ELK-1-155 · BullRES + NR

Unit 5B elk,Unit 5B

Units: 5B·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2022 draw · Nonresident

34 drew, 145 applied in 2022. 283rd hardest of 521 New Mexico elk draws in 2022.

Draw result · 2022

11%

5 of 45 drew

Harvest success

18–26%

Range, 2020–2022

Applicants · 2022

145

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2022	Nonresident	45	5
2022	Outfitter	5	2
2022	Resident	95	27

New Mexico prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2022	Nonresident	5 of 45 drew	45	5	11%
2022	Outfitter	2 of 5 drew	5	2	40%
2022	Resident	27 of 95 drew	95	27	28%
2021	Nonresident	2 of 14 drew	14	2	14%
2021	Outfitter	2 of 6 drew	6	2	33%
2021	Resident	38 of 114 drew	114	38	33%
2020	Nonresident	2 of 16 drew	16	2	13%
2020	Outfitter	0 of 6 drew	6	0	<1%
2020	Resident	48 of 94 drew	94	48	51%
2019	Nonresident	0 of 10 drew	10	0	<1%
2019	Outfitter	5 of 5 drew	5	5	100%
2019	Resident	32 of 72 drew	72	32	44%

Other applicant tracks

Track	Year	Applied	Drew
Outfitter	2022	5	2

Draws that run alongside the general one, from the latest results.

What it is

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Harvest success, ELK-1-155

2019–2022

1921%2026%2118%2226%

Other elk hunts in Unit 5B

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Before you apply

Leftovers: “Licenses remaining after 14 days shall be available to any youth hunter eligible to purchase an elk license, whether they applied for draw hunts or not. Hunts will only be offered online on a first-come, first-served basis.”
Tag fee: “A $70 Not issued”
Tag fee: “ES $100 $998”
Points: “New Mexico does not grant preference to previously unsuccessful applicants.”

Rules for 2026.

Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026