Unit 55A: Urraca WMA only: elk, either sex, bow
- Hunt code
- ELK-2-434
- Unit
- 55A
- Weapon
- Archery
- Season
- bow
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 5 of 8 residents drew (63%).
No nonresidents applied in 2026.
Harvest success in 2025 was 50%.
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Applied | Drew | ||
| 2026 | – | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | – | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | – | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | – | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 5 | 3 | 50% |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 25% |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 25% |
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.
- 2023–20265 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): 0 first-choice applicants, 0 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 55A
- Unit 55A ES Barker WMA: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 55A ES Barker WMA: elk, either sex, bow (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 55A ES Barker WMA: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 55A Urraca WMA: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 55A Urraca WMA: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 55A Urraca WMA: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 55A Urraca WMA: elk, either sex, bow (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 55A Urraca WMA: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 55A Urraca WMA: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 55A Urraca WMA: elk, mature buck/bull, muzzleloader
- Unit 55A Valle Vidal, youth only: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 55A Valle Vidal, youth only: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 55A Valle Vidal: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 55A Valle Vidal: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 55A Valle Vidal: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 55A Valle Vidal: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 55A Valle Vidal: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 55A Valle Vidal: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 55A Valle Vidal: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 55A Valle Vidal: elk, mature buck/bull, muzzleloader
- Unit 55A: ES Barker WMA only: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 55A: ES Barker WMA only: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 55A: ES Barker WMA only: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 55A: Urraca WMA only: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
Units listed next to it
In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 54/55A: Colin Neblett WMA only: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 54/55A: Colin Neblett WMA only: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 54, 55, Colin Neblett WMA: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 54, 55, Colin Neblett WMA: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 56: elk, either sex, bow (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 56: elk, either sex, bow (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 57 Sugarite Canyon State Park only.: elk, either sex, bow
- Unit 57 Sugarite Canyon State Park only.: elk, either sex, bow