SLEEPER UNITS
New Mexico Elk
Unit 51  ·  ELK-1-198
ANTLERLESS · RIFLE · FIRST · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
14.8%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
26.0%
(2025)
Applications
1,701
for 251 tags
Season
Nov 07 – Nov 11
Avg 3.8 days hunted

Harvest success by year

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

YearSuccessDays huntedAnimals taken
202526%3.860
202427%3.4—
202241%2.5—
20215%3.4—
202038%3.0—
201935%3.2—
I-25I-40I-10Santa FeAlbuquerqueLas CrucesRoswell
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