New Mexico Unit 17:elk draw odds & harvest
17 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 25 to 125 tags, 26 to 525 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 17
Unit 17Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 172022 draw
ELK-3-2748 drew, 127 applied.
69th hardest of 521 New Mexico elk draws in 2022.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 17
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-2-305 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 14Unit 17 | 64 of 157 drew | 125 | 12–19% |
| ELK-2-306 | bow · Sep 15–Sep 24Unit 17 | 48 of 296 drew | 75 | 18–25% |
| ELK-3-119 | A · muzzle - youth only · Dec 26–Dec 30 | 4 of 39 drew | 0–36% | |
| ELK-3-274 | Unit 17 youth only | 8 of 72 drew | 52–54% | |
| ELK-3-275 | Unit 17 | 52 of 333 drew | 21–33% | |
| ELK-3-276 | Unit 17 | 23 of 59 drew | 21–30% | |
| ELK-3-277 | Unit 17 | 14 of 54 drew | 32–41% | |
| ELK-3-278 | Unit 17 | 19 of 65 drew | 11–30% | |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 17.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-2-3057–19%
8%
7%
13%
11%
12%
19%
14%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-2-3060–29%
0%
29%
17%
25%
25%
18%
21%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-3-1190–50%
25%
0%
50%
0%
0%
13%
36%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-3-3070–63%
15%
21%
0%
8%
38%
48%
63%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-3-27450–54%
50%
54%
52%
52%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-27521–33%
22%
33%
21%
26%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-27621–30%
30%
24%
21%
30%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-27727–41%
27%
41%
32%
37%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-27811–39%
39%
30%
11%
30%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-27915–27%
15%
15%
19%
27%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-28016–29%
16%
29%
18%
25%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-30816–29%
16%
24%
29%
202320242025
ELK-3-30914–22%
19%
14%
22%
202320242025
ELK-3-31021–26%
24%
21%
26%
202320242025
ELK-3-3115–13%
5%
11%
13%
202320242025
ELK-3-31214–20%
15%
20%
14%
202320242025
ELK-3-31312–24%
24%
12%
16%
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-2-305BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-306BowSep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-3-119Muzzle - Youth OnlyDec 26–Dec 30
- ELK-3-307Muzzle - Youth OnlyOct 10–Oct 14
- ELK-3-308MuzzleOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-3-309MuzzleOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-3-310MuzzleNov 21–Nov 25
- ELK-3-311Muzzle - NM Resident OnlyNov 21–Nov 25
- ELK-3-312Muzzle - NM Resident OnlyDec 5–Dec 9
- ELK-3-313Muzzle - NM Resident OnlyDec 12–Dec 16
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 17and 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 17into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 17 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 17 · ELK-2-305
64 of 157 drew
Success12–19%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026