of 13 hunters afield (54%). Figures are NDOW's own, from its 2025 Big Game Hunt Data.
Elk Draw Odds
| Season | Tags | Applicants | Draw % | Pts (n/p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle — Early Season antlerless (resident) | 25 | 1,596 | 1.6% | — |
| Rifle — Early Season antlerless (nonresident) | 2 | 118 | 1.7% | — |
| Rifle — Late Season antlerless (resident) | 45 | 573 | 7.9% | — |
| Rifle — Late Season antlerless (nonresident) | 5 | 111 | 4.5% | — |
| Rifle — Early Season spike only (resident) | 15 | 348 | 4.3% | — |
| Rifle — Late Season spike only (resident) | 15 | 126 | 11.9% | — |
| Archery — Early Season antlerless (resident) | 13 | 135 | 9.6% | — |
| Archery — Early Season antlerless (nonresident) | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | — |
| Muzzleloader — Early Season antlerless (resident) | 10 | 91 | 11.0% | — |
| Muzzleloader — Early Season antlerless (nonresident) | 1 | 5 | 20.0% | — |
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: 573 demand for 45 tags, a 7.9% draw rate; Nonresidents: 111 demand for 5 tags, a 4.5% draw rate.
- Antlerless, any legal weapon — Residents: 1,596 demand for 25 tags, a 1.6% draw rate; Nonresidents: 118 demand for 2 tags, a 1.7% draw rate.
- Spike, any legal weapon — Residents: 348 demand for 15 tags, a 4.3% draw rate.
- Spike, any legal weapon — Residents: 126 demand for 15 tags, a 11.9% draw rate.
- Antlerless, archery — Residents: 135 demand for 13 tags, a 9.6% draw rate; Nonresidents: 4 demand for 1 tag, a 25.0% draw rate.
- Antlerless, muzzleloader — Residents: 91 demand for 10 tags, a 11.0% draw rate; Nonresidents: 5 demand for 1 tag, a 20.0% 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, 111,112 — 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 111, 112, 1,439 square miles · accessed 2026-10-25
- Geographic Names Information System — named features inside the group — U.S. Geological Survey · supports: Antelope Range, Duck Creek Range, Schell Creek Range, North Schell Peak 11,872 ft, South Schell Peak 11,756 ft · accessed 2026-10-25