New Mexico Unit 57:elk draw odds & harvest
12 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 2 to 3 tags, 4 to 83 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 57
Unit 57Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 572026 draw
ELK-1-4224 drew, 83 applied.
One of New Mexico's hardest elk draws: 43rd hardest of 521 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 57
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-385 | Units 57, 58, excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park. | 4 of 67 drew | 60–75% | |
| ELK-1-386 | Units 57, 58, excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park. | 4 of 23 drew | 50–63% | |
| ELK-1-387 | Units 57, 58, excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park. | 2 of 10 drew | 22–40% | |
| ELK-1-422 | Units 57 (excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park), 58 | 4 of 78 drew | 75–100% | |
| ELK-1-423 | Units 57 (excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park), 58 | 4 of 43 drew | 60–67% | |
| ELK-1-424 | Units 57 (excluding Sugarite Canyon State Park), 58 | 6 of 14 drew | 30–67% | |
| ELK-2-383 | Unit 57 Sugarite Canyon State Park only. | 2 of 22 drew | 0–50% | |
| ELK-2-384 | Unit 57 Sugarite Canyon State Park only. | 2 of 16 drew | 0–100% | |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 57.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-1-38560–83%
83%
75%
67%
60%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-38650–63%
57%
50%
50%
63%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-38722–40%
25%
22%
38%
40%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-3830–50%
0%
0%
50%
0%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-3840–100%
0%
50%
0%
100%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-42275–100%
100%
75%
100%
202320242025
ELK-1-42360–67%
67%
60%
67%
202320242025
ELK-1-42430–67%
56%
30%
67%
202320242025
ELK-2-4180–33%
33%
33%
0%
202320242025
ELK-2-4190%
0%
0%
0%
202320242025
ELK-2-4200–67%
67%
20%
0%
202320242025
ELK-2-42125–50%
50%
25%
40%
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-2-418BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-419BowSep 15–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 57and 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 57into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 57 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 57 · ELK-1-385
4 of 67 drew
Success60–75%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026