New Mexico Unit 16A:elk draw odds & harvest
14 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 75 to 250 tags, 125 to 4,658 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 16A
Unit 16ANeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
11–71%
Hardest draw in Unit 16A2026 draw
ELK-1-27575 tags, 4,658 applied, 1% drew.
One of New Mexico's hardest elk draws: 7th hardest of 521 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 16A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-110 | A · any legal - youth only · Nov 28–Dec 2 | 5 of 20 drew | 65–71% | |
| ELK-1-111 | A · any legal - youth only · Dec 26–Dec 30 | 2 of 11 drew | 53–60% | |
| ELK-1-241 | Unit 16A mobility impaired | 18 of 217 drew | 50–73% | |
| ELK-1-242 | Unit 16A | 60 of 1,756 drew | 41–60% | |
| ELK-1-243 | Unit 16A | 55 of 516 drew | 31–38% | |
| ELK-1-274 | Unit 16A mobility impaired only | 20 of 241 drew | 58–67% | |
| ELK-1-275 | any legal · Oct 17–Oct 21Unit 16A | 57 of 1,730 drew | 75 | 54–62% |
| ELK-1-276 | any legal · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 16A | 44 of 418 drew | 100 | 33–44% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 16A.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-2-27215–26%
16%
23%
15%
26%
15%
26%
17%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-2-27311–30%
17%
24%
23%
22%
22%
30%
11%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-1100–71%
0%
25%
20%
68%
71%
65%
202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-11114–60%
43%
50%
14%
54%
60%
53%
202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-24150–73%
71%
73%
62%
50%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-24241–60%
47%
60%
55%
41%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-24331–49%
49%
31%
34%
38%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-23912–30%
29%
30%
30%
12%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-24022–36%
36%
34%
27%
22%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-27458–67%
62%
58%
67%
202320242025
ELK-1-27554–62%
57%
62%
54%
202320242025
ELK-1-27633–44%
41%
33%
44%
202320242025
ELK-1-27743–58%
43%
58%
48%
202320242025
ELK-1-27840–56%
56%
53%
40%
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-1-110Any Legal - Youth OnlyNov 28–Dec 2
- ELK-1-111Any Legal - Youth OnlyDec 26–Dec 30
- ELK-1-275Any LegalOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-1-276Any LegalOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-1-277Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyDec 5–Dec 9
- ELK-1-278Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyDec 12–Dec 16
- ELK-2-272BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-273BowSep 15–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 16Aand 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 16Ainto your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 16A 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 16A · ELK-1-110
5 of 20 drew
Success65–71%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026