Unit 10: elk, either sex, bow

Hunt code
ELK-2-158
Unit
10
Weapon
Archery
Season
bow
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 70 of 171 residents drew (41%).

In 2026, 6 of 65 nonresidents drew (9%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 3%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–17170656
2025–16867734
2024–19578653
2023–21082685

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.

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
202512533%
20241261715%
202312798%

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.

  • 2026125 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): 29 first-choice applicants, 4 drawn.
  • 2025125 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): 33 first-choice applicants, 7 drawn.
  • 2024125 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): 27 first-choice applicants, 2 drawn.
  • 2023125 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): 20 first-choice applicants, 4 drawn.

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