Unit 23: elk, mature buck/bull, muzzleloader
- Hunt code
- ELK-3-334
- Unit
- 23
- Weapon
- Muzzleloader
- Season
- muzzleloader
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 15 of 39 residents drew (38%).
In 2026, 2 of 24 nonresidents drew (8%).
Harvest success in 2025 was 15%.
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Applied | Drew | ||
| 2026 | – | 39 | 15 | 24 | 2 |
| 2025 | – | 35 | 15 | 20 | 4 |
| 2024 | – | 38 | 20 | 42 | 3 |
| 2023 | – | 34 | 23 | 24 | 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 | 75 | 10 | 15% |
| 2024 | 75 | 9 | 14% |
| 2023 | 75 | 15 | 23% |
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): 9 first-choice applicants, 2 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): 3 first-choice applicants, 0 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): 6 first-choice applicants, 2 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): 9 first-choice applicants, 3 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 23
- Unit 23 Burro mountains hunt area only, youth only.: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 23 Burro mountains hunt area only.: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)(deer)
- Unit 23 Burro mountains hunt area only.: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 23 Burro mountains hunt area, only.: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, muzzleloader (2019-2022 rules)(deer)
- Unit 23 Burro mountains hunt area, only.: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, muzzleloader(deer)
- Unit 23 except the Burro mountains hunt area: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)(deer)
- Unit 23 except the Burro mountains hunt area: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)(deer)
- Unit 23 except the Burro mountains hunt area: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, muzzleloader(deer)
- Unit 23 except the Burro mountains hunt area: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)(deer)
- Unit 23 except the Burro mountains hunt area: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)(deer)
- Unit 23 except the Burro mountains hunt area: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, muzzleloader(deer)
- Unit 23 except the Burro mountains, youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 23 youth only: elk, either sex, any legal weapon
- Unit 23 youth only: elk, either sex, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 23, Burro Mountain Hunt Area, only.: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, bow (2019-2022 rules)(deer)
- Unit 23, Burro Mountain Hunt Area, only.: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, bow(deer)
- Unit 23, excluding Burro Mountain Hunt Area.: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 23, excluding Burro Mountain Hunt Area.: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, bow(deer)
- Unit 23, excluding Burro Mountain Hunt Area: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, bow (2019-2022 rules)(deer)
- Unit 23, excluding Burro Mountain Hunt Area: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, bow(deer)
- Unit 23: Burro mountains hunt area only, youth only: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 23: Burro mountains hunt area only.: deer, fork-antlered mule deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 23: Burro mountains hunt area only.: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, bow(deer)
- Unit 23: Burro mountains hunt area only.: deer, fork-antlered whitetail, bow(deer)
Units listed next to it
In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Unit 21A: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 21A: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 21B: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 21B: elk, mature buck/bull, any legal weapon
- Unit 24 excluding Ft. Bayard management area: elk, mature buck/bull, muzzleloader (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 24: excluding Ft. Bayard management area: elk, mature buck/bull, muzzleloader
- Unit 28 McGregor range, military only: elk, either sex, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 28 McGregor range: elk, either sex, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)