Unit 55A Valle Vidal: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon

Hunt code
ELK-1-407
Unit
55A
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
any legal weapon
Draw years
2019–2022

Not offered in the draw after 2022. The figures below are its last draws.

In 2022, 27 of 690 residents drew (4%).

In 2022, 1 of 157 nonresidents drew (0.6%).

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2022–690271571
2021–876281982
2020–734271412
2019–643231312

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.

  • 202235 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): 104 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn.
  • 202135 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): 76 first-choice applicants, 2 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 55A Valle Vidal.
  • 202035 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): 57 first-choice applicants, 2 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 55A Valle Vidal.
  • 201935 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): 54 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn.

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