Unit 21A: elk, either sex, bow
- Hunt code
- ELK-2-281
- Unit
- 21A
- Weapon
- Archery
- Season
- bow
- Draw years
- 2019–2022
Not offered in the draw after 2022. The figures below are its last draws.
In 2022, 24 of 48 residents drew (50%).
In 2022, 1 of 22 nonresidents drew (5%).
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Applied | Drew | ||
| 2022 | – | 48 | 24 | 22 | 1 |
| 2021 | – | 68 | 27 | 31 | 3 |
| 2020 | – | 58 | 28 | 28 | 1 |
| 2019 | – | 46 | 28 | 28 | 3 |
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.
- 202250 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): 26 first-choice applicants, 5 drawn.
- 202150 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): 39 first-choice applicants, 2 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 21A.
- 202050 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): 13 first-choice applicants, 4 drawn. Hunt area or bag this year: Unit 21A.
- 201950 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): 13 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn.
Other hunts in unit 21A
- Unit 21A: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 21A: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 21A: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 21A: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 21A: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 21A: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 21A: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 21A: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 21A: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 21A: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 21A: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 21A: elk, mature buck/bull, bow
- Unit 21A: elk, mature buck/bull, bow
Units listed next to it
In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 18: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 18: elk, either sex, bow (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 19 including White Sands Missile Range.: elk, either sex, any legal weapon
- Unit 21B: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 21B: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 23: elk, either sex, bow (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 23: elk, either sex, bow (2019-2022 rules)