Unit 16A: elk, either sex, bow

Hunt code
ELK-2-272
Unit
16A
Weapon
Archery
Season
bow
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 121 of 351 residents drew (34%).

In 2026, 12 of 457 nonresidents drew (3%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 17%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–35112145712
2025–4411404736
2024–35711944013
2023–45813761310

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
20252504117%
20242516026%
20232513615%

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.

  • 2026250 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): 281 first-choice applicants, 17 drawn.
  • 2025250 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): 388 first-choice applicants, 10 drawn.
  • 2024250 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): 281 first-choice applicants, 15 drawn.
  • 2023250 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): 224 first-choice applicants, 16 drawn.

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Units listed next to it

In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.