Unit 13: elk, either sex, bow

Hunt code
ELK-2-257
Unit
13
Weapon
Archery
Season
bow
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 79 of 338 residents drew (23%).

In 2026, 8 of 168 nonresidents drew (5%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 14%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–338791688
2025–383962424
2024–381981827
2023–3721011959

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
20251482014%
20241492519%
20231502619%

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.

  • 2026148 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): 161 first-choice applicants, 14 drawn.
  • 2025148 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): 166 first-choice applicants, 6 drawn.
  • 2024148 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): 135 first-choice applicants, 10 drawn.
  • 2023148 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): 132 first-choice applicants, 8 drawn.

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