Unit 50: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)

Hunt code
ELK-1-161
Unit
50
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
any legal weapon
Draw years
2019–2022

This is the 2019-2022 version of hunt ELK-1-161. From 2023 NMDGF used the code for a different hunt. The current hunt with this code: ELK-1-161.

In 2022, 37 of 49 residents drew (76%).

In 2022, 3 of 10 nonresidents drew (30%).

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2022–4937103
2021–4532204
2020–333285
2019–454372

Reading these numbers

New Mexico has no points: every application has the same chance every year. Each hunt's licenses are split by law, at least 84% to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter and 10% to applicants (resident or not) who contracted with an outfitter. Counts here are first-choice applicants and first-choice draws.

  • 2022125 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 1 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 2021125 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 1 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 50.
  • 2020125 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 3 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 50.
  • 2019125 licenses in all; by law at least 84% go to residents, 6% to nonresidents without an outfitter, 10% to an outfitter pool. Outfitter pool (residents or nonresidents who contracted with an outfitter; not counted with the residents or nonresidents above): 0 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.

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