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New Mexico Elk
Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA ·
ELK-3-156
MATURE BULL ELK · MUZZ · MUZZLELOADER · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
30.3%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
16.0%
(2025)
Applications
66
for 20 tags
Season
Oct 31 – Nov 04
Avg 3.7 days hunted
Harvest success by year
Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file.
Year
Success
Days hunted
Animals taken
2025
16%
3.7
3
2024
6%
3.6
—
2023
11%
4.1
—
I-25
I-40
I-10
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Las Cruces
Roswell
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