Unit 13: elk, either sex, bow

Hunt code
ELK-2-256
Unit
13
Weapon
Archery
Season
bow
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 87 of 189 residents drew (46%).

In 2026, 6 of 103 nonresidents drew (6%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 12%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–189871036
2025–209951078
2024–2271081142
2023–2491101094

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
20252022312%
20242024123%
20232043620%

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.

  • 2026202 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): 67 first-choice applicants, 7 drawn.
  • 2025202 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): 64 first-choice applicants, 7 drawn.
  • 2024202 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): 77 first-choice applicants, 7 drawn.
  • 2023202 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): 93 first-choice applicants, 14 drawn.

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