SLEEPER UNITS
New Mexico Elk
Unit 5A public land only  ·  ELK-1-141
ANTLERLESS · RIFLE · SECOND · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
18.9%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
33.0%
(2025)
Applications
53
for 10 tags
Season
Oct 17 – Oct 21
Avg 2.4 days hunted

Harvest success by year

Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file.

YearSuccessDays huntedAnimals taken
202533%2.42
20240%4.0—
202271%3.0—
202167%2.2—
201867%2.1—
2017100%1.8—
I-25I-40I-10Santa FeAlbuquerqueLas CrucesRoswell
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