New Mexico Elk
Unit 53 · ELK-2-385
EITHER SEX · ARCHERY · FIRST · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
43.7%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
8.0%
(2025)
Applications
126
for 55 tags
Season
Sep 01 – Sep 14
Avg 6.8 days hunted
Harvest success by year
Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file.
| Year | Success | Days hunted | Animals taken |
|---|
| 2024 | 4% | 7.7 | — |
| 2018 | 0% | 5.6 | — |
| 2017 | 20% | 7.2 | — |
| 2016 | 40% | 4.4 | — |