New Mexico Elk ELK-2-136
Either-sex elk, archery in GMU 5A, archery only, Sep 1–14, 2026. 17% public land, mostly BLM.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
No nonresident draw results are on file for this hunt. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish publishes resident results only, or none by residency. The numbers below are the resident draw.
Your odds · 2026 draw
5 tags for 10 first-choice applicants
Every applicant has the same chance each year: in 2026, 5 tags went to 10 first-choice applicants.
Points: none, same chance every year
- Resident Tags
- 5
- Applicants
- 10
- Success
- 25%
First-choice residents. Success: all hunters in GMU 5A, 2025.
Odds by Year, 2023–2026
Odds (tags ÷ applicants) ran from 38% to 63% across 2023–2026. Applicants per tag: 2.6:1 in 2023, 2:1 in 2026.
What It Costs · 2026 Resident Fees
Closes Mar 17 · 150 daysThe $7 resident draw application fee (per species, nonrefundable; included in the printed draw price) is not refunded. The $25 resident Game-Hunting License (must be purchased, nonrefundable, before applying) is not refunded. The $4 habitat Management and Access Validation (HMAV), mandatory age 18+ is not refunded. Drawing adds the $10 habitat Stamp (required to hunt on BLM and Forest Service land). The $93 resident Elk License, mature bull or either sex, any fee tier (printed $100 incl. $7 application fee); antlerless $70 printed ($63 + $7) is refunded if you miss.
- Opens
- —
- Closes
- Mar 17, 2027
- Results
- about Apr 21
Next application window: Closes Mar 17, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until New Mexico Department of Game and Fish publishes 2027.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Resident draw application fee (per species, nonrefundable; included in the printed draw price) · paid at application $7 NMDGF 2026-2027 Draw Hunt License Fees / Draw…
- Resident Game-Hunting License (must be purchased, nonrefundable, before applying) · paid at application $25 NMDGF 2026-2027 Over-the-Counter License Fees
- Habitat Management and Access Validation (HMAV), mandatory age 18+ · paid at application $4 NMDGF 2026-2027 Over-the-Counter License Fees
- Habitat Stamp (required to hunt on BLM and Forest Service land) · paid if drawn $10 NMDGF 2026-2027 Over-the-Counter License Fees
- 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 NMDGF 2026-2027 Draw Hunt License Fees / Draw…
Details
Odds in This Draw · 2026 Draw
| Who | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everyone | 30% | — | 3 |
First-choice tags drawn ÷ first-choice applicants, as published. A dash means New Mexico Department of Game and Fish did not publish a count for that level.
Draw results: NMDGF 2026 Big Game Drawing Odds Complete Report, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
As a Lower Choice
Drawn at this choice ÷ applicants listing it at this choice, as published.
Drawn at this choice ÷ applicants listing it at this choice, as published.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of GMU 5A | 386 | 340 | 25% |
Across every license type in GMU 5A, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish counted 386 hunters and 340 elk taken in 2025, and 25% of them took an elk. Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: NMDGF 2025-2026 Elk Harvest Report; NMDGF 2024-2025 Elk Harvest Report.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 4 draws
The standard draw for residents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Published Odds | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 15% | NMDGF 2026 Big Game Drawing Odds Complete Report |
| 2025 | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 16% | NMDGF 2025-26 Big-Game Drawing Odds Complete… |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 19% | NMDGF 2024-25 Big-Game Drawing Odds Complete… |
| 2023 | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 15% | NMDGF 2023 Big-Game Complete Drawing Odds Report |
Other Licenses Valid in GMU 5A
- ELK-1-138 Unit 5A public land only — mature bull — Any Legal — Oct. 10-14 Oct 10–14 · 9 tags · 63 applied 13%
- ELK-1-139 Unit 5A public land only — antlerless — Any Legal – NM — Oct. 10-14 Oct 10–14 · 10 tags · 29 applied 21%
- ELK-1-140 Unit 5A public land only — mature bull — Any Legal — Oct. 17-21 Oct 17–21 · 9 tags · 31 applied 23%
- ELK-1-141 Unit 5A public land only — antlerless — Any Legall – NM — Oct. 17-21 Oct 17–21 · 10 tags · 9 applied 100%
- ELK-1-142 Unit 5A public land only — mature bull — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28 Oct 24–28 · 9 tags · 4 applied 100%
- ELK-1-143 Unit 5A public land only — antlerless — Any Legall – NM — Oct. 24-28 Oct 24–28 · 10 tags · 14 applied 29%
- ELK-1-144 Unit 5A public land only — mature bull — Any Legal — Oct. 31-Nov. 4 Oct 31 – Nov 4 · 9 tags · 97 applied 9%
- ELK-1-145 Unit 5A public land only — antlerless — Any Legall – NM — Oct. 31-Nov. 4 Oct 31 – Nov 4 · 10 tags · 13 applied 23%
- ELK-2-137 Unit 5A public land only — either sex — Bow — Sept. 15-24 Sep 15–24 · 5 tags · 14 applied 21%
Odds for a first-choice resident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Sources 14
- NMDGF 2026 Big Game Drawing Odds Complete Report draw results, seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- NMDGF 2025-26 Big-Game Drawing Odds Complete… earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- NMDGF 2024-25 Big-Game Drawing Odds Complete… earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- NMDGF 2023 Big-Game Complete Drawing Odds Report earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- New Mexico Commission of Public Records - State Records Center and Archives 2023 19.31.3 NMAC draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- NMDGF 2026-2027 Draw Hunt License Fees / Draw… fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- NMDGF 2026-2027 Over-the-Counter License Fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- NMDGF 2025-2026 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NMDGF 2024-2025 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NMDGF 2023 Elk Hunter Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NMDGF 2022 Elk Hunter Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NMDGF 2021 Elk Hunter Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NMDGF 2026 NM Game Management Units, layer 0 boundary, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- U.S. Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office 2023 BLM_Surface_Management_2023 land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from New Mexico Department of Game and Fish's published results (first-choice tags drawn ÷ first-choice applicants, as published). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward.
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