New Mexico Unit 9:elk draw odds & harvest
21 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 15 to 82 tags, 11 to 95 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 9
Unit 9Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 92026 draw
ELK-3-14815 tags, 95 applied, 11% drew.
132nd hardest of 521 New Mexico elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 9
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-2-117 | Unit 9 Marquez WMA | 3 of 7 drew | 0–40% | |
| ELK-2-118 | Unit 9 Marquez WMA | 2 of 11 drew | 0% | |
| ELK-2-122 | Unit 9 including Water canyon WMA | 40 of 40 drew | 9–17% | |
| ELK-2-123 | Unit 9 including Water canyon WMA | 34 of 36 drew | 6–14% | |
| ELK-2-146 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 14Unit 9 Marquez/LBar WMA only | 7 of 24 drew | 15 | 31–44% |
| ELK-2-147 | bow · Sep 15–Sep 24Unit 9 Marquez/LBar WMA only | 10 of 50 drew | 15 | 15–21% |
| ELK-2-151 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 14Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA | 46 of 56 drew | 82 | 11–22% |
| ELK-2-152 | bow · Sep 15–Sep 24Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA | 25 of 36 drew | 82 | 9–15% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 9.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-2-1170–40%
0%
25%
40%
0%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-1180%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-1229–17%
14%
14%
17%
9%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-1236–14%
7%
6%
14%
7%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-1200–40%
40%
20%
0%
25%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-12120–40%
40%
40%
20%
25%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-1247–29%
7%
12%
25%
29%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-1253–10%
3%
10%
3%
10%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-1267–18%
7%
11%
8%
18%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-1274–18%
7%
4%
15%
18%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-14631–44%
31%
44%
31%
202320242025
ELK-2-14715–21%
21%
17%
15%
202320242025
ELK-2-15111–22%
12%
22%
11%
202320242025
ELK-2-1529–15%
9%
15%
15%
202320242025
ELK-3-14824–45%
45%
36%
24%
202320242025
ELK-3-14922–57%
25%
22%
57%
202320242025
ELK-3-15015–21%
21%
18%
15%
202320242025
ELK-3-1537–18%
18%
7%
18%
202320242025
ELK-3-15413–27%
14%
27%
13%
202320242025
ELK-3-1559–27%
15%
27%
9%
202320242025
ELK-3-1566–20%
11%
6%
20%
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-2-146BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-147BowSep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-2-151BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-152BowSep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-3-148MuzzleOct 10–Oct 14
- ELK-3-149MuzzleOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-3-150MuzzleOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-3-153Muzzle - Mobility Impaired OnlyOct 10–Oct 14
- ELK-3-154MuzzleOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-3-155MuzzleOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-3-156MuzzleOct 31–Nov 4
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 9and 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 9into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 9 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 9 · ELK-2-117
3 of 7 drew
Success0–40%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026