Unit 16C: elk, either sex, bow

Hunt code
ELK-2-285
Unit
16C
Weapon
Archery
Season
bow
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 52 of 149 residents drew (35%).

In 2026, 2 of 97 nonresidents drew (2%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 6%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–14952972
2025–16254983
2024–16861995
2023–15648563

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
202510066%
20241001415%
202310045%

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.

  • 2026100 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): 36 first-choice applicants, 6 drawn.
  • 2025100 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): 36 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn.
  • 2024100 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): 22 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn.
  • 2023100 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): 17 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn.

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