New Mexico Elk
Unit 5B · ELK-1-186
MATURE BULL ELK · RIFLE · FOURTH · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
11.1%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
48.0%
(2025)
Applications
667
for 74 tags
Season
Dec 19 – Dec 23
Avg 3.2 days hunted
Harvest success by year
Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file.
| Year | Success | Days hunted | Animals taken |
|---|
| 2025 | 48% | 3.2 | 39 |
| 2024 | 26% | 3.2 | — |
| 2023 | 33% | 3.5 | — |
| 2018 | 34% | 3.3 | — |
| 2017 | 34% | 3.4 | — |
| 2016 | 38% | 3.4 | — |