New Mexico Unit 2C:elk draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 75 tags, 275 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 2C
Unit 2CNeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 2C2026 draw
ELK-1-13575 tags, 275 applied, 13% drew.
156th hardest of 521 New Mexico elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 2C
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-106 | Unit 2C only | 27 of 223 drew | 55–73% | |
| ELK-1-135 | A · any legal · Dec 5–Dec 9Unit 2C | 32 of 272 drew | 75 | 50–57% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 2C.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-1-10655–73%
68%
73%
55%
67%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-13550–57%
57%
50%
53%
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.
Map & access
Unit 2Cand 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 2Cinto your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 2C 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 2C · ELK-1-106
27 of 223 drew
Success55–73%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026