Unit 34: elk, either sex, muzzleloader
- Hunt code
- ELK-3-350
- Unit
- 34
- Weapon
- Muzzleloader
- Season
- muzzleloader
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 157 of 1,002 residents drew (16%).
In 2026, 8 of 317 nonresidents drew (3%).
Harvest success in 2025 was 47%.
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Applied | Drew | ||
| 2026 | – | 1,002 | 157 | 317 | 8 |
| 2025 | – | 1,104 | 132 | 319 | 8 |
| 2024 | – | 1,009 | 144 | 289 | 8 |
| 2023 | – | 1,154 | 163 | 356 | 11 |
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 | 251 | 110 | 47% |
| 2024 | 252 | 105 | 45% |
| 2023 | 251 | 122 | 52% |
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.
- 2026250 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): 165 first-choice applicants, 12 drawn.
- 2025250 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): 148 first-choice applicants, 18 drawn.
- 2024250 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): 180 first-choice applicants, 15 drawn.
- 2023250 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): 165 first-choice applicants, 13 drawn.
Sources
- 20252025-2026 elk harvest report(harvest)
- 20242024-2025 elk harvest report(harvest)
- 20232023-2024 elk harvest report(harvest)
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- Unit 34 youth only: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 34 youth only: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 34 youth only: elk, either sex, any legal weapon
- Unit 34 youth only: elk, either sex, any legal weapon
- Unit 34: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 34: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 34: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon(deer)
- Unit 34: deer, fork-antlered deer, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)(deer)
- Unit 34: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 34: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 34: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow(deer)
- Unit 34: deer, fork-antlered deer, bow (2019-2022 rules)(deer)
- Unit 34: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader(deer)
- Unit 34: deer, fork-antlered deer, muzzleloader(deer)
- Unit 34: elk, APRE/6 bull or antlerless, bow
- Unit 34: elk, APRE/6 bull or antlerless, bow (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 34: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 34: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 34: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
- Unit 34: elk, antlerless, any legal weapon
Units listed next to it
In NMDGF's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Units 29, 30: elk, either sex, any legal weapon
- Units 29, 30: elk, either sex, any legal weapon
- Unit 30: elk, either sex, any legal weapon (2019-2022 rules)
- Unit 30: elk, either sex, any legal weapon
- Unit 36: elk, mature buck/bull, muzzleloader
- Unit 36: elk, either sex, muzzleloader
- Unit 37: elk, mature buck/bull, muzzleloader