New Mexico Unit 21A:elk draw odds & harvest
12 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 15 to 55 tags, 8 to 273 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 21A
Unit 21ANeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
0–47%
Hardest draw in Unit 21A2026 draw
ELK-1-31615 tags, 273 applied, 4% drew.
One of New Mexico's hardest elk draws: 35th hardest of 521 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 21A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-284 | Unit 21A | 7 of 51 drew | 23–27% | |
| ELK-1-285 | Unit 21A | 32 of 60 drew | 14–28% | |
| ELK-1-316 | any legal · Oct 10–Oct 14Unit 21A | 9 of 186 drew | 15 | 10–46% |
| ELK-1-317 | any legal · Oct 17–Oct 21Unit 21A | 14 of 45 drew | 35 | 23–30% |
| ELK-1-318 | any legal · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 21A | 18 of 60 drew | 55 | 21–27% |
| ELK-1-319 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Dec 5–Dec 9Unit 21A | 20 of 80 drew | 30 | 37–47% |
| ELK-2-281 | Unit 21A | 24 of 48 drew | 10–16% | |
| ELK-2-282 | Unit 21A | 32 of 100 drew | 11–23% | |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 21A.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-1-31723–64%
61%
64%
48%
64%
23%
30%
25%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-31821–59%
59%
57%
44%
38%
21%
27%
24%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-31937–54%
50%
54%
48%
42%
47%
44%
37%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-28423–39%
39%
27%
26%
23%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-28514–32%
32%
14%
24%
28%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-28110–16%
13%
10%
16%
16%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-28211–23%
15%
21%
11%
23%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-2870–64%
0%
64%
0%
9%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-31610–46%
43%
10%
46%
202320242025
ELK-2-3145–31%
15%
31%
5%
202320242025
ELK-2-31515–24%
15%
24%
16%
202320242025
ELK-2-3200–13%
13%
8%
0%
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-1-316Any LegalOct 10–Oct 14
- ELK-1-317Any LegalOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-1-318Any LegalOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-1-319Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyDec 5–Dec 9
- ELK-2-314BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-315BowSep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-2-320BowDec 19–Dec 23
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 21Aand 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 21Ainto your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 21A 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 21A · ELK-1-284
7 of 51 drew
Success23–27%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026