Unit 6B: elk, either sex, bow
- Hunt code
- ELK-2-221
- Unit
- 6B
- Weapon
- Archery
- Season
- bow
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 20 of 620 residents drew (3%).
In 2026, 1 of 483 nonresidents drew (0.2%).
Harvest success in 2025 was 42%.
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Applied | Drew | ||
| 2026 | – | 620 | 20 | 483 | 1 |
| 2025 | – | 708 | 20 | 567 | 2 |
| 2024 | – | 611 | 19 | 442 | 1 |
| 2023 | – | 610 | 21 | 383 | 2 |
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 | 25 | 10 | 42% |
| 2024 | 25 | 14 | 59% |
| 2023 | 25 | 20 | 80% |
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.
- 202625 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): 244 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn.
- 202525 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): 216 first-choice applicants, 2 drawn.
- 202425 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): 174 first-choice applicants, 2 drawn.
- 202325 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): 175 first-choice applicants, 2 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 6B
- Unit 6B youth only: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 6B youth only: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 6B youth only: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 6B youth only: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 6B: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 6B: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 6B: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 6B: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 6B: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 6B: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 6B: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 6B: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 6B: elk, antlerless, bow
- Unit 6B: elk, antlerless, bow
- Unit 6B: elk, antlerless, muzzleloader
- Unit 6B: elk, either sex, any legal weapon
- Unit 6B: elk, either sex, any legal weapon
- Unit 6B: elk, either sex, any legal weapon
- Unit 6B: elk, either sex, any legal weapon
- Unit 6B: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 6B: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 6B: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 6B: elk, either sex, muzzleloader
- Unit 6B: elk, either sex, muzzleloader
Units listed next to it
In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.