SLEEPER UNITS
New Mexico Elk
Unit 5A public land only  ·  ELK-1-142
MATURE BULL ELK · RIFLE · THIRD · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
14.1%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
11.0%
(2025)
Applications
64
for 9 tags
Season
Oct 24 – Oct 28
Avg 3.8 days hunted

Harvest success by year

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

YearSuccessDays huntedAnimals taken
202511%3.81
202433%3.8—
202329%2.6—
201870%3.1—
2017100%2.1—
I-25I-40I-10Santa FeAlbuquerqueLas CrucesRoswell
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