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New Mexico Elk ELK-1-440 — GMU 55A

Unit 55A: Urraca WMA only — antlerless — Any Legal — Nov. 28-Dec. 2

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GMU 55A within New Mexico
Everything about GMU 55A
What you may take
Unit 55A: Urraca WMA only — antlerless — Any Legal — Nov. 28-Dec. 2
Weapon
Rifle
Where
GMU 55A
13% public of 1,006,928 acres
Season (2026)
Nov 28 – Dec 2, 2026
Tags (2026)
15
for 8 first-choice applicants

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Odds by point level — 2026 draw

Prior-draw probability for a first-choice resident applicant. 15 tags, 8 first-choice applicants. Source: 2026 Big Game Drawing Odds... · sheet1 row 701.

Points Your chance Applicants Drawn
0 100% — —

Fewer applicants than tags. A dash means New Mexico Department of Game and Fish did not publish a count for that level. How we compute these.

What it costs (2026 resident fees)

Cash to apply
$129
Out of pocket if unsuccessful
$36
Total if drawn
$139
Refunded if unsuccessful
$93

At the 2026 odds, expected cost per hunt-year ranges from $139 (enough points to draw) .

Resident draw application fee (per species, nonrefundable; included in the printed draw price) · paid at application $7 source
Resident Game-Hunting License (must be purchased, nonrefundable, before applying) · paid at application $25 source
Habitat Management and Access Validation (HMAV), mandatory age 18+ · paid at application $4 source
Habitat Stamp (required to hunt on BLM and Forest Service land) · paid if drawn $10 source
Resident Elk License, mature bull or either sex, any fee tier (printed $100 incl. $7 application fee); antlerless $70 printed ($63 + $7) · paid at application, refundable $93 source

Next application window: closes Mar 18, 2027 (expected) · results ~April 22. Last cycle's schedule rolled forward — confirm when the agency publishes.

Point creep & years to draw

No points in this draw — every applicant has the same chance each year, so there is no cut to creep and nothing to build toward.

Seasons (2026)

Split 1: Nov 28 – Dec 2, 2026 p. sheet1 row 701

As a lower choice

2nd choice
38%

Drawn at this choice ÷ applicants listing it at this choice, as published. Points do not help a lower choice.

3rd choice
25%

Drawn at this choice ÷ applicants listing it at this choice, as published. Points do not help a lower choice.

Year by year

The standard draw for residents, one row per year.

Year Tags Applicants Applicants per tag Points needed Published odds Source
2026 15 8 0.5 — 38% 2026 Big Game Drawing Odds... · sheet1 row 701
2025 15 6 0.4 — 42% 2025-26 Big-Game Drawing Odds... · sheet1 row 703
2024 15 9 0.6 — 38% 2024-25 Big-Game Drawing Odds... · sheet1 row 712
2023 15 1 0.1 — 63% 2023 Big-Game Complete Drawing... · sheet1 row 711

Other licenses valid in GMU 55A

ELK-1-433 — Unit 55A: ES Barker WMA only — mature bull — Any Legal — Oct. 10-14 Rifle ELK-1-437 — Unit 55A: Urraca WMA only — mature bull — Any Legal — Oct. 17-21 Rifle ELK-1-438 — Unit 55A: Urraca WMA only — mature bull — Any Legal — Nov. 7-11 Rifle ELK-1-439 — Unit 55A: Urraca WMA only — antlerless — Any Legal — Nov. 14-18 Rifle Quality high demand — Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only — mature bull — Any Legal — Oct. 17-21 Rifle Quality high demand — Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only — mature bull — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28 Rifle Quality high demand — Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only, youth only — mature bull — Any Legal - Youth — Oct. 31-Nov. 4 Rifle Quality — Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only, youth only — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Nov. 7-11 Rifle Quality — Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Nov. 14-18 Rifle Quality — Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Nov. 21-25 Rifle ELK-2-425 — Unit 54/55A: Colin Neblett WMA only — either sex — Bow — Sept. 1-14 Archery ELK-2-426 — Unit 54/55A: Colin Neblett WMA only — either sex — Bow — Sept. 15-24 Archery ELK-2-431 — Unit 55A: ES Barker WMA only — either sex — Bow — Sept. 1-14 Archery ELK-2-432 — Unit 55A: ES Barker WMA only — either sex — Bow — Sept. 15-24 Archery ELK-2-434 — Unit 55A: Urraca WMA only — either sex — Bow — Sept. 1-14 Archery ELK-2-435 — Unit 55A: Urraca WMA only — either sex — Bow — Sept. 15-24 Archery Quality high demand — Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only — either sex — Bow — Sept. 1-14 Archery Quality high demand — Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only — either sex — Bow — Sept. 15-24 Archery ELK-3-427 — Unit 54/55A: Colin Neblett WMA only — mature bull — Muzzle — Oct. 10-14 Muzzleloader ELK-3-436 — Unit 55A: Urraca WMA only — mature bull — Muzzle — Oct. 10-14 Muzzleloader Quality high demand — Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only — mature bull — Muzzle — Oct. 10-14 Muzzleloader

Legal cartridges for elk in New Mexico

From the New Mexico hunting laws rules on file for a rifle. "Depends" means the rule turns on your specific load — check the state page.

.22-250 Remington
.223 Remington from $0.42/rd
.243 Winchester from $1.11/rd
.25-06 Remington
6.5 Creedmoor
6.5 Grendel
.270 Winchester from $0.16/rd
7mm-08 Remington
7mm Remington Magnum
.30-06 Springfield
.300 AAC Blackout from $0.56/rd
.300 Winchester Magnum from $1.25/rd
.30-30 Winchester
.308 Winchester
.338 Winchester Magnum
.350 Legend from $1.07/rd
.35 Whelen
.360 Buckhammer
.400 Legend
.444 Marlin
.450 Bushmaster from $2.00/rd
.45-70 Government from $1.97/rd
.50 Beowulf
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How to read these numbers

Every percentage on this page is a prior-draw probability: the chance an applicant with that many points would have drawn in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results. It is not a forecast — quotas, applicant numbers, and point creep change every year. Every figure links to the agency document it came from. Where a state does not publish a number, we show a dash, never a zero. Hunts with fewer than five tags show counts instead of percentages. Fees show the fee year used. Read the methodology for the engine details.

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