New Mexico Unit 24:elk draw odds & harvest
9 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 5 to 15 tags, 15 to 155 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 24
Unit 24Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 242026 draw
ELK-1-3435 tags, 145 applied, 3% drew.
One of New Mexico's hardest elk draws: 21st hardest of 521 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 24
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-308 | Unit 24 excluding Ft. Bayard | 11 of 89 drew | 11–33% | |
| ELK-1-309 | Unit 24 including Ft. Bayard, youth only | 5 of 122 drew | 40–67% | |
| ELK-1-310 | Unit 24 including Ft. Bayard, youth only | 1 of 5 drew | 50–75% | |
| ELK-1-342 | any legal · Dec 19–Dec 23Unit 24: excluding Ft. Bayard management area | 10 of 109 drew | 15 | 9–27% |
| ELK-1-343 | any legal - youth only · Oct 10–Oct 14Unit 24: including Ft. Bayard management area, youth only | 4 of 145 drew | 5 | 25–50% |
| ELK-1-344 | A · any legal - nm resident only / youth only · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 24: including Ft. Bayard management area, youth only | 3 of 15 drew | 5 | 48–100% |
| ELK-2-339 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 14Unit 24: excluding Ft. Bayard management area | 7 of 17 drew | 15 | 10–17% |
| ELK-2-340 | bow · Sep 15–Sep 24Unit 24: excluding Ft. Bayard management area | 3 of 17 drew | 10 | 0–14% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 24.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2024
% successELK-1-34437–100%
41%
37%
48%
100%
100%
20202021202220232024
ELK-1-3080–33%
0%
11%
33%
15%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-30940–83%
83%
40%
67%
40%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-31040–75%
40%
75%
50%
50%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-3429–27%
9%
27%
20232024
ELK-1-34325–50%
50%
25%
20232024
ELK-2-33910–17%
10%
17%
20232024
ELK-2-3400–14%
0%
14%
20232024
ELK-3-34111–36%
11%
36%
20232024
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-1-342Any LegalDec 19–Dec 23
- ELK-1-343Any Legal - Youth OnlyOct 10–Oct 14
- ELK-1-344Any Legal - NM Resident Only / Youth OnlyOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-2-339BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-340BowSep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-3-341MuzzleOct 17–Oct 21
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 24and 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 24into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 24 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 24 · ELK-1-308
11 of 89 drew
Success11–33%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026