SLEEPER UNITS
New Mexico Elk
Unit 53  ·  ELK-2-386
EITHER SEX · ARCHERY · SECOND · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
29.8%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
9.0%
(2025)
Applications
171
for 51 tags
Season
Sep 15 – Sep 24
Avg 6.3 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
20247%6.2—
I-25I-40I-10Santa FeAlbuquerqueLas CrucesRoswell
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