SLEEPER UNITS
New Mexico Elk
Unit 16A  ·  ELK-1-275
MATURE BULL ELK · RIFLE · THIRD · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
1.8%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
54.0%
(2025)
Applications
3,478
for 63 tags
Season
Oct 17 – Oct 21
Avg 3.6 days hunted

Harvest success by year

Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file. One year on file so far; the trend fills in as each season's survey lands.

YearSuccessDays huntedAnimals taken
202462%3.5—
I-25I-40I-10Santa FeAlbuquerqueLas CrucesRoswell
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