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New Mexico Elk
Unit 17 youth only ·
ELK-3-307
EITHER SEX · MUZZ · MUZZLELOADER · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
9.4%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
67.0%
(2025)
Applications
223
for 21 tags
Season
Oct 10 – Oct 14
Avg 3.3 days hunted
Harvest success by year
Public-land success from the agency survey, every year on file.
Year
Success
Days hunted
Animals taken
2025
67%
3.3
14
2024
48%
3.2
—
2023
38%
3.7
—
2020
21%
3.9
—
2019
15%
4.5
—
I-25
I-40
I-10
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Las Cruces
Roswell
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