ELK-2-404 · Either sexRES + NR

Unit 55A elk,Unit 55A Valle Vidal

Units: 55A·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2022 draw · Nonresident

21 drew, 179 applied in 2022. 145th hardest of 521 New Mexico elk draws in 2022.

Draw result · 2022

2 of 64 drew

Harvest success

30–35%

Range, 2020–2022

Applicants · 2022

179

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2022	Nonresident	64	2
2022	Outfitter	18	2
2022	Resident	97	17

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2022	Nonresident	2 of 64 drew	64	2	3%
2022	Outfitter	2 of 18 drew	18	2	11%
2022	Resident	17 of 97 drew	97	17	18%
2021	Nonresident	1 of 63 drew	63	1	2%
2021	Outfitter	2 of 19 drew	19	2	11%
2021	Resident	17 of 108 drew	108	17	16%
2020	Nonresident	2 of 46 drew	46	2	4%
2020	Outfitter	0 of 16 drew	16	0	<1%
2020	Resident	18 of 90 drew	90	18	20%

Other applicant tracks

Track	Year	Applied	Drew
Outfitter	2022	18	2

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

What it is

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Harvest success, ELK-2-404

2019–2022

1921%2030%2135%2235%

Other elk hunts in Unit 55A

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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