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New Mexico Elk
Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA ·
ELK-3-154
MATURE BULL ELK · MUZZ · FOURTH MUZZLELOADER · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
25.4%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
12.0%
(2025)
Applications
130
for 33 tags
Season
Oct 17 – Oct 21
Avg 4.3 days hunted
Harvest success by year
Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file.
Year
Success
Days hunted
Animals taken
2025
12%
4.3
4
2024
27%
4.0
—
2023
14%
3.9
—
I-25
I-40
I-10
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Las Cruces
Roswell
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