Nevada Elk Mule Deer

Unit 114, 115 (Snake Range and Mount Moriah)

Nevada Hunting Guide — Elk, Mule Deer

Units 114, 115 cover about 1,350 square miles of White Pine County on the Snake Range, with some east-side access from Utah. Elk are spread through Unit 114, with summer concentrations in the Mount Moriah Wilderness canyons, while Unit 115's best numbers run from Williams Canyon to Strawberry Creek. Great Basin National Park is closed to hunting, and wilderness rules ban wheeled carriers.

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Elk Hunting in Unit 114, 115

Where to Find Elk in Units 114, 115: Mount Moriah Canyons to Williams Canyon and Strawberry Creek

Mount Moriah and the water south to the Little Hills

Elk are spread across Unit 114. In summer, NDOW finds high densities in the upper Mount Moriah Wilderness, in Hendry's, Hampton, Horse, Timber, Deep and Deadman canyons. From Rye Grass Canyon to the Little Hills water is scarcer and elk stay near it, so the three guzzlers, livestock waters and natural springs there are good early-season spots. Later on, look for cows from Eightmile Canyon north to White Cloud Peak on both sides of the ridgeline, and in Hampton Creek, Horse Canyon and Smith Canyon. Smaller groups scatter through lower Coyote Canyon, Devil's Gate and the Government Peak area.

Williams Canyon to Strawberry Creek, Shoshone and Sacramento Pass

Unit 115's highest densities run from Williams Canyon to Strawberry Creek. Early in the season many elk feed in the farm fields around Shoshone and move back onto the benches by day, and some drift into the sand dunes west of the fields. Others summer high near the national park boundary. Lexington and Chokecherry canyons on the southeast side hold cows, especially later, and the Granite Peak Ranch has elk on or near it for much of the season. Around Sacramento Pass elk move between the two units in every season.

The ground NDOW draws for this tag

A elk tag for this group is good in units 114 and 115, about 1,346 square miles measured on NDOW's own boundary, in White Pine County. The named ranges inside the line are Snake Range, Red Hills and Little Hills. The highest named points are Wheeler Peak (13,013 ft), Doso Doyabi (12,752 ft) and Baker Peak (12,229 ft), and the lowest named ground sits near 5,110 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 60 springs inside it, Mud Spring, Ohio Spring, Pipe Spring and South Spring among them.

Unit 114, 115 terrain and land status

Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up

Named features inside the unit

Glass from: Mount Moriah (12,055 ft), Snake Range (10,879 ft), Windy Peak (10,139 ft), O'Neal Peak (10,084 ft)

Holding ground: Big Canyon (8,919 ft), Miller Basin (8,294 ft), Trail Canyon (8,248 ft), Mud Spring, Rabbit Brush Spring

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 114, 115: two-tracks, wilderness rules and the park boundary

Highways, county roads and the Utah side

Access is good, though road quality varies. Highways and county roads run through both units, and some of the east side is reached from Utah on Highway 21 or the Gandy Road. A network of two-tracks covers the rest with varying degrees of roughness, so NDOW recommends high-clearance vehicles and extra spare tires. Watch the forecast even for early hunts. Summer thunderstorms and fall and winter snowstorms can change road conditions and access fast.

Wilderness areas and Great Basin National Park

Both units contain wilderness areas, and vehicles and mechanized equipment, wheeled game carriers included, are prohibited inside them. Check with the federal agency that manages the ground you plan to hunt. In Unit 115, learn the Great Basin National Park boundary before you go. NDOW puts it in capitals: no hunting is allowed in the park.

Private property generally doesn't limit access, but you still need to know where it is and get permission before hunting or crossing it. If you camp high in Unit 114, keep an eye on the weather. Early winter storms can change road conditions quickly and narrow your options for getting off the mountain.

The 2025 season in NDOW's own numbers

NDOW's 2025 Big Game Hunt Data is the hunter survey behind these figures: who drew, who went, who filled a tag. Success there is NDOW's own figure, successful hunters over hunters afield. NDOW ran 1 more elk hunt on this group, smaller ones; the draw panel lists them.

Antlerless, any legal weapon, Dec 05 - Jan 01: 50 resident and 5 nonresident tags. 46 hunters went afield and 17 filled their tag (37%). Hunters reported 4.2 days afield on average.
Antlerless, any legal weapon, Sep 25 - Oct 04: 31 resident and 3 nonresident tags. 33 hunters went afield and 16 filled their tag (48%). Hunters reported 3.3 days afield on average.
Antlerless, muzzleloader, Sep 17 - Sep 24: 15 resident and 2 nonresident tags. 17 hunters went afield and 8 filled their tag (47%). Hunters reported 3.7 days afield on average.
Spike, any legal weapon, Sep 25 - Oct 04: 15 resident tags. 13 hunters went afield and 2 filled their tag (15%). Hunters reported 3.3 days afield on average.

Roads in and the nearest towns

The longest named roads through the group are US 6;US 50, CR 37, US 93 and FR 59469. Our road inventory counts roughly 43 miles of pavement, 86 of gravel and 145 of high-clearance or four-wheel-drive track. The nearest towns are Partoun (28 mi), McGill (31 mi) and Trout Creek (32 mi), measured from the centre of the closest unit in the group.

Nevada rules that decide your day

Summarised from NDOW regulations. They change — read the current regulations and your permit-tag before you hunt.

Legal shooting hours

Big game may be taken from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset.

Motorized retrieval

Nevada has no general off-road retrieval allowance; travel stays on existing routes.

Tagging

Validate and attach the tag before the animal is moved.

Leaving meat

Wasting edible meat is illegal.

Where you may not shoot

Occupied structures — No shooting within 5,000 feet of an occupied dwelling without permission in some counties; no shooting from or across a highway.

Elk: where to put the shot

Broadside or quartering away, on the back edge of the front leg about a third of the way up the body. That is lungs, and on a quartering-away angle it picks up the far shoulder.

Shots to refuse

No straight-on and no straight-away shots. An elk's chest is deep and the margin is small.
Nothing standing behind or overlapping the animal you picked. A pass-through kills the elk behind it too.
Your maximum range is the farthest you have put three shots in a paper plate off the sticks you are actually carrying. Not the farthest you have ever hit anything.
Scope on 3–4x. A herd fills a 12x field of view and you lose the animal you picked.

Identification:On an antlerless tag, legal means no antler of any kind through the skin. A spike looks exactly like a cow until it turns its head. If you can't see the head, don't shoot.

Plan the carry: roughly 150– 220 lb of boned-out meat, before head and hide — two to four large coolers, plus bagged ice from town. ProHunt planning estimate, not an agency figure.

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Elk Success Rates

Antlerless, any legal weapon: 17 of 46 hunters afield (37%); Antlerless, any legal weapon: 16 of 33 hunters afield (48%); Antlerless, muzzleloader: 8 of 17 hunters afield (47%); Spike, any legal weapon: 2 of 13 hunters afield (15%). 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)	31	520	5.8%	—
Rifle — Early Season antlerless (nonresident)	3	41	7.3%	—
Rifle — Late Season antlerless (resident)	50	317	15.8%	—
Rifle — Late Season antlerless (nonresident)	5	33	15.2%	—
Rifle — Early Season spike only (resident)	15	187	8.0%	—
Rifle — Late Season spike only (resident)	15	70	21.4%	—
Archery — Early Season antlerless (resident)	11	94	11.7%	—
Archery — Early Season antlerless (nonresident)	1	6	16.7%	—
Muzzleloader — Early Season antlerless (resident)	15	62	24.2%	—
Muzzleloader — Early Season antlerless (nonresident)	2	11	18.2%	—

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.

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From 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: 317 demand for 50 tags, a 15.8% draw rate; Nonresidents: 33 demand for 5 tags, a 15.2% draw rate.
Antlerless, any legal weapon — Residents: 520 demand for 31 tags, a 5.8% draw rate; Nonresidents: 41 demand for 3 tags, a 7.3% draw rate.
Antlerless, muzzleloader — Residents: 62 demand for 15 tags, a 24.2% draw rate; Nonresidents: 11 demand for 2 tags, a 18.2% draw rate.
Spike, any legal weapon — Residents: 187 demand for 15 tags, a 8.0% draw rate.
Spike, any legal weapon — Residents: 70 demand for 15 tags, a 21.4% draw rate.

NDOW's hunt data publishes no points-required figure, so none is given here.

Mule Deer Hunting in Unit 114, 115

Units 114, 115 cover about 1,350 square miles of White Pine County on the Snake Range. Unit 114 holds fewer deer but good hunting in Miller Basin and the canyons below Mount Moriah, while Unit 115 has fair numbers along its west side and southern washes. Much of the high country is Great Basin National Park, which is closed to hunting.

Where to Find Mule Deer in Units 114, 115: Miller Basin, The Table and the Southern Washes

Unit 114: Miller Basin, The Table and the Eightmile ridgeline

NDOW calls Unit 114 a lower-density deer unit that still offers good hunting. Miller Basin is a good place to find deer. Salt Marsh Canyon, Deerhead Canyon, Deadman Canyon and Timber Creek hold some of the highest densities in the unit, and the ridgeline and upper basins from Eightmile Canyon north to White Cloud Peak have good habitat and numbers too. Early in the season, The Table draws backpack and horse hunters.

Unit 115: Williams Creek to Strawberry Creek and the southern washes

Unit 115 has fair deer density, but much of its high country is national park and closed to hunting. During the early seasons, many deer are still inside Great Basin National Park. The west side from Williams Creek north to Strawberry Creek has good numbers. On the south end, Johns Wash, Murphy's Wash and Big Spring Wash are good, especially late in the year. Lexington Canyon can hold good numbers and gets better as the season goes on.

The sheet's timing cues are worth lining up: The Table early, then Unit 115's southern washes and Lexington Canyon as the season gets later.

The ground NDOW draws for this tag

A mule deer tag for this group is good in units 114 and 115, about 1,346 square miles measured on NDOW's own boundary, in White Pine County. The named ranges inside the line are Snake Range, Red Hills and Little Hills. The highest named points are Wheeler Peak (13,013 ft), Doso Doyabi (12,752 ft) and Baker Peak (12,229 ft), and the lowest named ground sits near 5,110 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 60 springs inside it, Mud Spring, Ohio Spring, Pipe Spring and South Spring among them.

Unit 114, 115 terrain and land status

Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up

Named features inside the unit

Glass from: Mount Moriah (12,055 ft), Snake Range (10,879 ft), Windy Peak (10,139 ft), O'Neal Peak (10,084 ft)

Holding ground: Big Canyon (8,919 ft), Miller Basin (8,294 ft), Trail Canyon (8,248 ft), Mud Spring, Rabbit Brush Spring

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 Mule Deer in Units 114, 115: Fourmile and Eightmile Roads and the park line

Paved highways, county roads and the Gandy Road

Highways 6/50, 93, 894 and 487, plus Utah's Highway 21, give paved access in and around the area. White Pine County Roads 37 and 41 and the Gandy Road out of Utah are good routes around Unit 114. A network of two-tracks covers both units, and its quality shifts with the weather. NDOW recommends high-clearance vehicles and extra spare tires.

Fourmile and Eightmile roads to the high country

In Unit 114, the Fourmile and Eightmile roads reach the upper elevations. Both are passable but very steep and rocky. Watch the forecast, even early in the season, since summer thunderstorms and fall and winter snowstorms can change road conditions and access fast. If you camp up high in Unit 114, stay aware of the weather; an early winter storm can narrow your ways off the mountain.

Vehicles and mechanized equipment, including wheeled game carriers, are prohibited in wilderness, so check with the federal agency for the ground you'll hunt. In Unit 115, the line that matters most is the Great Basin National Park boundary. NDOW is emphatic that hunting isn't allowed in the park, so know where it runs before you glass across it.

The 2025 season in NDOW's own numbers

NDOW's 2025 Big Game Hunt Data is the hunter survey behind these figures: who drew, who went, who filled a tag. Success there is NDOW's own figure, successful hunters over hunters afield. NDOW ran 4 more mule deer hunts on this group, smaller ones; the draw panel lists them.

Antlered, archery, Aug 10 - Sep 09: 70 resident and 7 nonresident tags. 70 hunters went afield and 19 filled their tag (27%). Hunters reported 6.8 days afield on average. 19% of the bucks residents took carried four or more points on a side.
Antlered, any legal weapon, Oct 05 - Oct 20: 65 resident and 6 nonresident tags. 65 hunters went afield and 40 filled their tag (62%). Hunters reported 4.3 days afield on average. 36% of the bucks residents took carried four or more points on a side.
Junior, any legal weapon, Oct 05 - Nov 02: 30 resident tags. 26 hunters went afield and 14 filled their tag (54%). Hunters reported 3.8 days afield on average. 57% of the bucks residents took carried four or more points on a side.
Antlered, muzzleloader, Nov 10 - Nov 30: 25 resident and 2 nonresident tags. 26 hunters went afield and 23 filled their tag (88%). Hunters reported 6.5 days afield on average. 71% of the bucks residents took carried four or more points on a side.

Roads in and the nearest towns

Nevada rules that decide your day

Summarised from NDOW regulations. They change — read the current regulations and your permit-tag before you hunt.

Legal shooting hours

Big game may be taken from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset.

Motorized retrieval

Nevada has no general off-road retrieval allowance; travel stays on existing routes.

Tagging

Validate and attach the tag before the animal is moved.

Leaving meat

Wasting edible meat is illegal.

Where you may not shoot

Occupied structures — No shooting within 5,000 feet of an occupied dwelling without permission in some counties; no shooting from or across a highway.

Mule Deer: where to put the shot

Broadside or quartering away, on the back edge of the front leg about a third of the way up the body.

Shots to refuse

Nothing behind or overlapping the animal you picked.
Your maximum range is the farthest you have shot a three-shot group into a paper plate from the rest you are carrying.
Pass the shot you are talking yourself into.

Plan the carry: roughly 40– 120 lb of boned-out meat, before head and hide — two large coolers. ProHunt planning estimate, not an agency figure.

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Mule Deer Success Rates

Antlered, archery: 19 of 70 hunters afield (27%); Antlered, any legal weapon: 40 of 65 hunters afield (62%); Junior, any legal weapon: 14 of 26 hunters afield (54%); Antlered, muzzleloader: 23 of 26 hunters afield (88%). Figures are NDOW's own, from its 2025 Big Game Hunt Data.

Mule Deer Draw Odds

Season	Tags	Applicants	Draw %	Pts (n/p)
Rifle — Mid Season bull/buck only (resident)	70	348	20.1%	—
Rifle — Mid Season bull/buck only (nonresident)	8	201	4.0%	—
Rifle — Limited Entry either sex (resident)	35	62	56.5%	—
Rifle — Limited Entry either sex (nonresident)	4	0	0.0%	—
Rifle — Limited Entry antlerless (resident)	30	57	52.6%	—
Rifle — Mid Season either sex (resident)	30	61	49.2%	—
Archery — Early Season bull/buck only (resident)	70	96	72.9%	—
Archery — Early Season bull/buck only (nonresident)	7	40	17.5%	—
Muzzleloader — Late Season bull/buck only (resident)	25	178	14.0%	—
Muzzleloader — Late Season bull/buck only (nonresident)	2	184	1.1%	—
Muzzleloader — Limited Entry either sex (resident)	15	3	100.0%	—
Muzzleloader — Early Season either sex (resident)	15	13	100.0%	—

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From 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.

Antlered, archery — Residents: 96 demand for 70 tags, a 72.9% draw rate; Nonresidents: 40 demand for 7 tags, a 17.5% draw rate.
Antlered, any legal weapon — Residents: 265 demand for 65 tags, a 24.5% draw rate; Nonresidents: 110 demand for 6 tags, a 5.5% draw rate.
Junior, any legal weapon — Residents: 61 demand for 30 tags, a 49.2% draw rate.
Antlered, muzzleloader — Residents: 178 demand for 25 tags, a 14.0% draw rate; Nonresidents: 184 demand for 2 tags, a 1.1% draw rate.
Junior, SWR-Prmtve — Residents: 13 demand for 15 tags, a 100.0% draw rate.
Antlered, any legal weapon — Residents: 83 demand for 5 tags, a 6.0% draw rate; Nonresidents: 91 demand for 2 tags, a 2.2% draw rate.

NDOW's hunt data publishes no points-required figure, so none is given here.

Unit Logistics & Expectations

Planning Notes

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Camp Sites

Developed campgrounds in the group: Whispering Elms Campground, Sacramento Pass Recreation Area, Snake Creek, Shoshone 1.

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Water

GNIS names 60 springs inside the group. Desert springs go dry; carry water and treat what you find.

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Road Conditions

US 6;US 50, CR 37 and US 93 are the longest named roads in the group. About 43 mi paved, 86 mi gravel, 145 mi high-clearance or 4WD.

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Terrain Difficulty

Named features run from 5,110 to 13,013 ft across 2 units. More than 4,000 feet of relief, so plan the pack-out before the shot.

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Weather

Season normals from the group's largest unit: Sep 76/45°F, 0.8 in.; Oct 63/34°F, 0.9 in.; Nov 50/24°F, 0.7 in.; Dec 41/17°F, 0.8 in..

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Nearest Town

Partoun (28 mi), McGill (31 mi), Trout Creek (32 mi)

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Permit Notes

A tag for this group is good only inside units 114, 115. Check NDOW's current regulations for season dates before you go.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which units does a Nevada elk tag for 114, 115 cover?

NDOW draws it as one unit group: units 114 and 115, about 1,346 square miles in White Pine County. The tag is good anywhere inside that line and nowhere outside it.

What was hunter success for elk on units 114, 115 in 2025?

On NDOW's largest 2025 elk hunt here, the antlerless hunt (any legal weapon), Dec 05 - Jan 01, 17 of 46 hunters afield filled their tag, 37%. That is NDOW's figure from its 2025 Big Game Hunt Data.

How hard is the elk draw for units 114, 115?

For the antlerless hunt (any legal weapon) NDOW counted 317 resident demand for 50 tags in 2025, a 15.8% draw rate, and 33 nonresident demand for 5, 15.2%. NDOW publishes no points-required figure in that data.

Which units does a Nevada mule deer tag for 114, 115 cover?

NDOW draws it as one unit group: units 114 and 115, about 1,346 square miles in White Pine County. The tag is good anywhere inside that line and nowhere outside it.

What was hunter success for mule deer on units 114, 115 in 2025?

On NDOW's largest 2025 mule deer hunt here, the antlered hunt (archery), Aug 10 - Sep 09, 19 of 70 hunters afield filled their tag, 27%. That is NDOW's figure from its 2025 Big Game Hunt Data.

How hard is the mule deer draw for units 114, 115?

For the antlered hunt (archery) NDOW counted 96 resident demand for 70 tags in 2025, a 72.9% draw rate, and 40 nonresident demand for 7, 17.5%. NDOW publishes no points-required figure in that data.

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Sources & Verification

Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 2026-10-25.

Hunt Information Sheet — Elk, 114,115 — 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 114, 115, 1,346 square miles · accessed 2026-10-25
Geographic Names Information System — named features inside the group — U.S. Geological Survey · supports: Snake Range, Red Hills, Little Hills, Wheeler Peak 13,013 ft, Doso Doyabi 12,752 ft · accessed 2026-10-25
Hunt Information Sheet — Mule deer, 114 - 115 — Nevada Department of Wildlife · supports: Access, Recommended hunting areas, Biologist comments · accessed 2026-10-25

Unit 114, 115 (Snake Range and Mount Moriah)

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Elk Hunting in Unit 114, 115

Where to Find Elk in Units 114, 115: Mount Moriah Canyons to Williams Canyon and Strawberry Creek

Mount Moriah and the water south to the Little Hills

Williams Canyon to Strawberry Creek, Shoshone and Sacramento Pass

The ground NDOW draws for this tag

Unit 114, 115 terrain and land status

Named features inside the unit

How to Hunt Elk in Units 114, 115: two-tracks, wilderness rules and the park boundary

Elk Success Rates

Elk Draw Odds

Mule Deer Hunting in Unit 114, 115

Where to Find Mule Deer in Units 114, 115: Miller Basin, The Table and the Southern Washes

Unit 114: Miller Basin, The Table and the Eightmile ridgeline

Unit 115: Williams Creek to Strawberry Creek and the southern washes

The ground NDOW draws for this tag

Unit 114, 115 terrain and land status

Named features inside the unit

How to Hunt Mule Deer in Units 114, 115: Fourmile and Eightmile Roads and the park line

Mule Deer Success Rates

Mule Deer Draw Odds

Unit Logistics & Expectations

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