Unit 241, 242 (Clover Mountains, Beaver Dam and Elly Mountain)
Nevada Hunting Guide — Elk
Units 241, 242 cover about 2,111 square miles of Lincoln County, including the Clover and Delamar mountains. NDOW's elk sheet says most elk live in Unit 242, around Beaver Dam, Bunker Pass, Fife Mountain and Elly Mountain, and at low densities. Private fields and the closed Beaver Dam State Park hold a lot of animals, so knowing boundaries matters as much as calling.
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Elk Hunting in Unit 241, 242
Units 241, 242 cover about 2,111 square miles of Lincoln County, including the Clover and Delamar mountains. NDOW's elk sheet says most elk live in Unit 242, around Beaver Dam, Bunker Pass, Fife Mountain and Elly Mountain, and at low densities. Private fields and the closed Beaver Dam State Park hold a lot of animals, so knowing boundaries matters as much as calling.
Where to Find Elk in Units 241, 242: Beaver Dam, Bunker Pass and Elly Mountain
Beaver Dam to Bunker Pass, then west to Elly Mountain
Most of the group's elk are in Unit 242. NDOW traces their range from the Beaver Dam area south of Beaver Dam State Park through Bunker Pass, and west through Fife Mountain and Elly Mountain. That's the country to learn.
For archery hunters, the sheet's advice is to glass from high points into basins with reliable water. Higher ground can carry thick cover that hides bedded elk through the day, so be patient and watch grassy clearings and other spots with good feed.
The mid-September rut and winter range on Beaver Dam Flats
Rutting starts in mid-September, when bulls begin bugling and gathering cows. NDOW says calling works then: bugles and cow calls can locate elk and pull them closer, and listening for bugles is an effective way to find mature bulls.
Later in the fall and into early winter, cows and calves bunch into bigger groups and move to lower elevations. Winter range here is dense pinyon-juniper along Beaver Dam Flats and the Crestline area. For the later hunts, glass from high vantage points into recent burn scars and vegetation treatments; NDOW says that improves your odds of finding elk on winter range.
The ground NDOW draws for this tag
A elk tag for this group is good in units 241 and 242, about 2,111 square miles measured on NDOW's own boundary, in Lincoln County. The named ranges inside the line are Delamar Mountains, Clover Mountains, Tule Springs Hills, Cedar Range, South Pahroc Range and Burnt Springs Range. The highest named points are Chokecherry Mountain (8,037 ft), Slidy Mountain (7,843 ft) and Sawmill Mountain (7,619 ft), and the lowest named ground sits near 2,913 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 150 springs inside it, Carson Spring, Willow Spring, Quaking Aspen Spring and Wire Grass Spring among them.
Unit 241, 242 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Chokecherry Mountain (8,037 ft), South Pahroc Range (7,902 ft), Slidy Mountain (7,843 ft), Clover Mountains (7,619 ft)
Holding ground: Applewhite Summit (7,033 ft), Jacks Pass (6,820 ft), Panaca Summit (6,730 ft), Mud Springs, Ash 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 241, 242: Crestline Road, Beaver Dam State Park and the Clover Mountains Wilderness
Elk Success Rates
Antlerless, any legal weapon: 4 of 7 hunters afield (57%); Antlered, any legal weapon: 2 of 2 hunters afield (100%); Antlered, archery: 0 of 2 hunters afield (0%); Antlerless, archery: 1 of 3 hunters afield (33%). 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 bull/buck only (resident) | 3 | 168 | 1.8% | — |
| Rifle — Early Season antlerless (resident) | 10 | 123 | 8.1% | — |
| Rifle — Late Season bull/buck only (resident) | 3 | 168 | 1.8% | — |
| Rifle — Mid Season antlerless (resident) | 8 | 243 | 3.3% | — |
| Archery — Early Season bull/buck only (resident) | 3 | 16 | 18.8% | — |
| Archery — Early Season antlerless (resident) | 3 | 12 | 25.0% | — |
| Muzzleloader — Mid Season bull/buck only (resident) | 2 | 13 | 15.4% | — |
| Muzzleloader — Early Season bull/buck only (resident) | 2 | 43 | 4.7% | — |
| Muzzleloader — Early Season antlerless (resident) | 3 | 12 | 25.0% | — |
Data from 2020 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: 243 demand for 8 tags, a 3.3% draw rate.
- Antlered, any legal weapon — Residents: 168 demand for 3 tags, a 1.8% draw rate.
- Antlered, archery — Residents: 16 demand for 3 tags, a 18.8% draw rate.
- Antlerless, archery — Residents: 12 demand for 3 tags, a 25.0% draw rate.
- Antlerless, muzzleloader — Residents: 12 demand for 3 tags, a 25.0% draw rate.
- Antlered, muzzleloader — Residents: 43 demand for 2 tags, a 4.7% 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, 241-242 — 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 241, 242, 2,111 square miles · accessed 2026-10-25
- Geographic Names Information System — named features inside the group — U.S. Geological Survey · supports: Delamar Mountains, Clover Mountains, Tule Springs Hills, Chokecherry Mountain 8,037 ft, Slidy Mountain 7,843 ft · accessed 2026-10-25