New Mexico Unit 48:elk draw odds & harvest
13 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 50 to 80 tags, 76 to 238 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 48
Unit 48Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 482026 draw
ELK-1-37575 tags, 238 applied, 20% drew.
247th hardest of 521 New Mexico elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 48
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-339 | Unit 48 | 28 of 60 drew | 14–22% | |
| ELK-1-340 | Unit 48 | 39 of 102 drew | 33–57% | |
| ELK-1-341 | Unit 48 | 30 of 81 drew | 42–63% | |
| ELK-1-375 | any legal · Oct 17–Oct 21Unit 48 | 45 of 213 drew | 75 | 19–30% |
| ELK-1-376 | any legal · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 48 | 19 of 50 drew | 64 | 21–31% |
| ELK-1-377 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Nov 14–Nov 18Unit 48 | 36 of 94 drew | 50 | 34–40% |
| ELK-1-378 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Dec 5–Dec 9Unit 48 | 28 of 88 drew | 54 | 50–63% |
| ELK-2-335 | Unit 48 | 36 of 51 drew | 10–22% | |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 48.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-2-3720–27%
3%
0%
5%
3%
21%
27%
18%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-37734–63%
60%
63%
50%
34%
40%
37%
202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-37831–63%
43%
31%
63%
61%
50%
20202022202320242025
ELK-1-37519–30%
30%
19%
27%
202320242025
ELK-1-37621–31%
21%
31%
28%
202320242025
ELK-2-37310–17%
17%
14%
10%
202320242025
ELK-3-37413–27%
13%
23%
27%
202320242025
ELK-1-33914–22%
14%
22%
20212022
ELK-1-34033–57%
33%
57%
20212022
ELK-1-34142–63%
42%
63%
20212022
ELK-2-33510–22%
10%
22%
20212022
ELK-2-33617–19%
19%
17%
20212022
ELK-3-33726–29%
26%
29%
20212022
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-1-375Any LegalOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-1-376Any LegalOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-1-377Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyNov 14–Nov 18
- ELK-1-378Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyDec 5–Dec 9
- ELK-2-372BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-373BowSep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-3-374MuzzleOct 10–Oct 14
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 48and 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 48into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 48 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 48 · ELK-1-339
28 of 60 drew
Success14–22%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026