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New Mexico Elk
Unit 16D mobility impaired only  ·  ELK-1-293
MATURE BULL ELK · RIFLE · SECOND · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
5.3%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
65.0%
(2025)
Applications
399
for 21 tags
Season
Oct 10 – Oct 14
Avg 2.8 days hunted

Harvest success by year

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

YearSuccessDays huntedAnimals taken
202473%3.0—
202233%3.1—
202120%2.9—
202033%3.4—
201927%3.5—
I-25I-40I-10Santa FeAlbuquerqueLas CrucesRoswell
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