Unit 52: elk, either sex, bow

Hunt code
ELK-2-202
Unit
52
Weapon
Archery
Season
bow
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 117 of 242 residents drew (48%).

In 2026, 8 of 107 nonresidents drew (7%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 18%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–2421171078
2025–2631241016
2024–23411212612
2023–270114943

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
20252303618%
20242325928%
20232304823%

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.

  • 2026230 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): 39 first-choice applicants, 13 drawn.
  • 2025230 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): 61 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn.
  • 2024230 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, 10 drawn.
  • 2023230 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): 68 first-choice applicants, 18 drawn.

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Units listed next to it

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