SLEEPER UNITS
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New Mexico Elk
Units 42, 47, 59 ·
ELK-2-412
EITHER SEX · ARCHERY · SECOND · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
19.6%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
33.0%
(2025)
Applications
56
for 11 tags
Season
Sep 15 – Sep 24
Avg 5.1 days hunted
Harvest success by year
Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file.
Year
Success
Days hunted
Animals taken
2025
33%
5.1
4
2024
22%
6.3
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I-25
I-40
I-10
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Las Cruces
Roswell
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