Unit 231 covers the Grant Range and surrounding country in southeastern Nevada, north of US 6 between Tonopah and Ely. The Grant Range is a compact, high mountain block topping out at Troy Peak (11,298 feet), with extensive bristlecone, limber pine, mahogany, and aspen forests. Elevations span from about 5,500 feet in Railroad Valley to the summit. The Grant Range Wilderness protects the high core. Humboldt-Toiyabe NF and BLM. Access is via gravel roads from Highway 318 or US 6; the country is genuinely off-grid. Tonopah and Ely are the supply towns. Cell service is nonexistent. Mule deer hunting is the calling card and the Grant Range produces mature bucks because access is hard and pressure stays low. The wilderness designation in the high country means foot or stock travel only above the boundary. October weather can be brutal at elevation. Carry recovery gear; the desert clay roads are unforgiving when wet. Unit 231 covers the Grant Range in central Nevada — a classic Great Basin mountain range rising from the desert floor in Nye County, supporting a small but huntable elk herd in habitat that looks like it belongs to pronghorn and jackrabbits. Elevations range from about 5,500 feet on the surrounding desert valleys to 11,298 feet on Troy Peak, which anchors a surprisingly alpine ridgeline. The lower slopes are sagebrush, shadscale, and scattered juniper — austere, dry, Basin-and-Range terrain. Climb higher and you hit mountain mahogany, then scattered pinyon-juniper woodland, then aspen groves and finally limber pine and bristlecone pine stands near the summit — some of the oldest living organisms on earth sharing the mountain with elk, which is a juxtaposition that never stops being surreal. The Grant Range elk herd is small and carefully managed through extremely limited tag allocations, but the animals are in good condition, feeding on the mountain meadows and aspen stands of the upper range. Tags for the Grant Range are rare — expect single-digit allocations and multi-year wait times in the draw. If you draw, you are one of a handful of hunters on the mountain, which creates a low-pressure environment where elk are relatively undisturbed. The Grant Range is accessed via dirt roads from US-6 and US-93, which pass through the surrounding valleys. The roads are long, dusty, and remote — carry extra fuel, water, and spare tires. The nearest services are in Ely, about 60 miles east, which has gas, groceries, and lodging. Tonopah is far to the south and west. Cell service is nonexistent on the mountain and spotty even in the valleys. Water is the critical resource — the Grant Range is arid, and reliable water sources on the mountain are limited and seasonal. Pack in all the water you need and know where the springs are. The hunting itself is a matter of covering the aspen benches and upper meadows where elk feed, using the open terrain for glassing. The desert environment means temperature extremes — hot days in early season and freezing nights by October. This is a connoisseur's hunt for someone who appreciates the absurdity and beauty of hunting elk on a desert mountain surrounded by a hundred miles of sagebrush.