New Mexico Elk
Unit 5B · ELK-1-180
MATURE BULL ELK · RIFLE · FIRST · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
6.9%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
28.0%
(2025)
Applications
1,053
for 73 tags
Season
Oct 10 – Oct 14
Avg 3.7 days hunted
Harvest success by year
Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file.
| Year | Success | Days hunted | Animals taken |
|---|
| 2025 | 28% | 3.7 | 21 |
| 2024 | 15% | 3.8 | — |
| 2021 | 25% | 3.2 | — |
| 2020 | 53% | 2.9 | — |
| 2019 | 22% | 3.2 | — |