New Mexico Elk — GMU 6B

New Mexico GMU 6B covers 88,794 acres and lies 26 miles west of Española and 35 miles north-west of Santa Fe. 100% of it is public land, mostly national park (100%). In 2025, 325 people hunted elk here and took 169 — 51% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 3 tags here for 244 first-choice applicants.

Tags (2026):21 Nonresident share:capped at 6% Applicants:2,493 Hunter success (2025):51% Public land:100% Size:88,794 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every elk license type on offer in GMU 6B, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.

Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.

Simple view Odds at every point level

ELK-1-225 Unit 6B — either sex — Any Legal — Oct. 17-21 1 tags · 498 applicants · Standard

<1% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
ELK-1-225 Unit 6B — either sex — Any Legal — Oct. 17-21 1 tags · 280 applicants · Outfitter

<1% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
ELK-1-226 Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Oct. 17-21 0 tags · 0 applicants · Standard

— Not open to nonresidents
ELK-1-226 Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Oct. 17-21 1 tags · 1 applicants · Outfitter

100% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
ELK-1-227 Unit 6B — either sex — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28 1 tags · 171 applicants · Standard

<1% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
ELK-1-227 Unit 6B — either sex — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28 2 tags · 100 applicants · Outfitter

2% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
ELK-1-228 Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Oct. 24-28 0 tags · 0 applicants · Standard

— Not open to nonresidents
ELK-1-228 Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Oct. 24-28 0 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter

— Not open to nonresidents
ELK-1-229 Unit 6B youth only — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Oct. 31-Nov.4 0 tags · 0 applicants · Standard

— Not open to nonresidents
ELK-1-229 Unit 6B youth only — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Oct. 31-Nov.4 1 tags · 1 applicants · Outfitter

100% Undersubscribed
ELK-1-230 Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Nov. 7-11 0 tags · 0 applicants · Standard

— Not open to nonresidents
ELK-1-230 Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Nov. 7-11 1 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter

100% No first-choice applicants 0% as 2nd choice
ELK-1-231 Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Nov. 21-25 0 tags · 0 applicants · Standard

— Not open to nonresidents
ELK-1-231 Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Nov. 21-25 0 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter

— Not open to nonresidents
ELK-1-232 Unit 6B youth only — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Nov. 28-Dec. 2 0 tags · 0 applicants · Standard

— Not open to nonresidents
ELK-1-232 Unit 6B youth only — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Nov. 28-Dec. 2 0 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter

— Not open to nonresidents
ELK-1-233 Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Dec. 5-9 0 tags · 0 applicants · Standard

— Not open to nonresidents
ELK-1-233 Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Dec. 5-9 1 tags · 1 applicants · Outfitter

100% Undersubscribed
ELK-2-219 Unit 6B — either sex — Bow — Sept. 1-14 2 tags · 288 applicants · Standard

<1% Long shot <1% as 2nd choice
ELK-2-219 Unit 6B — either sex — Bow — Sept. 1-14 2 tags · 109 applicants · Outfitter

2% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
ELK-2-220 Unit 6B — antlerless — Bow - NM Resident — Sept. 1-14 0 tags · 0 applicants · Standard

— Not open to nonresidents
ELK-2-220 Unit 6B — antlerless — Bow - NM Resident — Sept. 1-14 0 tags · 0 applicants · Outfitter

— Not open to nonresidents
ELK-2-221 Unit 6B — either sex — Bow — Sept. 15-24 1 tags · 483 applicants · Standard

<1% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
ELK-2-221 Unit 6B — either sex — Bow — Sept. 15-24 3 tags · 244 applicants · Outfitter

1% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
ELK-2-222 Unit 6B — antlerless — Bow - NM Resident — Sept. 15-24 0 tags · 0 applicants · Standard

— Not open to nonresidents
ELK-2-222 Unit 6B — antlerless — Bow - NM Resident — Sept. 15-24 1 tags · 3 applicants · Outfitter

33% Long shot
ELK-3-223 Unit 6B — either sex — Muzzle — Oct. 10-14 1 tags · 223 applicants · Standard

0% Long shot 1% as 2nd choice
ELK-3-223 Unit 6B — either sex — Muzzle — Oct. 10-14 1 tags · 90 applicants · Outfitter

1% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
ELK-3-224 Unit 6B — antlerless — Muzzle - NM — Oct. 10-14 0 tags · 0 applicants · Standard

— Not open to nonresidents
ELK-3-224 Unit 6B — antlerless — Muzzle - NM — Oct. 10-14 1 tags · 1 applicants · Outfitter

100% Undersubscribed

Hunt	Your odds	As 2nd choice	Points needed	Tags / applicants	License	Season
ELK-1-225 ↗ Unit 6B — either sex — Any Legal — Oct. 17-21 Rifle	<1% Long shot	0%	—	1 / 498	Standard	Oct 17–21, 2026
ELK-1-225 ↗ Unit 6B — either sex — Any Legal — Oct. 17-21 Rifle	<1% Long shot	0%	—	1 / 280	Outfitter	Oct 17–21, 2026
ELK-1-226 ↗ Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Oct. 17-21 Rifle	Not open to nonresidents	—	—	0 / 0	Standard	Oct 17–21, 2026
ELK-1-226 ↗ Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Oct. 17-21 Rifle	100% Undersubscribed	0%	—	1 / 1 undersubscribed	Outfitter	Oct 17–21, 2026
ELK-1-227 ↗ Unit 6B — either sex — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28 Rifle	<1% Long shot	0%	—	1 / 171	Standard	Oct 24–28, 2026
ELK-1-227 ↗ Unit 6B — either sex — Any Legal — Oct. 24-28 Rifle	2% Long shot	0%	—	2 / 100	Outfitter	Oct 24–28, 2026
ELK-1-228 ↗ Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Oct. 24-28 Rifle	Not open to nonresidents	—	—	0 / 0	Standard	Oct 24–28, 2026
ELK-1-228 ↗ Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Oct. 24-28 Rifle	Not open to nonresidents	—	—	0 / 0	Outfitter	Oct 24–28, 2026
ELK-1-229 ↗ Unit 6B youth only — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Oct. 31-Nov.4 Rifle	Not open to nonresidents	—	—	0 / 0	Standard	Oct 31 – Nov 4, 2026
ELK-1-229 ↗ Unit 6B youth only — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Oct. 31-Nov.4 Rifle	100% Undersubscribed	—	—	1 / 1 undersubscribed	Outfitter	Oct 31 – Nov 4, 2026
ELK-1-230 ↗ Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Nov. 7-11 Rifle	Not open to nonresidents	—	—	0 / 0	Standard	Nov 7–11, 2026
ELK-1-230 ↗ Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Nov. 7-11 Rifle	100% No first-choice applicants	0%	—	1 / 0	Outfitter	Nov 7–11, 2026
ELK-1-231 ↗ Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Nov. 21-25 Rifle	Not open to nonresidents	—	—	0 / 0	Standard	Nov 21–25, 2026
ELK-1-231 ↗ Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Nov. 21-25 Rifle	Not open to nonresidents	—	—	0 / 0	Outfitter	Nov 21–25, 2026
ELK-1-232 ↗ Unit 6B youth only — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Nov. 28-Dec. 2 Rifle	Not open to nonresidents	—	—	0 / 0	Standard	Nov 28 – Dec 2, 2026
ELK-1-232 ↗ Unit 6B youth only — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Nov. 28-Dec. 2 Rifle	Not open to nonresidents	—	—	0 / 0	Outfitter	Nov 28 – Dec 2, 2026
ELK-1-233 ↗ Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Dec. 5-9 Rifle	Not open to nonresidents	—	—	0 / 0	Standard	Dec 5–9, 2026
ELK-1-233 ↗ Unit 6B — antlerless — Any Legal - NM — Dec. 5-9 Rifle	100% Undersubscribed	—	—	1 / 1 undersubscribed	Outfitter	Dec 5–9, 2026
ELK-2-219 ↗ Unit 6B — either sex — Bow — Sept. 1-14 Archery	<1% Long shot	<1%	—	2 / 288	Standard	Sep 1–14, 2026
ELK-2-219 ↗ Unit 6B — either sex — Bow — Sept. 1-14 Archery	2% Long shot	0%	—	2 / 109	Outfitter	Sep 1–14, 2026
ELK-2-220 ↗ Unit 6B — antlerless — Bow - NM Resident — Sept. 1-14 Archery	Not open to nonresidents	—	—	0 / 0	Standard	Sep 1–14, 2026
ELK-2-220 ↗ Unit 6B — antlerless — Bow - NM Resident — Sept. 1-14 Archery	Not open to nonresidents	—	—	0 / 0	Outfitter	Sep 1–14, 2026
ELK-2-221 ↗ Unit 6B — either sex — Bow — Sept. 15-24 Archery	<1% Long shot	0%	—	1 / 483	Standard	Sep 15–24, 2026
ELK-2-221 ↗ Unit 6B — either sex — Bow — Sept. 15-24 Archery	1% Long shot	0%	—	3 / 244	Outfitter	Sep 15–24, 2026
ELK-2-222 ↗ Unit 6B — antlerless — Bow - NM Resident — Sept. 15-24 Archery	Not open to nonresidents	—	—	0 / 0	Standard	Sep 15–24, 2026
ELK-2-222 ↗ Unit 6B — antlerless — Bow - NM Resident — Sept. 15-24 Archery	33% Long shot	—	—	1 / 3	Outfitter	Sep 15–24, 2026
ELK-3-223 ↗ Unit 6B — either sex — Muzzle — Oct. 10-14 Muzzleloader	0% Long shot	1%	—	1 / 223	Standard	Oct 10–14, 2026
ELK-3-223 ↗ Unit 6B — either sex — Muzzle — Oct. 10-14 Muzzleloader	1% Long shot	0%	—	1 / 90	Outfitter	Oct 10–14, 2026
ELK-3-224 ↗ Unit 6B — antlerless — Muzzle - NM — Oct. 10-14 Muzzleloader	Not open to nonresidents	—	—	0 / 0	Standard	Oct 10–14, 2026
ELK-3-224 ↗ Unit 6B — antlerless — Muzzle - NM — Oct. 10-14 Muzzleloader	100% Undersubscribed	—	—	1 / 1 undersubscribed	Outfitter	Oct 10–14, 2026

What these columns mean

Your odds: the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
The badge: plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
As 2nd choice: New Mexico lets you name more than one hunt on the application. Miss on your first choice and you go into the pot for whatever tags are left, alongside everyone else's second choices. Points never help a lower choice, so this number is the same whatever you have banked — it is usually worth naming a hunt that goes undersubscribed.
Points needed: the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2026 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
Tags / applicants: tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.

What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)

License	Up front	Gone if you miss	If you draw
Standard license	$867	$107	$877
Outfitter license	$867	$107	$877

Application window: closes Mar 18, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.

The country

GMU 6B within New Mexico

GMU 6B and its neighbours

Zoomable USGS topo, aerial imagery and shaded relief, with the neighboring areas drawn on.

Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.

Who owns the ground

National Park Service 88,744 ac · 100%
National Forest 10 ac · 0%
Tribal 0 ac · 0%

Source: BLM_Surface_Management_2023 (BLM New Mexico State Office Surface Management Agency layer)

Nearby areas

How the hunting has gone

What New Mexico Department of Game and Fish publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast.