New Mexico Unit 52:elk draw odds & harvest
18 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 50 to 230 tags, 34 to 1,286 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 52
Unit 52Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 522026 draw
ELK-1-207230 tags, 1,286 applied, 13% drew.
154th hardest of 521 New Mexico elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 52
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-178 | Unit 52 | 127 of 907 drew | 23–24% | |
| ELK-1-179 | Unit 52 | 91 of 288 drew | 18–26% | |
| ELK-1-207 | any legal · Oct 17–Oct 21Unit 52 | 136 of 960 drew | 230 | 20–34% |
| ELK-1-208 | any legal · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 52 | 76 of 276 drew | 230 | 22–32% |
| ELK-1-209 | A · any legal - nm resident only / youth only · Nov 14–Nov 18Unit 52 youth only | 43 of 104 drew | 80 | 25–60% |
| ELK-1-210 | A · any legal - nm resident only / mobility impaired · Nov 21–Nov 25Unit 52 mobility impaired only | 31 of 46 drew | 56 | 24–56% |
| ELK-1-211 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Nov 21–Nov 25Unit 52 | 48 of 315 drew | 73 | 19–37% |
| ELK-1-212 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Dec 5–Dec 9Unit 52 | 82 of 376 drew | 115 | 54–61% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 52.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-1-20720–34%
34%
27%
28%
31%
20%
29%
34%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-2118–37%
19%
8%
16%
12%
19%
37%
35%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-21213–61%
33%
26%
13%
16%
54%
58%
61%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-2-20218–28%
26%
23%
28%
21%
23%
28%
18%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-17816–24%
16%
23%
24%
23%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-17918–26%
19%
26%
18%
23%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-17320–28%
20%
24%
23%
28%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-17415–22%
19%
20%
22%
15%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-17522–31%
22%
30%
26%
31%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-17630–37%
30%
37%
34%
36%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-17713–34%
26%
25%
13%
34%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-20822–32%
22%
32%
28%
202320242025
ELK-1-20925–60%
32%
60%
25%
202320242025
ELK-1-21024–56%
24%
41%
56%
202320242025
ELK-2-20315–18%
18%
16%
15%
202320242025
ELK-3-20420–36%
36%
20%
27%
202320242025
ELK-3-20520–26%
26%
25%
20%
202320242025
ELK-3-20613–24%
24%
17%
13%
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-1-207Any LegalOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-1-208Any LegalOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-1-209Any Legal - NM Resident Only / Youth OnlyNov 14–Nov 18
- ELK-1-210Any Legal - NM Resident Only / Mobility ImpairedNov 21–Nov 25
- ELK-1-211Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyNov 21–Nov 25
- ELK-1-212Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyDec 5–Dec 9
- ELK-2-202BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-203BowSep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-3-204Muzzle - Mobility Impaired OnlyOct 10–Oct 14
- ELK-3-205MuzzleOct 10–Oct 14
- ELK-3-206Muzzle - NM Resident OnlyOct 10–Oct 14
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 52and 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 52into your map app
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Members
Unit 52 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 52 · ELK-1-178
127 of 907 drew
Success23–24%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026