Unit 55A Valle Vidal: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)

Hunt code
ELK-1-408
Unit
55A
Weapon
Any weapon
Season
any legal weapon
Draw years
2019–2022

This is the 2019-2022 version of hunt ELK-1-408. From 2023 NMDGF used the code for a different hunt. The current hunt with this code: ELK-1-408.

In 2022, 24 of 226 residents drew (11%).

In 2022, 1 of 40 nonresidents drew (3%).

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2022–22624401
2021–21920710
2020–15516230
2019–16014381

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.

  • 202240 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): 8 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.
  • 202140 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): 14 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 55A Valle Vidal.
  • 202040 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): 11 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 55A Valle Vidal.
  • 201940 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): 14 first-choice applicants, 2 drawn.

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