New Mexico Unit 16E:elk draw odds & harvest
13 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 25 to 90 tags, 48 to 307 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 16E
Unit 16ENeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
7–57%
Hardest draw in Unit 16E2022 draw
ELK-1-26712 drew, 177 applied.
77th hardest of 521 New Mexico elk draws in 2022.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 16E
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-116 | A · any legal - youth only · Nov 28–Dec 2 | 6 of 11 drew | 33–46% | |
| ELK-1-267 | Unit 16E youth only | 10 of 119 drew | 70–78% | |
| ELK-1-269 | Unit 16E | 38 of 157 drew | 19–39% | |
| ELK-1-270 | Unit 16E | 28 of 71 drew | 19–32% | |
| ELK-1-271 | Unit 16E | 12 of 25 drew | 27–40% | |
| ELK-1-300 | any legal - youth only · Oct 10–Oct 14Unit 16E youth only | 12 of 122 drew | 25 | 52–57% |
| ELK-1-302 | any legal · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 16E | 30 of 214 drew | 53 | 20–47% |
| ELK-1-303 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Dec 5–Dec 9Unit 16E | 25 of 61 drew | 75 | 18–32% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 16E.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-1-30041–67%
67%
60%
41%
63%
57%
55%
52%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-30220–47%
23%
27%
20%
32%
28%
20%
47%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-30318–56%
33%
50%
53%
56%
32%
18%
23%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-2-29814–29%
22%
25%
23%
25%
14%
29%
19%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-2-2997–23%
23%
17%
14%
23%
7%
19%
12%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-3-30115–21%
20%
16%
21%
16%
15%
18%
18%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-11613–46%
25%
14%
13%
36%
33%
46%
202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-26756–78%
56%
78%
70%
70%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-26919–39%
32%
19%
29%
39%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-27019–34%
34%
19%
23%
32%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-27127–40%
38%
27%
39%
40%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-2667–27%
7%
13%
27%
17%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-30425–42%
29%
25%
42%
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-1-116Any Legal - Youth OnlyNov 28–Dec 2
- ELK-1-300Any Legal - Youth OnlyOct 10–Oct 14
- ELK-1-302Any LegalOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-1-303Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyDec 5–Dec 9
- ELK-1-304Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyDec 12–Dec 16
- ELK-2-298BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-299BowSep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-3-301MuzzleOct 17–Oct 21
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 16Eand 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 16Einto your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 16E 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 16E · ELK-1-116
6 of 11 drew
Success33–46%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026