Unit 36: elk, either sex, bow
- Hunt code
- ELK-2-359
- Unit
- 36
- Weapon
- Archery
- Season
- bow
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 95 of 429 residents drew (22%).
In 2026, 4 of 242 nonresidents drew (2%).
Harvest success in 2025 was 37%.
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Applied | Drew | ||
| 2026 | – | 429 | 95 | 242 | 4 |
| 2025 | – | 338 | 74 | 214 | 5 |
| 2024 | – | 423 | 79 | 230 | 1 |
| 2023 | – | 425 | 83 | 209 | 5 |
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.
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 140 | 47 | 37% |
| 2024 | 140 | 46 | 36% |
| 2023 | 141 | 35 | 28% |
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.
- 2026140 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): 162 first-choice applicants, 12 drawn.
- 2025140 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): 230 first-choice applicants, 8 drawn.
- 2024140 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): 175 first-choice applicants, 5 drawn.
- 2023140 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): 176 first-choice applicants, 6 drawn.
Sources
- 20252025-2026 elk harvest report(harvest)
- 20242024-2025 elk harvest report(harvest)
- 20232023-2024 elk harvest report(harvest)
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Other hunts in unit 36
- Unit 36 excluding Fort Stanton: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 36 excluding Fort Stanton: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 36 excluding Fort Stanton: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader(deer)
- Unit 36 including Fort Stanton, youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 36 including Fort Stanton, youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader(deer)
- Unit 36 including Fort Stanton: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 36 including Fort Stanton: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 36: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 36: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 36: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 36: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 36: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader(deer)
- Unit 36: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 36: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 36: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 36: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 36: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 36: elk, either sex, any legal weapon
- Unit 36: elk, either sex, any legal weapon
- Unit 36: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 36: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 36: elk, either sex, bow (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 36: elk, either sex, muzzleloader
- Unit 36: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
Units listed next to it
In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.