New Mexico Unit 13:elk draw odds & harvest
16 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 30 to 202 tags, 48 to 667 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 13
Unit 13Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 132022 draw
ELK-3-22659 drew, 721 applied.
95th hardest of 521 New Mexico elk draws in 2022.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 13
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-2-223 | Unit 13 | 89 of 247 drew | 17–25% | |
| ELK-2-224 | Unit 13 | 73 of 379 drew | 14–20% | |
| ELK-2-256 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 14Unit 13 | 87 of 189 drew | 202 | 12–23% |
| ELK-2-257 | Unit 13 | 79 of 338 drew | 14–19% | |
| ELK-3-225 | Unit 13 youth only | 20 of 170 drew | 48–63% | |
| ELK-3-226 | Unit 13 | 51 of 448 drew | 21–26% | |
| ELK-3-227 | Unit 13 | 30 of 100 drew | 19–36% | |
| ELK-3-228 | Unit 13 | 40 of 91 drew | 11–19% | |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 13.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-2-22317–30%
30%
25%
23%
17%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-22414–20%
15%
19%
14%
20%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-22548–70%
70%
63%
48%
54%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-22621–32%
32%
25%
26%
21%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-22719–36%
25%
19%
22%
36%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-22811–30%
30%
11%
17%
19%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-22922–26%
26%
24%
26%
22%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-23023–39%
39%
23%
33%
33%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-25612–23%
20%
23%
12%
202320242025
ELK-2-25714–19%
19%
19%
14%
202320242025
ELK-3-25839–70%
39%
46%
70%
202320242025
ELK-3-25917–31%
19%
17%
31%
202320242025
ELK-3-26019–22%
19%
22%
22%
202320242025
ELK-3-26112–30%
12%
20%
30%
202320242025
ELK-3-26227–30%
27%
27%
30%
202320242025
ELK-3-26323–24%
23%
23%
24%
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-2-256BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-3-258Muzzle - Youth OnlyOct 10–Oct 14
- ELK-3-259MuzzleOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-3-260MuzzleOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-3-261MuzzleNov 21–Nov 25
- ELK-3-262Muzzle - NM Resident OnlyDec 5–Dec 9
- ELK-3-263Muzzle - NM Resident OnlyDec 12–Dec 16
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 13and 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 13into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 13 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 13 · ELK-2-223
89 of 247 drew
Success17–25%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026