New Mexico Unit 50:elk draw odds & harvest
8 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 42 to 125 tags, 14 to 100 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 50
Unit 50Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 502026 draw
ELK-1-19245 tags, 58 applied, 36% drew.
410th hardest of 521 New Mexico elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 50
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-163 | Unit 50 | 31 of 74 drew | 15–58% | |
| ELK-1-189 | any legal · Oct 10–Oct 14Unit 50 | 34 of 65 drew | 120 | 16–21% |
| ELK-1-190 | any legal · Oct 17–Oct 21Unit 50 | 36 of 42 drew | 125 | 6–13% |
| ELK-1-191 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Nov 7–Nov 11Unit 50 | 24 of 58 drew | 42 | 21–32% |
| ELK-1-192 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Nov 21–Nov 25Unit 50 | 21 of 58 drew | 45 | 9–39% |
| ELK-2-159 | Unit 50 | 12 of 13 drew | 12–18% | |
| ELK-2-187 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 14Unit 50 | 10 of 10 drew | 60 | 13–26% |
| ELK-2-188 | bow · Sep 15–Sep 24Unit 50 | 9 of 11 drew | 55 | 9–20% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 50.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-1-18916–45%
31%
45%
25%
43%
16%
21%
20%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-16315–58%
19%
58%
15%
54%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-15912–18%
16%
12%
14%
18%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-1906–13%
6%
9%
13%
202320242025
ELK-1-19121–32%
22%
21%
32%
202320242025
ELK-1-1929–39%
9%
39%
38%
202320242025
ELK-2-18713–26%
26%
13%
14%
202320242025
ELK-2-1889–20%
13%
9%
20%
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-1-189Any LegalOct 10–Oct 14
- ELK-1-190Any LegalOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-1-191Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyNov 7–Nov 11
- ELK-1-192Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyNov 21–Nov 25
- ELK-2-187BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-188BowSep 15–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 50and 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
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Members
Unit 50 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 50 · ELK-1-163
31 of 74 drew
Success15–58%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026