Unit 16D: elk, either sex, bow

Hunt code
ELK-2-292
Unit
16D
Weapon
Archery
Season
bow
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 50 of 418 residents drew (12%).

In 2026, 3 of 528 nonresidents drew (0.6%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 12%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–418505283
2025–433455952
2024–489486883
2023–547507991

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
202560712%
2024602135%
2023601325%

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.

  • 202660 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): 403 first-choice applicants, 6 drawn.
  • 202560 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): 503 first-choice applicants, 6 drawn.
  • 202460 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): 704 first-choice applicants, 6 drawn.
  • 202360 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): 692 first-choice applicants, 6 drawn.

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