ELK-3-154RES + NRPreference draw
Unit 9 elk,Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA
Season Muzzle Oct 17–Oct 21·Units: 9·35 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Your points
0
Quick pickSaved to My Points in this browser. Every page reads it.
Answer card2026 draw · Resident
In 2026, 20 of 41 residents applying drew.
Draw result · 2026
49%
20 of 41 drew
Harvest success
13–27%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
35
Applicants · 2026
45
1.3 per tag
Odds by point level · 2026 · Resident
You are in the -1 row| Points | Applicants | Drew | Odds · 2026 results | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1You · 0 pts | 41 | 20 | 49% | Coin flip |
Why "drew out at" and your odds differ: the cutoff is one number, while odds count everyone who applied at each level.
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMA
- Weapon
- Muzzle
- Tags
- 35 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Muzzle: Oct 17–Oct 21
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, ELK-3-154
2023–20252314%2427%2513%
Other elk hunts in Unit 9
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
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.”
- Points
- “New Mexico does not grant preference to previously unsuccessful applicants.”
- Application fee
- “All draw license fees include a nonrefundable application fee (residents: $7; non-residents: $13).”
- Tag fee
- “High-Demand (HD) $60 $623”
Rules for 2026.
Source: NMDGF