New Mexico Unit 5B:elk draw odds & harvest
18 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 59 to 87 tags, 57 to 493 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 5B
Unit 5BNeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 5B2026 draw
ELK-1-18086 tags, 493 applied, 11% drew.
140th hardest of 521 New Mexico elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 5B
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-151 | Unit 5B | 58 of 407 drew | 30–34% | |
| ELK-1-152 | Unit 5B | 30 of 173 drew | 11–17% | |
| ELK-1-153 | Unit 5B | 28 of 93 drew | 14–23% | |
| ELK-1-154 | Unit 5B | 32 of 70 drew | 18–26% | |
| ELK-1-155 | Unit 5B | 27 of 95 drew | 18–26% | |
| ELK-1-156 | Unit 5B | 26 of 85 drew | 24–35% | |
| ELK-1-157 | Unit 5B | 54 of 278 drew | 42–55% | |
| ELK-1-180 | any legal · Oct 10–Oct 14Unit 5B | 50 of 434 drew | 86 | 15–42% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 5B.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-1-18015–53%
22%
53%
25%
44%
42%
15%
25%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-18118–48%
32%
45%
22%
48%
24%
22%
18%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-18211–37%
13%
37%
11%
33%
18%
31%
22%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-18319–66%
43%
58%
26%
66%
19%
20%
25%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-15117–34%
17%
32%
30%
34%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-15211–17%
14%
11%
14%
17%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-15314–23%
21%
21%
23%
14%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-15418–26%
25%
23%
18%
26%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-15518–26%
21%
26%
18%
26%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-15624–38%
38%
35%
31%
24%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-15730–55%
30%
55%
42%
46%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-14911–29%
29%
11%
25%
18%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-15022–32%
28%
22%
22%
32%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-18415–17%
17%
15%
17%
202320242025
ELK-1-18535–38%
37%
38%
35%
202320242025
ELK-1-18626–48%
33%
26%
48%
202320242025
ELK-2-17818–20%
18%
20%
18%
202320242025
ELK-2-17911–14%
13%
11%
14%
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-1-180Any LegalOct 10–Oct 14
- ELK-1-181Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-1-182Any LegalOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-1-183Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyOct 31–Nov 4
- ELK-1-184Any LegalNov 7–Nov 11
- ELK-1-185Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyNov 14–Nov 18
- ELK-1-186Any LegalDec 19–Dec 23
- ELK-2-178BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-179BowSep 15–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 5Band 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 5B 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 5B · ELK-1-151
58 of 407 drew
Success30–34%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026