New Mexico Unit 12:elk draw odds & harvest
14 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 25 to 80 tags, 7 to 667 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 12
Unit 12Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 122026 draw
ELK-1-24835 tags, 667 applied, 5% drew.
One of New Mexico's hardest elk draws: 45th hardest of 521 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 12
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-215 | Unit 12 | 30 of 291 drew | 45–47% | |
| ELK-1-219 | Unit 12 | 35 of 104 drew | 33–45% | |
| ELK-1-220 | Unit 12 | 17 of 30 drew | 36–53% | |
| ELK-1-221 | Unit 12 | 21 of 34 drew | 35–49% | |
| ELK-1-248 | any legal · Oct 10–Oct 14Unit 12 | 29 of 382 drew | 35 | 50–58% |
| ELK-1-249 | any legal · Oct 17–Oct 21Unit 12 | 10 of 103 drew | 60 | 35–44% |
| ELK-1-250 | any legal · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 12 | 28 of 97 drew | 80 | 32–40% |
| ELK-1-251 | any legal · Nov 14–Nov 18Unit 12 | 22 of 65 drew | 80 | 16–32% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 12.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-1-25333–70%
70%
38%
57%
33%
44%
43%
60%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-25418–58%
18%
21%
18%
33%
49%
46%
58%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-24825–58%
25%
55%
55%
50%
58%
20212022202320242025
ELK-1-24918–44%
27%
18%
39%
35%
44%
20212022202320242025
ELK-1-25012–40%
12%
17%
32%
35%
40%
20212022202320242025
ELK-2-24615–48%
19%
16%
37%
48%
15%
20212022202320242025
ELK-2-24715–47%
16%
15%
47%
38%
27%
20212022202320242025
ELK-1-21545–66%
66%
47%
47%
45%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-21933–49%
49%
38%
33%
45%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-22036–53%
40%
36%
53%
51%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-22135–49%
42%
35%
49%
43%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-25116–32%
16%
32%
32%
202320242025
ELK-1-25229–48%
48%
29%
37%
202320242025
ELK-2-2550–15%
0%
0%
15%
202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
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.
Season dates · 2026
- ELK-1-248Any LegalOct 10–Oct 14
- ELK-1-249Any LegalOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-1-250Any LegalOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-1-251Any LegalNov 14–Nov 18
- ELK-1-252Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyNov 21–Nov 25
- ELK-1-253Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyNov 28–Dec 2
- ELK-1-254Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyDec 5–Dec 9
- ELK-2-246BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-247BowSep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-2-255BowDec 12–Dec 16
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 12and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
Take Unit 12into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 12 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each elk hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 12 · ELK-1-215
30 of 291 drew
Success45–47%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026