New Mexico Unit 16D:elk draw odds & harvest
16 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 50 to 90 tags, 76 to 2,020 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 16D
Unit 16DNeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
12–73%
Hardest draw in Unit 16D2022 draw
ELK-1-26145 drew, 2,655 applied.
One of New Mexico's hardest elk draws: 10th hardest of 521 in 2022.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 16D
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-114 | A · any legal - youth only · Nov 28–Dec 2 | 3 of 5 drew | 61–71% | |
| ELK-1-115 | A · any legal - youth only · Dec 26–Dec 30 | 2 of 6 drew | 38–62% | |
| ELK-1-260 | Unit 16D mobility impaired | 17 of 166 drew | 38–78% | |
| ELK-1-261 | Unit 16D | 37 of 1,163 drew | 47–53% | |
| ELK-1-262 | Unit 16D | 19 of 203 drew | 34–50% | |
| ELK-1-263 | Unit 16D | 41 of 259 drew | 43–58% | |
| ELK-1-264 | Unit 16D | 20 of 61 drew | 34–39% | |
| ELK-1-293 | Unit 16D mobility impaired only | 19 of 168 drew | 65–73% | |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 16D.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-1-29320–73%
27%
33%
20%
33%
65%
73%
67%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-2940–62%
30%
62%
40%
0%
50%
54%
61%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-29515–67%
27%
36%
17%
15%
36%
35%
67%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-2967–52%
14%
33%
7%
31%
51%
52%
49%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-11425–71%
63%
40%
25%
61%
62%
71%
202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-1150–86%
25%
0%
86%
43%
38%
62%
202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-26038–78%
78%
38%
63%
202020212022
ELK-1-26147–53%
49%
53%
47%
202020212022
ELK-1-26234–50%
34%
43%
50%
202020212022
ELK-1-26343–58%
53%
58%
43%
202020212022
ELK-1-26434–39%
39%
34%
34%
202020212022
ELK-1-29733–65%
65%
33%
60%
202320242025
ELK-2-25836–40%
37%
40%
36%
202020212022
ELK-2-25933–58%
49%
58%
33%
202020212022
ELK-2-29116–49%
35%
49%
16%
202320242025
ELK-2-29212–35%
25%
35%
12%
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-1-114Any Legal - Youth OnlyNov 28–Dec 2
- ELK-1-115Any Legal - Youth OnlyDec 26–Dec 30
- ELK-1-294Any LegalOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-1-295Any LegalOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-1-296Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyDec 5–Dec 9
- ELK-1-297Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyDec 12–Dec 16
- ELK-2-291BowSep 1–Sep 14
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 16Dand 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 16Dinto your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 16D 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 16D · ELK-1-114
3 of 5 drew
Success61–71%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026