Unit 17: elk, either sex, bow

Hunt code
ELK-2-306
Unit
17
Weapon
Archery
Season
bow
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 48 of 296 residents drew (16%).

In 2026, 2 of 122 nonresidents drew (2%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 21%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–296481222
2025–297521972
2024–250471743
2023–306551362

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
2025751421%
2024751218%
2023761725%

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.

  • 202675 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): 107 first-choice applicants, 6 drawn.
  • 202575 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): 79 first-choice applicants, 5 drawn.
  • 202475 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): 68 first-choice applicants, 6 drawn.
  • 202375 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): 73 first-choice applicants, 2 drawn.

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