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New Mexico Elk
Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA ·
ELK-3-155
MATURE BULL ELK · MUZZ · SIXTH MUZZLELOADER · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
50.8%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
9.0%
(2025)
Applications
65
for 33 tags
Season
Oct 24 – Oct 28
Avg 4.1 days hunted
Harvest success by year
Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file.
Year
Success
Days hunted
Animals taken
2025
9%
4.1
3
2024
27%
4.4
—
2023
15%
3.9
—
I-25
I-40
I-10
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Las Cruces
Roswell
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