New Mexico Elk
Unit 5B · ELK-1-182
MATURE BULL ELK · RIFLE · SECOND · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
16.1%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
19.0%
(2025)
Applications
454
for 73 tags
Season
Oct 24 – Oct 28
Avg 4.1 days hunted
Harvest success by year
Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file.
| Year | Success | Days hunted | Animals taken |
|---|
| 2025 | 19% | 4.1 | 15 |
| 2024 | 31% | 3.7 | — |
| 2022 | 33% | 3.3 | — |
| 2021 | 11% | 3.1 | — |
| 2020 | 37% | 3.4 | — |
| 2019 | 13% | 3.7 | — |
| 2018 | 37% | 3.6 | — |
| 2017 | 30% | 3.5 | — |
| 2016 | 30% | 3.6 | — |