New Mexico Unit 15:elk draw odds & harvest
15 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 25 to 350 tags, 105 to 2,107 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 15
Unit 15Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 152022 draw
ELK-3-23322 drew, 594 applied.
One of New Mexico's hardest elk draws: 32nd hardest of 521 in 2022.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 15
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-2-231 | Unit 15 | 182 of 665 drew | 23–27% | |
| ELK-2-232 | Unit 15 | 190 of 1,328 drew | 25–33% | |
| ELK-2-264 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 14Unit 15 | 183 of 608 drew | 350 | 21–30% |
| ELK-2-265 | bow · Sep 15–Sep 24Unit 15 | 180 of 1,068 drew | 250 | 12–29% |
| ELK-3-233 | Unit 15 youth only | 18 of 361 drew | 64–88% | |
| ELK-3-234 | Unit 15 | 149 of 1,591 drew | 27–42% | |
| ELK-3-235 | Unit 15 | 46 of 223 drew | 18–32% | |
| ELK-3-237 | Unit 15 | 164 of 561 drew | 30–44% | |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 15.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-2-26512–29%
24%
18%
27%
23%
16%
29%
12%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-3-26820–39%
39%
28%
20%
24%
22%
20%
24%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-2-23123–29%
29%
23%
27%
25%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-23219–33%
19%
30%
33%
25%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-23363–88%
63%
88%
64%
70%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-23427–42%
37%
42%
27%
29%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-23518–32%
31%
18%
32%
29%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-23730–44%
37%
38%
44%
30%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-23828–47%
47%
28%
39%
31%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-26421–30%
21%
30%
22%
202320242025
ELK-3-26646–70%
57%
46%
70%
202320242025
ELK-3-26727–29%
29%
28%
27%
202320242025
ELK-3-26918–22%
18%
18%
22%
202320242025
ELK-3-27029–45%
30%
29%
45%
202320242025
ELK-3-27127–44%
27%
38%
44%
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-2-264BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-265BowSep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-3-266Muzzle - Youth OnlyOct 10–Oct 14
- ELK-3-267MuzzleOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-3-268MuzzleOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-3-269MuzzleNov 14–Nov 18
- ELK-3-270Muzzle - NM Resident OnlyDec 5–Dec 9
- ELK-3-271Muzzle - NM Resident OnlyDec 12–Dec 16
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 15and 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 15into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 15 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 15 · ELK-2-231
182 of 665 drew
Success23–27%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026