SLEEPER UNITS
New Mexico Elk
Unit 16C  ·  ELK-2-285
EITHER SEX · ARCHERY · SECOND · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
16.7%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
7.0%
(2025)
Applications
502
for 84 tags
Season
Sep 15 – Sep 24
Avg 7.7 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
202415%7.1—
I-25I-40I-10Santa FeAlbuquerqueLas CrucesRoswell
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