New Mexico Unit 5A:elk draw odds & harvest
13 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 5 to 10 tags, 4 to 105 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 5A
Unit 5ANeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 5A2022 draw
ELK-2-1081 drew, 13 applied.
89th hardest of 521 New Mexico elk draws in 2022.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 5A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-109 | Unit 5A public land only | 8 of 57 drew | 29–40% | |
| ELK-1-138 | any legal · Oct 10–Oct 14Unit 5A public land only | 8 of 63 drew | 10 | 14–57% |
| ELK-1-139 | A · any legal – nm resident only · Oct 10–Oct 14Unit 5A public land only | 6 of 29 drew | 10 | 0–29% |
| ELK-1-140 | any legal · Oct 17–Oct 21Unit 5A public land only | 7 of 31 drew | 10 | 0–67% |
| ELK-1-141 | A · any legall – nm resident only · Oct 17–Oct 21Unit 5A public land only | 3 of 9 drew | 10 | 0–29% |
| ELK-1-142 | any legal · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 5A public land only | 1 of 4 drew | 10 | 13–33% |
| ELK-1-143 | A · any legall – nm resident only · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 5A public land only | 4 of 14 drew | 10 | 33–40% |
| ELK-1-144 | any legal · Oct 31–Nov 4Unit 5A public land only | 9 of 97 drew | 10 | 0% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 5A.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-1-13814–89%
60%
40%
89%
86%
57%
43%
14%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-1390–89%
89%
44%
33%
50%
0%
29%
0%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-1400–67%
25%
67%
63%
63%
67%
0%
50%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-1410–71%
50%
57%
67%
71%
29%
0%
20%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-1440–67%
67%
47%
46%
31%
0%
0%
0%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-1450–71%
23%
33%
62%
71%
25%
0%
17%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-10929–40%
40%
29%
29%
202020212022
ELK-1-14213–33%
29%
33%
13%
202320242025
ELK-1-14333–40%
38%
40%
33%
202320242025
ELK-2-1070–50%
0%
0%
50%
202020212022
ELK-2-1080–50%
20%
50%
0%
202020212022
ELK-2-1360–40%
0%
40%
0%
202320242025
ELK-2-1370–20%
20%
20%
0%
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-1-138Any LegalOct 10–Oct 14
- ELK-1-139Any Legal – NM Resident OnlyOct 10–Oct 14
- ELK-1-140Any LegalOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-1-141Any Legall – NM Resident OnlyOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-1-142Any LegalOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-1-143Any Legall – NM Resident OnlyOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-1-144Any LegalOct 31–Nov 4
- ELK-1-145Any Legall – NM Resident OnlyOct 31–Nov 4
- ELK-2-136BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-137BowSep 15–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 5Aand 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 5Ainto your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 5A 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 5A · ELK-1-109
8 of 57 drew
Success29–40%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026