Unit 16A: elk, either sex, bow

Hunt code
ELK-2-273
Unit
16A
Weapon
Archery
Season
bow
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 97 of 580 residents drew (17%).

In 2026, 8 of 1,310 nonresidents drew (0.6%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 11%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–580971,3108
2025–6521041,3018
2024–6311071,1389
2023–679948528

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
20251501511%
20241504230%
20231503022%

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.

  • 2026150 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): 710 first-choice applicants, 14 drawn.
  • 2025150 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): 719 first-choice applicants, 10 drawn.
  • 2024150 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): 451 first-choice applicants, 10 drawn.
  • 2023150 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): 509 first-choice applicants, 10 drawn.

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Other hunts in unit 16A

Units listed next to it

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