Unit 21A: elk, either sex, bow

Hunt code
ELK-2-315
Unit
21A
Weapon
Archery
Season
bow
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 21 of 84 residents drew (25%).

In 2026, 2 of 22 nonresidents drew (9%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 16%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–8421222
2025–9832352
2024–8929441
2023–9834372

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
202550816%
2024501124%
202350715%

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.

  • 202650 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): 71 first-choice applicants, 5 drawn.
  • 202550 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): 34 first-choice applicants, 5 drawn.
  • 202450 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): 69 first-choice applicants, 5 drawn.
  • 202350 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): 48 first-choice applicants, 4 drawn.

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