Unit 6B: elk, either sex, muzzleloader

Hunt code
ELK-3-223
Unit
6B
Weapon
Muzzleloader
Season
muzzleloader
Draw years
2023–2026

In 2026, 13 of 558 residents drew (2%).

In 2026, 0 of 223 nonresidents drew (0%).

Harvest success in 2025 was 79%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewAppliedDrew
2026–558132230
2025–553132831
2024–504132521
2023–508112650

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
2025151279%
202415538%
2023151392%

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.

  • 202615 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): 90 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 202515 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): 118 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.
  • 202415 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): 112 first-choice applicants, 0 drawn.
  • 202315 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): 96 first-choice applicants, 1 drawn.

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Other hunts in unit 6B

Units listed next to it

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