New Mexico Unit 6B:elk draw odds & harvest
20 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 10 to 35 tags, 34 to 2,487 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 6B
Unit 6BNeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 6B2026 draw
ELK-1-22515 tags, 2,487 applied, under 1% drew.
One of New Mexico's hardest elk draws: 2nd hardest of 521 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 6B
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-193 | Unit 6B | 13 of 1,275 drew | 62–93% | |
| ELK-1-194 | Unit 6B | 9 of 471 drew | 71–93% | |
| ELK-1-225 | any legal · Oct 17–Oct 21Unit 6B | 12 of 1,709 drew | 15 | 73–87% |
| ELK-1-226 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Oct 17–Oct 21Unit 6B | 11 of 150 drew | 20 | 50–69% |
| ELK-1-227 | any legal · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 6B | 9 of 590 drew | 20 | 74–85% |
| ELK-1-228 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 6B | 5 of 69 drew | 15 | 36–78% |
| ELK-1-229 | A · any legal - nm resident only / youth only · Oct 31–Nov 4Unit 6B youth only | 24 of 157 drew | 35 | 41–45% |
| ELK-1-230 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Nov 7–Nov 11Unit 6B | 20 of 140 drew | 35 | 32–53% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 6B.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-2-2220–38%
6%
7%
17%
5%
14%
0%
38%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-19362–93%
69%
93%
85%
62%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-19471–93%
76%
71%
93%
78%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-19043–71%
71%
43%
64%
63%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-19143–71%
71%
43%
52%
67%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-19273–87%
80%
86%
87%
73%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-22573–87%
87%
73%
86%
202320242025
ELK-1-22650–69%
69%
56%
50%
202320242025
ELK-1-22774–85%
85%
79%
74%
202320242025
ELK-1-22836–78%
36%
78%
45%
202320242025
ELK-1-22941–45%
41%
41%
45%
202320242025
ELK-1-23032–53%
32%
50%
53%
202320242025
ELK-1-23129–58%
38%
29%
58%
202320242025
ELK-1-23232–53%
48%
32%
53%
202320242025
ELK-1-23332–55%
54%
32%
55%
202320242025
ELK-2-21932–57%
32%
57%
45%
202320242025
ELK-2-22010–17%
11%
10%
17%
202320242025
ELK-2-22142–80%
80%
59%
42%
202320242025
ELK-3-22338–92%
92%
38%
79%
202320242025
ELK-3-22423–31%
27%
23%
31%
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-1-225Any LegalOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-1-226Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-1-227Any LegalOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-1-228Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-1-229Any Legal - NM Resident Only / Youth OnlyOct 31–Nov 4
- ELK-1-230Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyNov 7–Nov 11
- ELK-1-231Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyNov 21–Nov 25
- ELK-1-232Any Legal - NM Resident Only / Youth OnlyNov 28–Dec 2
- ELK-1-233Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyDec 5–Dec 9
- ELK-2-219BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-220Bow - NM Resident OnlySep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-221BowSep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-2-222Bow - NM Resident OnlySep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-3-223MuzzleOct 10–Oct 14
- ELK-3-224Muzzle - NM Resident OnlyOct 10–Oct 14
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 6Band 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 6Binto your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 6B 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 6B · ELK-1-193
13 of 1,275 drew
Success62–93%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026