SLEEPER UNITS
New Mexico Elk
Unit 53: excluding Cerro portion  ·  ELK-1-388
MATURE BULL ELK · RIFLE · FIRST · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
20.8%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
11.0%
(2025)
Applications
327
for 68 tags
Season
Oct 17 – Oct 21
Avg 4.1 days hunted

Harvest success by year

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

YearSuccessDays huntedAnimals taken
20249%4.2—
20180%4.2—
20170%3.6—
201650%2.6—
I-25I-40I-10Santa FeAlbuquerqueLas CrucesRoswell
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