New Mexico Elk
Unit 12 · ELK-1-253
ANTLERLESS · RIFLE · SECOND · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
18.5%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
55.0%
(2025)
Applications
325
for 60 tags
Season
Nov 28 – Dec 02
Avg 2.9 days hunted
Harvest success by year
Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file.
| Year | Success | Days hunted | Animals taken |
|---|
| 2025 | 55% | 2.9 | 31 |
| 2024 | 43% | 3.3 | — |
| 2023 | 44% | 3.1 | — |
| 2022 | 33% | 3.4 | — |
| 2021 | 57% | 3.5 | — |
| 2020 | 38% | 3.7 | — |
| 2019 | 70% | 2.6 | — |