New Mexico Elk
Unit 5B · ELK-1-185
ANTLERLESS · RIFLE · THIRD · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
13.7%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
35.0%
(2025)
Applications
394
for 54 tags
Season
Nov 14 – Nov 18
Avg 3.6 days hunted
Harvest success by year
Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file.
| Year | Success | Days hunted | Animals taken |
|---|
| 2025 | 35% | 3.6 | 19 |
| 2024 | 38% | 3.5 | — |
| 2023 | 37% | 3.8 | — |
| 2018 | 40% | 3.0 | — |
| 2017 | 26% | 3.4 | — |
| 2016 | 31% | 3.1 | — |