Unit 6A: elk, either sex, bow

Hunt code
ELK-2-214
Unit
6A
Weapon
Archery
Season
bow
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 78 of 724 residents drew (11%).

In 2026, 5 of 192 nonresidents drew (3%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 39%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–724781925
2025–689722094
2024–671832003
2023–697712162

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
20251023739%
20241024144%
20231022829%

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.

  • 2026102 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): 229 first-choice applicants, 10 drawn.
  • 2025102 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): 184 first-choice applicants, 6 drawn.
  • 2024102 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): 123 first-choice applicants, 7 drawn.
  • 2023102 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): 136 first-choice applicants, 10 drawn.

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Units listed next to it

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