SLEEPER UNITS
New Mexico Elk
Unit 5A public land only  ·  ELK-1-144
MATURE BULL ELK · RIFLE · FOURTH · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
5.1%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
--
(2025)
Applications
178
for 9 tags
Season
Oct 31 – Nov 04
Avg 4.3 days hunted

Harvest success by year

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

YearSuccessDays huntedAnimals taken
20250%4.30
20240%4.0—
20230%4.2—
202231%2.9—
202146%3.0—
202047%3.5—
201967%2.9—
I-25I-40I-10Santa FeAlbuquerqueLas CrucesRoswell
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