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New Mexico Elk
Unit 16D ·
ELK-1-296
ANTLERLESS · RIFLE · FIRST · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
5.3%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
58.0%
(2025)
Applications
875
for 46 tags
Season
Dec 05 – Dec 09
Avg 3.0 days hunted
Harvest success by year
Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file.
Year
Success
Days hunted
Animals taken
2025
58%
3.0
23
2024
52%
3.0
—
2022
31%
3.1
—
2021
7%
3.4
—
2020
33%
3.7
—
2019
14%
3.7
—
2018
50%
3.3
—
2017
32%
2.6
—
2016
38%
2.7
—
I-25
I-40
I-10
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Las Cruces
Roswell
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