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New Mexico Elk Draw Odds 2026

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New Mexico › Elk

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322 elk hunt codes. New Mexico runs a pure random draw (no preference or bonus points). Odds below are 1st-choice drawn ÷ 1st-choice applicants. Nonresident column combines Non-Resident and Outfitter pools (NMDOW reports them separately; outfitter-pool applicants apply through a registered outfitter).

Unit boundaries on this page are approximate representations, not legal descriptions. Confirm with NMDOW before you hunt. Full disclaimer.

Hunt codeLicensesAll appsResident 1st-choice oddsNR+Outfitter 1st-choice oddsRes 1st odds 2023/24/25
ELK-1-132
Unit 2 · bag MB
8532115.5%
63/1152
4.7%
11/233
5.4% / 6.1% / 5.3%
ELK-1-133
Unit 2 · bag A
125212712%
78/634
100%
9/9
12% / 12% / 13%
ELK-1-134
Unit 2 youth only · bag A
7533727%
35/129
100%
2/2
27% / 31% / 26%
ELK-1-135
Unit 2C · bag A
75136712%
32/272
100%
3/3
15% / 20% / 17%
ELK-1-138
Unit 5A public land only · bag MB
1019013%
8/63
0%
0/2
10% / 13% / 7.4%
ELK-1-139
Unit 5A public land only · bag A
109021%
6/29
–
0/0
19% / 23% / 28%
ELK-1-140
Unit 5A public land only · bag MB
109023%
7/31
–
0/0
9.1% / 15% / 32%
ELK-1-141
Unit 5A public land only · bag A
104933%
3/9
–
0/0
14% / 33% / 45%
ELK-1-142
Unit 5A public land only · bag MB
107025%
1/4
–
0/0
29% / 27% / 35%
ELK-1-143
Unit 5A public land only · bag A
105129%
4/14
–
0/0
80% / 50% / 45%
ELK-1-144
Unit 5A public land only · bag MB
101759.3%
9/97
0%
0/8
11% / 12% / 9.1%
ELK-1-145
Unit 5A public land only · bag A
107623%
3/13
–
0/0
19% / 31% / 29%
ELK-1-160
Unit 10 · bag MB
70139311%
51/453
3.8%
4/106
12% / 11% / 11%
ELK-1-161
Unit 10 youth only · bag A
12018771%
59/83
–
0/0
79% / 73% / 89%
ELK-1-162
Unit 10 · bag A
10074829%
62/217
–
0/0
27% / 26% / 31%
ELK-1-165
Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · bag MB/A
107872.1%
9/425
6.2%
1/16
2.2% / 2.3% / 2.1%
ELK-1-166
Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · bag MB/A
103836.4%
6/94
0%
0/3
2.0% / 5.3% / 4.8%
ELK-1-167
Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · bag MB/A
102995.4%
5/92
33%
1/3
4.8% / 1.5% / 8.1%
ELK-1-168
Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · bag MB/A
102486.5%
5/77
50%
1/2
13% / 8.2% / 7.6%
ELK-1-169
Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · bag A
1010218%
7/39
–
0/0
17% / 12% / 22%
ELK-1-170
Unit 4: Sargent WMA only, youth only · bag A
109421%
6/28
–
0/0
28% / 45% / 19%
ELK-1-173
Unit 4: Humphries/ Rio Chama WMAs only · bag MB/A
154424.9%
8/162
0%
0/8
6.2% / 5.3% / 2.9%
ELK-1-174
Unit 4: Humphries/ Rio Chama WMAs only · bag MB/A
152746.7%
4/60
0%
0/1
8.8% / 4.9% / 13%
ELK-1-175
Unit 4: Humphries/ Rio Chama WMAs only · bag A
1014722%
5/23
–
0/0
30% / 19% / 12%
ELK-1-176
Unit 4: Humphries/ Rio Chama WMAs only, youth only · bag A
1510025%
5/20
–
0/0
37% / 19% / 19%
ELK-1-177
Unit 4: Rio Chama WMA only · bag A
2012521%
6/29
–
0/0
28% / 17% / 44%
ELK-1-180
Unit 5B · bag MB
86132412%
50/434
10%
6/59
12% / 12% / 13%
ELK-1-181
Unit 5B · bag A
5957421%
39/182
–
0/0
18% / 22% / 17%
ELK-1-182
Unit 5B · bag MB
8682733%
46/139
7.3%
3/41
26% / 30% / 31%
ELK-1-183
Unit 5B · bag A
5931935%
20/57
–
0/0
34% / 34% / 33%
ELK-1-184
Unit 5B · bag MB
8762537%
41/110
0%
0/24
32% / 32% / 38%
ELK-1-185
Unit 5B · bag A
5934038%
23/61
67%
4/6
29% / 30% / 31%
ELK-1-186
Unit 5B · bag MB
87111620%
52/260
8.8%
11/125
20% / 24% / 18%
ELK-1-189
Unit 50 · bag MB
12047152%
34/65
11%
4/35
56% / 47% / 44%
ELK-1-190
Unit 50 · bag MB
12529886%
36/42
11%
2/19
88% / 80% / 75%
ELK-1-191
Unit 50 · bag A
4222641%
24/58
–
0/0
28% / 50% / 42%
ELK-1-192
Unit 50 · bag A
4529836%
21/58
–
0/0
33% / 45% / 37%
ELK-1-195
Unit 51 · bag MB
220419511%
153/1401
5.1%
30/594
10% / 11% / 11%
ELK-1-196
Unit 51 · bag MB
220219527%
63/233
13%
13/102
24% / 23% / 24%
ELK-1-197
Unit 51 · bag MB
220172129%
72/246
14%
11/76
42% / 31% / 37%
ELK-1-198
Unit 51 · bag A
251166229%
175/607
–
0/0
27% / 28% / 26%
ELK-1-199
Unit 51 · bag A
251152538%
80/208
–
0/0
44% / 44% / 38%
ELK-1-200
Unit 51 · bag A
252112749%
110/226
–
0/0
45% / 46% / 44%
ELK-1-207
Unit 52 · bag MB
230352514%
136/960
7.7%
25/326
13% / 15% / 16%
ELK-1-208
Unit 52 · bag MB
230233628%
76/276
7.0%
10/142
29% / 32% / 34%
ELK-1-209
Unit 52 youth only · bag A
8031641%
43/104
100%
1/1
47% / 40% / 41%
ELK-1-210
Unit 52 mobility impaired only · bag A
5611867%
31/46
–
0/0
59% / 62% / 82%
ELK-1-211
Unit 52 · bag A
73123015%
48/315
100%
2/2
17% / 19% / 18%
ELK-1-212
Unit 52 · bag A
115137122%
82/376
100%
3/3
20% / 25% / 26%
ELK-1-216
Unit 6A · bag MB
10035475.6%
65/1156
3.5%
12/339
6.2% / 6.4% / 7.2%
ELK-1-217
Unit 6A · bag MB
10321119.5%
35/370
6.3%
9/143
14% / 17% / 13%
ELK-1-218
Unit 6A · bag A
99150014%
66/482
100%
3/3
14% / 15% / 13%
ELK-1-225
Unit 6B · bag ES
1540190.7%
12/1709
0.3%
2/778
0.8% / 0.7% / 0.7%
ELK-1-226
Unit 6B · bag A
204207.3%
11/150
100%
1/1
5.2% / 4.6% / 6.8%
ELK-1-227
Unit 6B · bag ES
2023091.5%
9/590
1.1%
3/271
2.2% / 2.6% / 1.5%
ELK-1-228
Unit 6B · bag A
152987.2%
5/69
–
0/0
13% / 14% / 5.6%
ELK-1-229
Unit 6B youth only · bag A
3532015%
24/157
100%
1/1
22% / 22% / 17%
ELK-1-230
Unit 6B · bag A
3541114%
20/140
–
0/0
16% / 27% / 22%
ELK-1-231
Unit 6B · bag A
3527421%
15/73
–
0/0
23% / 25% / 22%
ELK-1-232
Unit 6B youth only · bag A
3520229%
15/51
–
0/0
25% / 19% / 24%
ELK-1-233
Unit 6B · bag A
3530123%
17/74
100%
1/1
27% / 25% / 25%
ELK-1-237
Unit 6C · bag MB
10522898.3%
42/505
5.6%
9/160
13% / 13% / 12%
ELK-1-238
Unit 6C · bag MB
105133123%
48/213
13%
8/61
24% / 21% / 20%
ELK-1-239
Unit 6C · bag A
11082038%
65/171
–
0/0
29% / 24% / 27%
ELK-1-240
Unit 6C · bag A
11084427%
55/204
–
0/0
31% / 31% / 31%
ELK-1-244
Unit 7 · bag MB
3040319%
13/69
11%
1/9
19% / 18% / 19%
ELK-1-245
Unit 7 · bag A
5024819%
7/37
–
0/0
42% / 33% / 35%
ELK-1-248
Unit 12 · bag MB
3512827.6%
29/382
1.4%
4/285
6.7% / 8.7% / 6.5%
ELK-1-249
Unit 12 · bag MB
609109.7%
10/103
7.1%
6/84
30% / 18% / 17%
ELK-1-250
Unit 12 · bag MB
8083429%
28/97
8.3%
4/48
35% / 39% / 37%
ELK-1-251
Unit 12 · bag MB
8057634%
22/65
8.0%
4/50
42% / 37% / 40%
ELK-1-252
Unit 12 · bag A
6035030%
43/145
–
0/0
32% / 25% / 24%
ELK-1-253
Unit 12 · bag A
6032757%
26/46
–
0/0
57% / 32% / 75%
ELK-1-254
Unit 12 · bag A
6437840%
37/92
–
0/0
35% / 32% / 60%
ELK-1-274
Unit 16A mobility impaired only · bag MB
255508.3%
20/241
4.8%
3/62
7.9% / 8.2% / 9.2%
ELK-1-275
Unit 16A · bag MB
7577563.3%
57/1730
0.4%
12/2928
3.1% / 3.6% / 3.4%
ELK-1-276
Unit 16A · bag MB
100417611%
44/418
2.7%
12/444
5.0% / 7.3% / 9.8%
ELK-1-277
Unit 16A · bag A
75132613%
56/447
60%
3/5
13% / 13% / 10%
ELK-1-278
Unit 16A · bag A
7570724%
29/121
100%
4/4
23% / 12% / 23%
ELK-1-281
Unit 16B/22 · bag MB
2517485.0%
21/417
0.7%
2/301
4.7% / 4.1% / 4.0%
ELK-1-282
Unit 16B/22 · bag MB
8099522%
27/124
4.9%
4/82
15% / 15% / 15%
ELK-1-283
Unit 16B/22 · bag MB
12094030%
38/127
4.4%
3/68
29% / 31% / 24%
ELK-1-286
Unit 16C youth only · bag ES
2510876.2%
16/256
1.1%
1/91
6.5% / 6.4% / 7.4%
ELK-1-287
Unit 16C · bag MB
3511097.9%
19/242
1.4%
1/69
6.5% / 7.4% / 7.7%
ELK-1-288
Unit 16C · bag MB
6580621%
23/111
1.9%
1/54
22% / 19% / 14%
ELK-1-289
Unit 16C · bag A
5050823%
32/140
100%
1/1
18% / 27% / 21%
ELK-1-290
Unit 16C · bag A
4830928%
11/39
–
0/0
40% / 35% / 24%
ELK-1-293
Unit 16D mobility impaired only · bag MB
2554211%
19/168
7.0%
4/57
11% / 9.2% / 11%
ELK-1-294
Unit 16D · bag MB
5557164.0%
45/1118
0.9%
8/902
3.2% / 3.1% / 3.7%
ELK-1-295
Unit 16D · bag MB
5016377.9%
15/189
1.4%
2/146
11% / 11% / 14%
ELK-1-296
Unit 16D · bag A
509499.7%
26/269
100%
1/1
6.7% / 13% / 11%
ELK-1-297
Unit 16D · bag A
5049521%
16/75
100%
1/1
31% / 25% / 28%
ELK-1-300
Unit 16E youth only · bag ES
258229.8%
12/122
4.1%
2/49
8.7% / 10% / 8.2%
ELK-1-302
Unit 16E · bag MB
5383014%
30/214
1.1%
1/93
14% / 19% / 13%
ELK-1-303
Unit 16E · bag A
7531741%
25/61
–
0/0
37% / 38% / 40%
ELK-1-304
Unit 16E · bag A
7529338%
18/48
–
0/0
59% / 68% / 75%
ELK-1-316
Unit 21A · bag MB
155924.8%
9/186
2.3%
2/87
5.8% / 5.4% / 5.0%
ELK-1-317
Unit 21A · bag MB
3545631%
14/45
3.5%
2/57
21% / 30% / 9.5%
ELK-1-318
Unit 21A · bag MB
5548230%
18/60
6.9%
2/29
23% / 21% / 22%
ELK-1-319
Unit 21A · bag A
3024525%
20/80
–
0/0
25% / 35% / 25%
ELK-1-323
Unit 21B · bag MB
102667.4%
7/95
4.3%
1/23
11% / 14% / 7.0%
ELK-1-324
Unit 21B · bag MB
1513114%
2/14
12%
1/8
28% / 29% / 26%
ELK-1-325
Unit 21B · bag MB
2516250%
5/10
0%
0/6
32% / 24% / 33%
ELK-1-326
Unit 21B · bag A
158029%
5/17
–
0/0
20% / 30% / 45%
ELK-1-327
Unit 21B · bag A
156562%
13/21
–
0/0
60% / 80% / 22%
ELK-1-328
Unit 21B · bag A
157750%
6/12
–
0/0
45% / 42% / 77%
ELK-1-329
Unit 21B · bag A
207050%
5/10
–
0/0
38% / 38% / 72%
ELK-1-333
Unit 23 youth only · bag ES
257729.6%
11/114
1.4%
1/73
8.8% / 7.0% / 8.5%
ELK-1-335
Unit 23 · bag MB
7599017%
25/148
0.9%
1/108
17% / 16% / 20%
ELK-1-336
Unit 23 · bag A
2028717%
12/69
100%
1/1
26% / 19% / 18%
ELK-1-338
Unit 23: south of NM 78 · bag A
209233%
5/15
–
0/0
56% / 36% / 20%
ELK-1-342
Unit 24: excluding Ft. Bayard management area · bag MB
154449.2%
10/109
2.2%
1/46
15% / 18% / 10%
ELK-1-343
Unit 24: including Ft. Bayard management area, youth only · bag ES
52672.8%
4/145
–
0/0
4.7% / 4.2% / 2.8%
ELK-1-344
Unit 24: including Ft. Bayard management area, youth only · bag A
55520%
3/15
–
0/0
33% / 12% / 7.7%
ELK-1-347
Unit 34 youth only · bag ES
7529164.6%
63/1355
1.5%
11/747
4.5% / 4.4% / 4.3%
ELK-1-348
Unit 34 youth only · bag A
12073221%
24/115
100%
1/1
24% / 14% / 24%
ELK-1-349
Unit 34 mobility impaired · bag ES
5066211%
38/332
9.9%
7/71
12% / 12% / 10%
ELK-1-351
Unit 34 · bag ES
150113782.9%
123/4291
1.3%
20/1484
2.8% / 2.7% / 2.8%
ELK-1-352
Unit 34 · bag A
350377013%
128/961
100%
7/7
14% / 13% / 14%
ELK-1-353
Unit 34 · bag A
350321122%
106/479
100%
10/10
22% / 21% / 21%
ELK-1-354
Unit 34 · bag A
350222733%
96/294
100%
1/1
27% / 38% / 34%
ELK-1-356
Unit 34 · bag A
200136831%
53/170
100%
5/5
27% / 28% / 32%
ELK-1-357
Unit 34 · bag A
200123430%
42/140
100%
1/1
39% / 34% / 27%
ELK-1-361
Unit 36 · bag ES
14065765.2%
85/1637
0.9%
6/660
5.5% / 5.3% / 6.3%
ELK-1-362
Unit 36 · bag ES
14042158.6%
35/408
2.4%
6/251
13% / 11% / 11%
ELK-1-363
Unit 36 · bag A
100115517%
46/265
100%
2/2
17% / 14% / 19%
ELK-1-364
Unit 36 · bag A
10071628%
24/85
100%
4/4
31% / 45% / 32%
ELK-1-365
Unit 36 · bag A
10063642%
43/102
100%
4/4
38% / 30% / 27%
ELK-1-369
Unit 45 · bag MB
140166616%
65/399
9.0%
9/100
21% / 22% / 20%
ELK-1-370
Unit 45 · bag MB
14098843%
48/112
13%
6/47
41% / 39% / 32%
ELK-1-375
Unit 48 · bag MB
7562121%
45/213
12%
3/25
19% / 22% / 23%
ELK-1-376
Unit 48 · bag MB
6441138%
19/50
18%
6/33
51% / 50% / 46%
ELK-1-377
Unit 48 · bag A
5030038%
36/94
–
0/0
36% / 38% / 34%
ELK-1-378
Unit 48 · bag A
5434332%
28/88
–
0/0
29% / 44% / 38%
ELK-1-381
Unit 49 · bag MB
7716229.9%
58/585
6.8%
9/132
9.3% / 10.0% / 9.7%
ELK-1-382
Unit 49 · bag MB
7681923%
18/79
12%
3/25
21% / 20% / 21%
ELK-1-383
Unit 49 · bag A
7769125%
56/225
100%
1/1
26% / 23% / 22%
ELK-1-384
Unit 49 · bag A
7749430%
21/69
–
0/0
35% / 29% / 39%
ELK-1-388
Unit 53: excluding Cerro portion · bag MB
8035330%
29/97
13%
2/15
31% / 44% / 36%
ELK-1-389
Unit 53: excluding Cerro portion · bag MB
13137964%
32/50
13%
3/23
70% / 88% / 82%
ELK-1-390
Unit 53: excluding Cerro portion · bag A
9424563%
45/71
–
0/0
57% / 65% / 66%
ELK-1-391
Unit 53: excluding Cerro portion · bag A
9415896%
24/25
–
0/0
86% / 82% / 89%
ELK-1-392
Unit 14 · bag ES
103194.5%
7/154
17%
1/6
5.9% / 5.7% / 6.6%
ELK-1-395
Unit 18 · bag ES
105674.7%
7/150
0%
0/148
5.7% / 4.3% / 5.7%
ELK-1-396
Unit 28: McGregor range only, military only · bag ES
108830%
8/27
2.3%
1/43
21% / 25% / 29%
ELK-1-397
Unit 28: McGregor range only · bag ES
102088.2%
4/49
7.1%
1/14
11% / 12% / 9.1%
ELK-1-400
Units 29, 30 · bag ES
2020252.3%
15/661
0.5%
2/379
2.6% / 2.3% / 2.4%
ELK-1-401
Units 29, 30 · bag ES
3012115.6%
9/162
1.4%
1/70
5.2% / 3.0% / 4.4%
ELK-1-404
Unit 37 · bag MB
3022293.8%
21/560
0.9%
4/454
5.0% / 5.2% / 4.3%
ELK-1-405
Unit 37 · bag MB
3010238.0%
9/112
1.9%
1/54
8.9% / 8.3% / 9.2%
ELK-1-406
Unit 37 · bag A
4536024%
17/70
–
0/0
28% / 26% / 27%
ELK-1-408
Unit 38 · bag ES
104446.1%
9/147
0%
0/26
6.6% / 7.4% / 5.8%
ELK-1-409
Unit 38 · bag ES
101977.1%
1/14
0%
0/3
19% / 4.3% / 5.6%
ELK-1-410
Units 39, 43 · bag ES
304718.5%
16/189
6.2%
1/16
16% / 16% / 10%
ELK-1-413
Units 42, 47, 59 · bag ES
133266.9%
7/102
0%
0/20
15% / 11% / 8.5%
ELK-1-416
Unit 56 · bag MB
102797.2%
8/111
4.3%
1/23
7.4% / 6.2% / 4.6%
ELK-1-417
Unit 56 · bag A
105621%
3/14
–
0/0
35% / 50% / 29%
ELK-1-422
Units 57 (excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park), 58 · bag MB
52145.1%
4/78
0%
0/5
5.4% / 8.5% / 7.1%
ELK-1-423
Units 57 (excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park), 58 · bag MB
101999.3%
4/43
–
0/0
9.1% / 3.4% / 13%
ELK-1-424
Units 57 (excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park), 58 · bag A
107343%
6/14
–
0/0
33% / 38% / 27%
ELK-1-428
Unit 54/55: Colin Neblett WMA only · bag MB
207235%
7/20
–
0/0
33% / 47% / 40%
ELK-1-429
Unit 54/55: Colin Neblett WMA only · bag MB
208436%
9/25
–
0/0
89% / 100% / 80%
ELK-1-430
Unit 54/55: Colin Neblett WMA only · bag A
208131%
4/13
–
0/0
100% / 64% / 71%
ELK-1-433
Unit 55A: ES Barker WMA only · bag MB
101639.5%
7/74
–
0/0
14% / 11% / 12%
ELK-1-437
Unit 55A: Urraca WMA only · bag MB
109027%
7/26
–
0/0
28% / 36% / 27%
ELK-1-438
Unit 55A: Urraca WMA only · bag MB
108729%
4/14
–
0/0
32% / 33% / 22%
ELK-1-439
Unit 55A: Urraca WMA only · bag A
153471%
5/7
–
0/0
50% / 73% / 29%
ELK-1-440
Unit 55A: Urraca WMA only · bag A
154062%
5/8
–
0/0
100% / 67% / 50%
ELK-1-444
Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only · bag MB
3518313.5%
27/777
1.7%
5/300
3.3% / 3.4% / 3.5%
ELK-1-445
Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only · bag MB
3079511%
20/179
1.5%
1/66
9.8% / 9.0% / 9.1%
ELK-1-446
Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only, youth only · bag MB
208643.2%
14/432
1.0%
1/103
5.5% / 4.3% / 3.7%
ELK-1-447
Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only, youth only · bag A
3010728%
8/29
–
0/0
39% / 52% / 28%
ELK-1-448
Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only · bag A
3016634%
25/73
–
0/0
18% / 28% / 26%
ELK-1-449
Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only · bag A
3013148%
19/40
–
0/0
53% / 33% / 44%
ELK-1-700
statewide · bag MB
116400.1%
1/1082
0%
0/27
0.1% / 0.1% / 0.1%
ELK-2-129
Unit 2 · bag ES
12082044%
63/142
13%
8/62
35% / 31% / 38%
ELK-2-130
Unit 2 · bag ES
120116623%
65/284
6.1%
5/82
28% / 22% / 25%
ELK-2-136
Unit 5A public land only · bag ES
53730%
3/10
0%
0/1
31% / 23% / 50%
ELK-2-137
Unit 5A public land only · bag ES
55221%
3/14
0%
0/2
23% / 15% / 27%
ELK-2-146
Unit 9 Marquez/LBar WMA only · bag ES
157929%
7/24
–
0/0
40% / 39% / 67%
ELK-2-147
Unit 9 Marquez/LBar WMA only · bag ES
1510420%
10/50
–
0/0
62% / 29% / 29%
ELK-2-151
Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA · bag ES
8224082%
46/56
18%
3/17
72% / 74% / 79%
ELK-2-152
Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA · bag ES
8225269%
25/36
14%
3/21
62% / 89% / 83%
ELK-2-157
Unit 10 · bag ES
12560046%
53/115
19%
12/63
39% / 47% / 49%
ELK-2-158
Unit 10 · bag ES
12588441%
70/171
11%
10/94
39% / 40% / 40%
ELK-2-163
Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · bag ES
101298.5%
5/59
25%
1/4
13% / 16% / 7.7%
ELK-2-164
Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · bag ES
102415.1%
7/136
0%
0/5
7.5% / 7.8% / 7.1%
ELK-2-171
Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama WMAs only · bag ES
105336%
4/11
–
0/0
35% / 22% / 11%
ELK-2-172
Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama WMAs only · bag ES
1013712%
5/43
100%
1/1
10% / 16% / 17%
ELK-2-178
Unit 5B · bag ES
7643246%
38/82
2.4%
1/41
38% / 39% / 36%
ELK-2-179
Unit 5B · bag ES
7565226%
38/144
14%
5/37
24% / 20% / 28%
ELK-2-187
Unit 50 · bag ES
60102100%
10/10
50%
2/4
100% / 100% / 93%
ELK-2-188
Unit 50 · bag ES
5514982%
9/11
17%
1/6
79% / 100% / 100%
ELK-2-193
Unit 51 · bag ES
180122547%
102/219
12%
16/137
35% / 40% / 45%
ELK-2-194
Unit 51 · bag ES
180186824%
90/372
6.3%
14/221
27% / 29% / 29%
ELK-2-202
Unit 52 · bag ES
230155348%
117/242
14%
21/146
42% / 48% / 47%
ELK-2-203
Unit 52 · bag ES
230210534%
122/359
9.7%
22/226
29% / 34% / 34%
ELK-2-213
Unit 6A · bag ES
150184322%
92/413
3.9%
8/203
20% / 22% / 24%
ELK-2-214
Unit 6A · bag ES
102243311%
78/724
3.6%
15/421
10% / 12% / 10%
ELK-2-219
Unit 6B · bag ES
2512784.9%
18/371
0.8%
3/397
5.7% / 5.3% / 6.6%
ELK-2-220
Unit 6B · bag A
108821%
7/34
–
0/0
18% / 11% / 19%
ELK-2-221
Unit 6B · bag ES
2520793.2%
20/620
0.6%
4/727
3.4% / 3.1% / 2.8%
ELK-2-222
Unit 6B · bag A
1014216%
9/55
33%
1/3
18% / 7.8% / 14%
ELK-2-234
Unit 6C · bag ES
15096438%
60/159
21%
13/62
34% / 35% / 34%
ELK-2-235
Unit 6C · bag ES
105138925%
62/251
6.4%
5/78
22% / 19% / 25%
ELK-2-241
Unit 7 · bag ES
158058%
7/12
0%
0/6
28% / 53% / 48%
ELK-2-242
Unit 7 · bag ES
1416623%
8/35
0%
0/11
36% / 42% / 32%
ELK-2-246
Unit 12 · bag ES
3630548%
28/58
9.1%
4/44
35% / 30% / 35%
ELK-2-247
Unit 12 · bag ES
3548227%
24/89
3.3%
3/91
36% / 22% / 22%
ELK-2-255
Unit 12 · bag APRE/6
2579100%
3/3
25%
1/4
80% / 100% / 100%
ELK-2-256
Unit 13 · bag ES
202127746%
87/189
7.6%
13/170
44% / 48% / 45%
ELK-2-257
Unit 13 · bag ES
148189523%
79/338
6.7%
22/329
27% / 26% / 25%
ELK-2-264
Unit 15 · bag ES
350343630%
183/608
4.1%
19/464
26% / 29% / 26%
ELK-2-265
Unit 15 · bag ES
250540217%
180/1068
1.5%
16/1039
13% / 14% / 14%
ELK-2-272
Unit 16A · bag ES
250272234%
121/351
3.9%
29/738
30% / 33% / 32%
ELK-2-273
Unit 16A · bag ES
150463017%
97/580
1.1%
22/2020
14% / 17% / 16%
ELK-2-279
Unit 16B/22 · bag ES
225121359%
65/111
6.4%
15/235
54% / 52% / 62%
ELK-2-280
Unit 16B/22 · bag ES
165162540%
94/236
2.8%
9/324
35% / 30% / 34%
ELK-2-284
Unit 16C · bag ES
14471251%
50/99
7.0%
5/71
50% / 52% / 55%
ELK-2-285
Unit 16C · bag ES
10089435%
52/149
6.0%
8/133
31% / 36% / 33%
ELK-2-291
Unit 16D · bag ES
90162324%
61/254
2.0%
9/459
18% / 19% / 21%
ELK-2-292
Unit 16D · bag ES
60298512%
50/418
1.0%
9/931
9.1% / 9.8% / 10%
ELK-2-298
Unit 16E · bag ES
9045256%
20/36
8.0%
4/50
63% / 58% / 62%
ELK-2-299
Unit 16E · bag ES
6037443%
18/42
14%
7/49
33% / 40% / 36%
ELK-2-305
Unit 17 · bag ES
125103341%
64/157
7.5%
8/106
37% / 42% / 41%
ELK-2-306
Unit 17 · bag ES
75143316%
48/296
3.5%
8/229
18% / 19% / 18%
ELK-2-314
Unit 21A · bag ES
5036340%
22/55
15%
5/33
40% / 44% / 35%
ELK-2-315
Unit 21A · bag ES
5051325%
21/84
7.5%
7/93
35% / 33% / 33%
ELK-2-320
Unit 21A · bag MB
157680%
4/5
0%
0/3
67% / 100% / 33%
ELK-2-321
Unit 21B · bag ES
2512780%
8/10
7.7%
1/13
67% / 20% / 100%
ELK-2-322
Unit 21B · bag ES
2513250%
4/8
4.3%
1/23
40% / 41% / 100%
ELK-2-330
Unit 21B · bag MB
155156%
5/9
0%
0/6
100% / – / 100%
ELK-2-331
Unit 23 · bag ES
12568154%
38/70
1.7%
1/60
49% / 60% / 63%
ELK-2-332
Unit 23 · bag ES
7570238%
23/61
3.4%
3/87
39% / 23% / 42%
ELK-2-337
Unit 23 · bag MB
157550%
2/4
17%
1/6
44% / 100% / 80%
ELK-2-339
Unit 24: excluding Ft. Bayard management area · bag ES
1511641%
7/17
10%
1/10
32% / 69% / 39%
ELK-2-340
Unit 24: excluding Ft. Bayard management area · bag ES
1010518%
3/17
0%
0/3
14% / 21% / 21%
ELK-2-345
Unit 34 · bag ES
200378818%
123/687
1.8%
12/667
15% / 15% / 16%
ELK-2-346
Unit 34 · bag ES
200581911%
159/1449
1.4%
22/1523
11% / 11% / 10%
ELK-2-355
Unit 34 · bag APRE/6/A
20086152%
40/77
15%
12/81
71% / 61% / 54%
ELK-2-358
Unit 36 · bag ES
140191032%
94/298
4.6%
14/304
23% / 23% / 28%
ELK-2-359
Unit 36 · bag ES
140275922%
95/429
4.0%
16/404
20% / 19% / 22%
ELK-2-366
Unit 45 · bag ES
7565732%
46/142
9.2%
6/65
32% / 35% / 29%
ELK-2-367
Unit 45 · bag ES
73101124%
51/209
2.2%
3/134
25% / 27% / 24%
ELK-2-372
Unit 48 · bag ES
8028757%
36/63
28%
10/36
73% / 69% / 67%
ELK-2-373
Unit 48 · bag ES
8033963%
40/63
13%
5/38
62% / 52% / 62%
ELK-2-379
Unit 49 · bag ES
6063117%
25/149
8.5%
5/59
29% / 26% / 24%
ELK-2-380
Unit 49 · bag ES
5985616%
41/262
6.2%
6/97
18% / 18% / 19%
ELK-2-385
Unit 53 · bag ES
6522176%
19/25
16%
3/19
57% / 83% / 93%
ELK-2-386
Unit 53 · bag ES
6025268%
17/25
5.0%
1/20
55% / 64% / 59%
ELK-2-393
Unit 18 · bag ES
259246%
6/13
67%
2/3
36% / 33% / 70%
ELK-2-394
Unit 18 · bag ES
2522732%
9/28
4.8%
2/42
36% / 28% / 46%
ELK-2-398
Units 29, 30 · bag ES
2028522%
17/76
4.0%
2/50
16% / 23% / 21%
ELK-2-399
Units 29, 30 · bag ES
2063511%
14/130
0.8%
1/123
9.0% / 8.2% / 13%
ELK-2-402
Unit 37 · bag ES
4049527%
20/74
6.2%
3/48
30% / 29% / 25%
ELK-2-403
Unit 37 · bag ES
3070917%
19/112
1.7%
2/115
15% / 15% / 18%
ELK-2-407
Unit 37 · bag APRE/6
5012883%
5/6
20%
1/5
100% / 100% / 100%
ELK-2-411
Units 42, 47, 59 · bag ES
136250%
5/10
0%
0/4
33% / 86% / 20%
ELK-2-412
Units 42, 47, 59 · bag ES
137642%
8/19
22%
2/9
41% / 50% / 27%
ELK-2-414
Unit 56 · bag ES
53250%
4/8
–
0/0
12% / 44% / 10%
ELK-2-415
Unit 56 · bag ES
56111%
2/18
0%
0/1
12% / 14% / 17%
ELK-2-418
Unit 57: Sugarite canyon state park only · bag ES
32030%
3/10
–
0/0
0% / 50% / 30%
ELK-2-419
Unit 57: Sugarite canyon state park only · bag ES
22612%
1/8
–
0/0
15% / 10% / 33%
ELK-2-420
Units 57 (excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park), 58 · bag ES
52250%
2/4
–
0/0
13% / 33% / 50%
ELK-2-421
Units 57 (excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park), 58 · bag ES
53233%
5/15
0%
0/2
11% / 22% / 12%
ELK-2-425
Unit 54/55A: Colin Neblett WMA only · bag ES
104050%
7/14
–
0/0
50% / 100% / 50%
ELK-2-426
Unit 54/55A: Colin Neblett WMA only · bag ES
104157%
8/14
–
0/0
43% / 70% / 33%
ELK-2-431
Unit 55A: ES Barker WMA only · bag ES
52630%
3/10
–
0/0
43% / 50% / 50%
ELK-2-432
Unit 55A: ES Barker WMA only · bag ES
54128%
5/18
–
0/0
40% / 14% / 40%
ELK-2-434
Unit 55A: Urraca WMA only · bag ES
51662%
5/8
–
0/0
56% / 40% / 11%
ELK-2-435
Unit 55A: Urraca WMA only · bag ES
52767%
4/6
–
0/0
25% / 33% / 71%
ELK-2-441
Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only · bag ES
2545317%
16/96
3.1%
4/128
22% / 13% / 15%
ELK-2-442
Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only · bag ES
2575110%
21/202
0.9%
2/232
11% / 10% / 10%
ELK-3-131
Unit 2 · bag MB
135144416%
60/375
14%
9/63
20% / 18% / 22%
ELK-3-148
Unit 9 Marquez/LBar WMA only · bag MB
1519811%
10/95
–
0/0
16% / 16% / 19%
ELK-3-149
Unit 9 Marquez/LBar WMA only · bag MB
158233%
5/15
–
0/0
36% / 38% / 44%
ELK-3-150
Unit 9 Marquez/LBar WMA only · bag MB
157827%
3/11
–
0/0
42% / 45% / 33%
ELK-3-153
Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA - mobility impaired only · bag MB
213864%
7/11
–
0/0
100% / 80% / 88%
ELK-3-154
Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA · bag MB
3514149%
20/41
0%
0/4
41% / 65% / 48%
ELK-3-155
Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA · bag MB
3511880%
8/10
0%
0/6
62% / 62% / 88%
ELK-3-156
Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA · bag MB
216170%
14/20
0%
0/1
100% / 40% / 45%
ELK-3-159
Unit 10 · bag MB
7075021%
39/187
7.9%
7/89
19% / 29% / 28%
ELK-3-201
Unit 51 · bag ES
14571644%
51/117
27%
17/64
42% / 44% / 41%
ELK-3-204
Unit 52 mobility impaired only · bag MB
509366%
21/32
100%
2/2
86% / 88% / 64%
ELK-3-205
Unit 52 · bag MB
120116429%
71/241
12%
16/129
28% / 21% / 28%
ELK-3-206
Unit 52 · bag A
5025242%
29/69
–
0/0
32% / 38% / 44%
ELK-3-215
Unit 6A · bag MB
104175712%
63/537
2.9%
6/207
14% / 14% / 12%
ELK-3-223
Unit 6B · bag ES
1515472.3%
13/558
0.3%
1/313
2.2% / 2.6% / 2.4%
ELK-3-224
Unit 6B · bag A
2018511%
7/63
100%
1/1
12% / 16% / 21%
ELK-3-236
Unit 6C · bag MB
155119425%
53/215
13%
11/84
24% / 30% / 24%
ELK-3-243
Unit 7 · bag MB
2412420%
5/25
0%
0/5
38% / 29% / 42%
ELK-3-258
Unit 13 youth only · bag ES
3051117%
20/119
2.1%
1/47
18% / 13% / 18%
ELK-3-259
Unit 13 · bag MB
86143420%
65/332
3.6%
8/224
14% / 16% / 16%
ELK-3-260
Unit 13 · bag MB
12683134%
35/103
11%
6/53
29% / 45% / 29%
ELK-3-261
Unit 13 · bag MB
12674861%
28/46
13%
7/53
47% / 57% / 41%
ELK-3-262
Unit 13 · bag A
11739159%
64/108
–
0/0
47% / 44% / 59%
ELK-3-263
Unit 13 · bag A
11634875%
36/48
–
0/0
72% / 94% / 89%
ELK-3-266
Unit 15 youth only · bag ES
258118.4%
19/227
2.9%
4/136
7.2% / 6.6% / 8.2%
ELK-3-267
Unit 15 · bag MB
200400512%
143/1174
3.2%
19/592
10% / 11% / 11%
ELK-3-268
Unit 15 · bag MB
245195032%
66/204
4.2%
4/95
31% / 29% / 34%
ELK-3-269
Unit 15 · bag MB
250157645%
80/176
16%
20/128
47% / 39% / 52%
ELK-3-270
Unit 15 · bag A
250132531%
153/497
100%
1/1
32% / 35% / 33%
ELK-3-271
Unit 15 · bag A
25093450%
53/105
–
0/0
63% / 55% / 61%
ELK-3-301
Unit 16E · bag MB
7045834%
24/71
2.8%
1/36
35% / 53% / 52%
ELK-3-307
Unit 17 youth only · bag ES
2541025%
15/60
2.1%
1/48
12% / 23% / 10%
ELK-3-308
Unit 17 · bag MB
100121122%
42/191
4.2%
6/142
16% / 21% / 25%
ELK-3-309
Unit 17 · bag MB
10059838%
24/64
8.6%
3/35
39% / 59% / 65%
ELK-3-310
Unit 17 · bag MB
2546526%
9/35
2.7%
3/111
32% / 40% / 33%
ELK-3-311
Unit 17 · bag A
2514339%
17/44
–
0/0
30% / 40% / 26%
ELK-3-312
Unit 17 · bag A
10026061%
27/44
–
0/0
55% / 74% / 78%
ELK-3-313
Unit 17 · bag A
10022185%
22/26
–
0/0
100% / 100% / 88%
ELK-3-334
Unit 23 · bag MB
7540038%
15/39
12%
4/33
68% / 53% / 43%
ELK-3-341
Unit 24: excluding Ft. Bayard management area · bag MB
159932%
6/19
25%
1/4
40% / 50% / 14%
ELK-3-350
Unit 34 · bag ES
250408516%
157/1002
4.1%
20/482
14% / 14% / 12%
ELK-3-360
Unit 36 · bag ES
140216620%
87/425
3.7%
11/299
20% / 18% / 17%
ELK-3-368
Unit 45 · bag MB
13676535%
55/158
16%
9/57
45% / 52% / 38%
ELK-3-371
Unit 45 · bag A
4921539%
24/62
100%
1/1
42% / 52% / 33%
ELK-3-374
Unit 48 · bag MB
6023644%
22/50
19%
5/26
40% / 55% / 53%
ELK-3-387
Unit 53: excluding Cerro portion · bag ES
5017585%
22/26
0%
0/9
43% / 54% / 57%
ELK-3-427
Unit 54/55A: Colin Neblett WMA only · bag MB
205280%
8/10
–
0/0
100% / 50% / 75%
ELK-3-436
Unit 55A: Urraca WMA only · bag MB
103158%
7/12
–
0/0
53% / 60% / 67%
ELK-3-443
Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only · bag MB
205489.1%
14/154
2.0%
3/147
9.0% / 7.5% / 9.6%

Source: New Mexico Department of Wildlife (NMDOW) Big-Game Drawing Odds Complete Reports, 2023–2026. Our own tables built from NMDOW figures; not affiliated with or endorsed by NMDOW. Always confirm hunt codes and rules with NMDOW before you apply.

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