New Mexico Unit 23:elk draw odds & harvest
9 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 15 to 125 tags, 10 to 256 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 23
Unit 23Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 232026 draw
ELK-1-33325 tags, 187 applied, 6% drew.
72nd hardest of 521 New Mexico elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 23
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-333 | any legal - youth only · Oct 10–Oct 14Unit 23 youth only | 11 of 114 drew | 25 | 50–74% |
| ELK-1-335 | any legal · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 23 | 25 of 148 drew | 75 | 14–31% |
| ELK-1-336 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Dec 5–Dec 9Unit 23 | 12 of 69 drew | 20 | 31–67% |
| ELK-1-338 | A · any legal - south · Dec 19–Dec 27Unit 23: south of NM 78 | 5 of 15 drew | 20 | 8–44% |
| ELK-2-304 | Unit 23 | 1 of 3 drew | 0–14% | |
| ELK-2-331 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 14Unit 23 | 38 of 70 drew | 125 | 9–31% |
| ELK-2-332 | bow · Sep 15–Sep 24Unit 23 | 23 of 61 drew | 75 | 8–18% |
| ELK-2-337 | bow · Dec 19–Dec 23Unit 23 | 2 of 4 drew | 15 | 8–9% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 23.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-1-33310–74%
10%
41%
11%
13%
74%
50%
65%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-3-33414–26%
15%
18%
17%
26%
23%
14%
15%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-3388–44%
32%
40%
44%
20%
8%
20212022202320242025
ELK-2-3040–14%
0%
0%
0%
14%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-33514–31%
27%
31%
14%
202320242025
ELK-1-33631–67%
67%
50%
31%
202320242025
ELK-2-3319–31%
19%
31%
9%
202320242025
ELK-2-3328–18%
13%
18%
8%
202320242025
ELK-2-3378–9%
8%
9%
8%
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-1-333Any Legal - Youth OnlyOct 10–Oct 14
- ELK-1-335Any LegalOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-1-336Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyDec 5–Dec 9
- ELK-1-338Any Legal - SouthDec 19–Dec 27
- ELK-2-331BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-332BowSep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-2-337BowDec 19–Dec 23
- ELK-3-334MuzzleOct 17–Oct 21
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 23and 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 23into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 23 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 23 · ELK-1-333
11 of 114 drew
Success50–74%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026