No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.

New Mexico Elk Draw Odds

In the 2026 draw New Mexico offered 322 elk hunts to nonresidents, drawn at random with no points. 3 of them, open to every hunter, gave at least an even chance.

Applications Close

151 days

Mar 17

Closes Mar 17, 2027 (expected)

Cost to Apply

$867

$107 kept if you miss, the rest refunded. Elk license $10 only if drawn

Best Bets

Odds × hunter success × public land, 10 tags or more. Private-land, ranch, landowner and youth hunts left out.

ELK-2-187

GMU 50 · Either-sex archery · Unit 50 · either sex · Bow · Sept. 1-14

100%

Success: 32%
Public: 71%
Season: Sep 1–14

ELK-3-269

GMU 15 · Bull muzzleloader · Unit 15 · mature bull · Muzzle · Nov. 14-18

13%

Success: 40%
Public: 82%
Season: Nov 14–18

ELK-2-355

GMU 34 · Either-sex archery · Unit 34 · antler-point-restricted bull (6+ points) or antlerless · Bow · Dec. 19-23

Success: 51%
Public: 73%
Season: Dec 19–23

ELK-2-202

GMU 52 · Either-sex archery · Unit 52 · either sex · Bow · Sept. 1-14

Success: 40%
Public: 95%
Season: Sep 1–14

ELK-1-197

GMU 51 · Bull · Unit 51 · mature bull · Any Legal · Oct. 24-28

Success: 39%
Public: 88%
Season: Oct 24–28

ELK-2-279

GMU 16B · Either-sex archery · Unit 16B/22 · either sex · Bow · Sept. 1-14

Success: —
Public: 100%
Season: Sep 1–14

Every Hunt

322 hunt codes drawn in 2026 · 5 at 50% or better · first choice · nonresident standard

90–100% 50–89% 10–49% 1–9% under 1% fewer than 5 tags: one applicant swings it

Include private-land & ranch hunts

	Hunt		Season
ELK-1-132 GMU 2 · Bull · Unit 2 · mature bull · Any Legal · Oct. 17-21	Bull · Unit 2 · mature bull · Any Legal · Oct. 17-21	2	Oct 17–21	3%	5 / 153	49%
ELK-1-133 GMU 2 · Antlerless · Unit 2 · antlerless · Any Legal · NM · Dec. 12-16	Antlerless · Unit 2 · antlerless · Any Legal · NM · Dec. 12-16	2	Dec 12–16	—	0 / 0	49%
ELK-1-134 Youth · GMU 2 · Antlerless · Unit 2 youth only · antlerless · Any Legal · NM · Dec. 12-16	Antlerless · Unit 2 youth only · antlerless · Any Legal · NM · Dec. 12-16Youth	2	Dec 12–16	—	0 / 0	49%
ELK-2-129 GMU 2 · Either-sex archery · Unit 2 · either sex · Bow · Sept. 1-14	Either-sex archery · Unit 2 · either sex · Bow · Sept. 1-14	2	Sep 1–14	10%	7 / 48	49%
ELK-2-130 GMU 2 · Either-sex archery · Unit 2 · either sex · Bow · Sept. 15-24	Either-sex archery · Unit 2 · either sex · Bow · Sept. 15-24	2	Sep 15–24	6%	7 / 54	49%
ELK-3-131 GMU 2 · Bull muzzleloader · Unit 2 · mature bull · Muzzle · Oct. 10-14	Bull muzzleloader · Unit 2 · mature bull · Muzzle · Oct. 10-14	2	Oct 10–14	7%	8 / 42	49%
ELK-1-135 GMU 2C · Antlerless · Unit 2C · antlerless · Any Legal · Dec. 5-9	Antlerless · Unit 2C · antlerless · Any Legal · Dec. 5-9	2C	Dec 5–9	—	0 / 0	—
ELK-1-165 GMU 4 · Either-sex · Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · mature bull or antlerless · Any Legal · Oct. 10-14	Either-sex · Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · mature bull or antlerless · Any Legal · Oct. 10-14	4	Oct 10–14	—	0 / 0	57%
ELK-1-166 GMU 4 · Either-sex · Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · mature bull or antlerless · Any Legal · Oct. 17-21	Either-sex · Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · mature bull or antlerless · Any Legal · Oct. 17-21	4	Oct 17–21	—	0 / 0	57%
ELK-1-167 GMU 4 · Either-sex · Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · mature bull or antlerless · Any Legal · Oct. 24-28	Either-sex · Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · mature bull or antlerless · Any Legal · Oct. 24-28	4	Oct 24–28	—	0 / 0	57%
ELK-1-168 GMU 4 · Either-sex · Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · mature bull or antlerless · Any Legal · Oct. 31-Nov. 4	Either-sex · Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · mature bull or antlerless · Any Legal · Oct. 31-Nov. 4	4	Oct 31–Nov 4	—	0 / 0	57%
ELK-1-169 GMU 4 · Antlerless · Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · antlerless · Any Legal · Nov. 7-11	Antlerless · Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · antlerless · Any Legal · Nov. 7-11	4	Nov 7–11	—	0 / 0	57%
ELK-1-170 Youth · GMU 4 · Antlerless · Unit 4: Sargent WMA only, youth only · antlerless · Any Legal · Youth · Nov. 7-11	Antlerless · Unit 4: Sargent WMA only, youth only · antlerless · Any Legal · Youth · Nov. 7-11Youth	4	Nov 7–11	—	0 / 0	57%
ELK-1-173 GMU 4 · Either-sex · Unit 4: Humphries/ Rio Chama WMAs only · mature bull or antlerless · Any Legal · Oct. 10-14	Either-sex · Unit 4: Humphries/ Rio Chama WMAs only · mature bull or antlerless · Any Legal · Oct. 10-14	4	Oct 10–14	—	0 / 0	57%
ELK-1-174 GMU 4 · Either-sex · Unit 4: Humphries/ Rio Chama WMAs only · mature bull or antlerless · Any Legal · Oct. 17-21	Either-sex · Unit 4: Humphries/ Rio Chama WMAs only · mature bull or antlerless · Any Legal · Oct. 17-21	4	Oct 17–21	—	0 / 0	57%
ELK-1-175 GMU 4 · Antlerless · Unit 4: Humphries/ Rio Chama WMAs only · antlerless · Any Legal · Nov. 7-11	Antlerless · Unit 4: Humphries/ Rio Chama WMAs only · antlerless · Any Legal · Nov. 7-11	4	Nov 7–11	—	0 / 0	57%
ELK-1-176 Youth · GMU 4 · Antlerless · Unit 4: Humphries/ Rio Chama WMAs only, youth only · antlerless · Any Legal · Nov. 7-11	Antlerless · Unit 4: Humphries/ Rio Chama WMAs only, youth only · antlerless · Any Legal · Nov. 7-11Youth	4	Nov 7–11	—	0 / 0	57%
ELK-1-177 GMU 4 · Antlerless · Unit 4: Rio Chama WMA only · antlerless · Any Legal · Nov. 14-18	Antlerless · Unit 4: Rio Chama WMA only · antlerless · Any Legal · Nov. 14-18	4	Nov 14–18	—	0 / 0	57%
ELK-2-163 GMU 4 · Either-sex archery · Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · either sex · Bow · Sept. 1-14	Either-sex archery · Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · either sex · Bow · Sept. 1-14	4	Sep 1–14	—	0 / 0	57%
ELK-2-164 GMU 4 · Either-sex archery · Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · either sex · Bow · Sept. 15-24	Either-sex archery · Unit 4: Sargent WMA only · either sex · Bow · Sept. 15-24	4	Sep 15–24	—	0 / 0	57%
ELK-2-171 GMU 4 · Either-sex archery · Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama WMAs only · either sex · Bow · Humphries/ · Sept. 1-14	Either-sex archery · Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama WMAs only · either sex · Bow · Humphries/ · Sept. 1-14	4	Sep 1–14	—	0 / 0	57%
ELK-2-172 GMU 4 · Either-sex archery · Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama WMAs only · either sex · Bow · Humphries/ · Sept. 15-24	Either-sex archery · Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama WMAs only · either sex · Bow · Humphries/ · Sept. 15-24	4	Sep 15–24	—	0 / 0	57%
ELK-1-138 GMU 5A · Bull · Unit 5A public land only · mature bull · Any Legal · Oct. 10-14	Bull · Unit 5A public land only · mature bull · Any Legal · Oct. 10-14	5A	Oct 10–14	—	0 / 1	25%
ELK-1-139 GMU 5A · Antlerless · Unit 5A public land only · antlerless · Any Legal · NM · Oct. 10-14	Antlerless · Unit 5A public land only · antlerless · Any Legal · NM · Oct. 10-14	5A	Oct 10–14	—	0 / 0	25%
ELK-1-140 GMU 5A · Bull · Unit 5A public land only · mature bull · Any Legal · Oct. 17-21	Bull · Unit 5A public land only · mature bull · Any Legal · Oct. 17-21	5A	Oct 17–21	—	0 / 0	25%

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What These Columns Mean

Odds: the share of first-choice applicants who drew this tag in the 2026 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year. A badge marked * had under five tags, so one applicant either way swings it.
Tags / apps: tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them.
Success: the share of hunters in the GMU who killed an animal, from the latest harvest report on file. It is the whole GMU's figure, not the hunt's.
Private land, RFW, ranch, youth: tags not every hunter can use: private-land-only hunts need landowner access, ranch hunts (Colorado's Ranching for Wildlife, Utah's CWMUs) come with access to one ranch, youth tags have an age limit. They are never best bets and never colour the map.

All 54 GMUs

Each GMU has its own page: where it is on the map, how much of it is public land, what the hunters who went there killed last season, and every license type you can apply for inside it.

2 49% success · 82% public 2C 92% public 4 57% success · 15% public 5A 25% success · 17% public 5B 35% success · 98% public 6A 50% success · 50% public 6B 32% success · 100% public 6C 37% success · 66% public 7 40% success · 36% public 9 27% success · 27% public 10 31% success · 35% public 12 28% success · 41% public 13 24% success · 48% public 14 60% success · 22% public 15 40% success · 82% public 16A 48% success · 99% public 16B 100% public 16C 29% success · 94% public 16D 54% success · 92% public 16E 38% success · 81% public 17 28% success · 78% public 18 38% success · 72% public 19 98% public 21A 28% success · 100% public 21B 39% success · 69% public 22 77% public 23 23% success · 74% public 24 43% success · 73% public 28 47% success · 100% public 29 89% public 30 47% success · 83% public 34 51% success · 73% public 36 57% success · 61% public 37 52% success · 55% public 38 25% success · 44% public 39 36% public 42 73% success · 10% public 43 51% success · 35% public 45 27% success · 78% public 47 84% success · 27% public 48 34% success · 31% public 49 34% success · 81% public 50 32% success · 71% public 51 39% success · 88% public 52 40% success · 95% public 53 20% success · 52% public 54 33% success · 11% public 55 37% success · 11% public 55A 13% public 56 58% success · 28% public 57 19% public 58 24% public 59 58% success · 32% public STATEWIDE

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About These Numbers

Every percentage here is the chance any applicant had in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results; quotas and applicant numbers change every year. A dash means the agency did not publish the number. Under five tags the percentage is flagged: one applicant either way swings it. Check the agency's site and apply there; we don't take applications. How we compute these.

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