Unit 38: elk, either sex, any legal weapon
- Hunt code
- ELK-1-408
- Unit
- 38
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Season
- any legal weapon
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 9 of 147 residents drew (6%).
No nonresidents applied in 2026.
Harvest success in 2025 was 29%.
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Applied | Drew | ||
| 2026 | – | 147 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | – | 139 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | – | 121 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | – | 122 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Harvest
NMDGF counts licenses sold as hunters, and the harvest is NMDGF's estimate from hunter reports, public land only. The success rate is NMDGF's own printed figure, not harvest divided by licenses sold.
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 29% |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 57% |
| 2023 | 12 | 6 | 60% |
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.
- 202610 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): 26 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.
- 202510 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): 15 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
- 202410 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): 7 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.
- 202310 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): 9 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
Sources
- 20252025-2026 elk harvest report(harvest)
- 20242024-2025 elk harvest report(harvest)
- 20232023-2024 elk harvest report(harvest)
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Other hunts in unit 38
- Unit 38: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 38: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 38: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 38: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)(deer)
- Unit 38: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 38: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 38: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 38: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow (2019-2022 rules)(deer)
- Unit 38: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader(deer)
- Unit 38: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader (2019-2022 rules)(deer)
- Unit 38: elk, either sex, any legal weapon
- Unit 38: elk, either sex, any legal weapon
- Unit 38: elk, either sex, any legal weapon
- Unit 38: mobility impaired only: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon(pronghorn)
- Unit 38: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon(pronghorn)
- Unit 38: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon(pronghorn)
- Unit 38: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon(pronghorn)
- Unit 38: pronghorn, mature buck/bull, bow(pronghorn)
- Unit 38: youth only: pronghorn, either sex, any legal weapon(pronghorn)
Units listed next to it
In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 36: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 36: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 37: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 37: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Units 39, 43: elk, either sex, any legal weapon
- Units 42, 47, 59: elk, either sex, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Units 42, 47, 59: elk, either sex, any legal weapon