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New Mexico Elk
Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA - mobility impaired only ·
ELK-3-153
MATURE BULL ELK · MUZZ · SECOND MUZZLELOADER · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
62.5%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
14.0%
(2025)
Applications
32
for 20 tags
Season
Oct 10 – Oct 14
Avg 3.8 days hunted
Harvest success by year
Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file.
Year
Success
Days hunted
Animals taken
2025
14%
3.8
2
2024
7%
4.1
—
2023
18%
3.9
—
I-25
I-40
I-10
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Las Cruces
Roswell
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