ELK-2-251 · Either sexRES + NR

Unit 16C elk,Unit 16C

Units: 16C·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2022 draw · Nonresident

67 drew, 240 applied in 2022. 328th hardest of 521 New Mexico elk draws in 2022.

Draw result · 2022

4 of 104 drew

Harvest success

12–22%

Range, 2020–2022

Applicants · 2022

240

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2022	Nonresident	104	4
2022	Outfitter	13	3
2022	Resident	123	60

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2022	Nonresident	4 of 104 drew	104	4	4%
2022	Outfitter	3 of 13 drew	13	3	23%
2022	Resident	60 of 123 drew	123	60	49%
2021	Nonresident	4 of 90 drew	90	4	4%
2021	Outfitter	5 of 17 drew	17	5	29%
2021	Resident	43 of 103 drew	103	43	42%
2020	Nonresident	1 of 59 drew	59	1	2%
2020	Outfitter	2 of 6 drew	6	2	33%
2020	Resident	65 of 120 drew	120	65	54%
2019	Nonresident	2 of 69 drew	69	2	3%
2019	Outfitter	3 of 9 drew	9	3	33%
2019	Resident	57 of 144 drew	144	57	40%

Other applicant tracks

Track	Year	Applied	Drew
Outfitter	2022	13	3

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

What it is

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Harvest success, ELK-2-251

2019–2022

1915%2022%2115%2212%

Other elk hunts in Unit 16C

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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