New Mexico Elk
Unit 5B · ELK-2-178
EITHER SEX · ARCHERY · FIRST · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
23.2%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
20.0%
(2025)
Applications
276
for 64 tags
Season
Sep 01 – Sep 14
Avg 7.8 days hunted
Harvest success by year
Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file.
| Year | Success | Days hunted | Animals taken |
|---|
| 2025 | 20% | 7.8 | 13 |
| 2024 | 20% | 7.3 | — |
| 2018 | 21% | 6.4 | — |
| 2017 | 21% | 6.2 | — |
| 2016 | 19% | 6.0 | — |