SLEEPER UNITS
New Mexico Elk
Unit 52  ·  ELK-3-205
MATURE BULL ELK · MUZZ · SECOND MUZZLELOADER · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
14.4%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
21.0%
(2025)
Applications
700
for 101 tags
Season
Oct 10 – Oct 14
Avg 3.9 days hunted

Harvest success by year

Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file. One year on file so far; the trend fills in as each season's survey lands.

YearSuccessDays huntedAnimals taken
202425%3.9—
I-25I-40I-10Santa FeAlbuquerqueLas CrucesRoswell
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