SLEEPER UNITS
New Mexico Elk
Unit 53: excluding Cerro portion  ·  ELK-3-387
EITHER SEX · MUZZ · MUZZLELOADER · RESIDENT
Draw Odds
32.8%
(2025 draw)
Harvest Success
17.0%
(2025)
Applications
128
for 42 tags
Season
Oct 10 – Oct 14
Avg 4.0 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
202412%4.1—
I-25I-40I-10Santa FeAlbuquerqueLas CrucesRoswell
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