New Mexico Unit 7:elk draw odds & harvest
8 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 14 to 50 tags, 18 to 78 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 7
Unit 7Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 72022 draw
ELK-3-2105 drew, 33 applied.
193rd hardest of 521 New Mexico elk draws in 2022.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 7
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-244 | any legal · Oct 17–Oct 21Unit 7 | 13 of 69 drew | 30 | 18–35% |
| ELK-1-245 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 7 | 7 of 37 drew | 50 | 11–20% |
| ELK-2-208 | Unit 7 | 7 of 11 drew | 10–29% | |
| ELK-2-209 | Unit 7 | 7 of 21 drew | 0–43% | |
| ELK-2-241 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 14Unit 7 | 7 of 12 drew | 15 | 8–54% |
| ELK-2-242 | bow · Sep 15–Sep 24Unit 7 | 8 of 35 drew | 14 | 11–29% |
| ELK-3-210 | Unit 7 | 4 of 22 drew | 29–39% | |
| ELK-3-243 | muzzle · Oct 10–Oct 14Unit 7 | 5 of 25 drew | 24 | 25–38% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 7.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-1-24418–64%
46%
64%
59%
26%
35%
18%
18%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-24511–64%
57%
64%
42%
34%
16%
11%
20%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-2-20810–29%
25%
10%
29%
27%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-2090–43%
14%
8%
43%
0%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-21027–39%
27%
29%
32%
39%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-2418–54%
50%
54%
8%
202320242025
ELK-2-24211–29%
11%
29%
25%
202320242025
ELK-3-24325–38%
35%
25%
38%
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-1-244Any LegalOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-1-245Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-2-241BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-242BowSep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-3-243MuzzleOct 10–Oct 14
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 7and 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 7into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 7 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 7 · ELK-1-244
13 of 69 drew
Success18–35%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026