New Mexico Unit 55A:elk draw odds & harvest
30 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 5 to 35 tags, 6 to 1,077 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 55A
Unit 55ANeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
0–63%
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Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk71% drew
- Deer7% drew
- Turkey2% drew
- Black bear2% drew
Hardest draw in Unit 55A2026 draw
ELK-1-44620 tags, 535 applied, 3% drew.
One of New Mexico's hardest elk draws: 22nd hardest of 521 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 55A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-402 | Unit 55A Urraca WMA | 4 of 14 drew | 0–44% | |
| ELK-1-403 | Unit 55A Urraca WMA | 1 of 3 drew | 0–20% | |
| ELK-1-407 | Unit 55A Valle Vidal | 27 of 690 drew | 47–68% | |
| ELK-1-411 | Unit 55A Valle Vidal | 31 of 88 drew | 27–61% | |
| ELK-1-412 | Unit 55A Valle Vidal | 20 of 44 drew | 26–47% | |
| ELK-1-433 | any legal · Oct 10–Oct 14Unit 55A: ES Barker WMA only | 7 of 74 drew | 10 | 13–38% |
| ELK-1-437 | any legal · Oct 17–Oct 21Unit 55A: Urraca WMA only | 7 of 26 drew | 10 | 14–29% |
| ELK-1-438 | any legal · Nov 7–Nov 11Unit 55A: Urraca WMA only | 4 of 14 drew | 10 | 0–29% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 55A.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-1-4020–44%
33%
44%
9%
0%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-4030–20%
20%
0%
10%
20%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-40747–68%
55%
47%
52%
68%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-41127–61%
35%
61%
27%
29%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-41226–47%
42%
47%
26%
43%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-3950–25%
25%
0%
0%
0%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-3970–25%
0%
20%
25%
0%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-40421–35%
21%
30%
35%
35%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-40522–52%
38%
22%
52%
22%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-39910–25%
20%
10%
11%
25%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-40650–82%
50%
68%
53%
82%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-43313–38%
25%
13%
38%
202320242025
ELK-1-43714–29%
25%
29%
14%
202320242025
ELK-1-4380–29%
0%
29%
10%
202320242025
ELK-1-4390–13%
13%
0%
0%
202320242025
ELK-1-4409–11%
11%
9%
11%
202320242025
ELK-1-44443–47%
46%
43%
47%
202320242025
ELK-1-44527–38%
27%
36%
38%
202320242025
ELK-1-44641–63%
59%
63%
41%
202320242025
ELK-1-44726–38%
38%
38%
26%
202320242025
ELK-1-44844–48%
48%
44%
48%
202320242025
ELK-1-44945–59%
50%
59%
45%
202320242025
ELK-2-4310–33%
33%
25%
0%
202320242025
ELK-2-4320–20%
0%
20%
0%
202320242025
ELK-2-43425–50%
25%
25%
50%
202320242025
ELK-2-4350%
0%
0%
0%
202320242025
ELK-2-44118–43%
18%
43%
20%
202320242025
ELK-2-44221–57%
21%
30%
57%
202320242025
ELK-3-4360–17%
0%
0%
17%
202320242025
ELK-3-44329–42%
42%
37%
29%
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-1-433Any LegalOct 10–Oct 14
- ELK-1-437Any LegalOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-1-438Any LegalNov 7–Nov 11
- ELK-1-439Any LegalNov 14–Nov 18
- ELK-1-440Any LegalNov 28–Dec 2
- ELK-1-444Any LegalOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-1-445Any LegalOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-1-446Any Legal - Youth OnlyOct 31–Nov 4
- ELK-1-447Any Legal - NM Resident Only / Youth OnlyNov 7–Nov 11
- ELK-1-448Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyNov 14–Nov 18
- ELK-1-449Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyNov 21–Nov 25
- ELK-2-431BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-432BowSep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-2-434BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-435BowSep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-2-441BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-442BowSep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-3-436MuzzleOct 10–Oct 14
- ELK-3-443MuzzleOct 10–Oct 14
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 55Aand the units around it
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Public land & access
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 55A 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 55A · ELK-1-402
4 of 14 drew
Success0–44%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026