New Mexico Unit 21B:elk draw odds & harvest
15 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 10 to 25 tags, 10 to 118 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 21B
- Unit 4: Elk
- Unit 7: Elk
- Unit 9: Elk
- Unit 10: Elk
- Unit 12: Elk
- Unit 13: Elk
- Unit 14: Elk
- Unit 15: Elk
- Unit 17: Elk
- Unit 18: Elk
- Unit 19: Elk
- Unit 23: Elk
- Unit 24: Elk
- Unit 28: Elk
- Unit 29: Elk
- Unit 30: Elk
- Unit 34: Elk
- Unit 36: Elk
- Unit 37: Elk
- Unit 38: Elk
- Unit 39: Elk
- Unit 42: Elk
- Unit 43: Elk
- Unit 45: Elk
- Unit 47: Elk
- Unit 48: Elk
- Unit 49: Elk
- Unit 50: Elk
- Unit 52: Elk
- Unit 53: Elk
- Unit 54: Elk
- Unit 56: Elk
- Unit 57: Elk
- Unit 58: Elk
- Unit 59: Elk
- Unit 2C: Elk
- Unit 5A: Elk
- Unit 5B: Elk
- Unit 6A: Elk
- Unit 6B: Elk
- Unit 6C: Elk
- Unit 16A: Elk
- Unit 16B: Elk
- Unit 16C: Elk
- Unit 16D: Elk
- Unit 16E: Elk
- Unit 21A: Elk
- Unit 55A: Elk
Unit 21BNeighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
15
Any legal · bow
Tags · 2026
165
across 9 hunts
Applicants · 2026
197
1.2 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0–80%
Hardest draw in Unit 21B2026 draw
ELK-1-32310 tags, 118 applied, 7% drew.
77th hardest of 521 New Mexico elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 21B
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-291 | Unit 21B | 4 of 15 drew | 21–50% | |
| ELK-1-292 | Unit 21B | 9 of 18 drew | 21–38% | |
| ELK-1-323 | any legal · Oct 1–Oct 5Unit 21B | 7 of 95 drew | 10 | 44–80% |
| ELK-1-324 | any legal · Oct 17–Oct 21Unit 21B | 2 of 14 drew | 15 | 21–36% |
| ELK-1-325 | any legal · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 21B | 5 of 10 drew | 25 | 28–35% |
| ELK-1-326 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Nov 21–Nov 25Unit 21B | 5 of 17 drew | 15 | 22–50% |
| ELK-1-327 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Nov 28–Dec 2Unit 21B | 13 of 21 drew | 15 | 18–33% |
| ELK-1-328 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Dec 5–Dec 9Unit 21B | 6 of 12 drew | 15 | 25–50% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 21B.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-1-32528–64%
46%
47%
52%
64%
28%
35%
29%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-32622–55%
55%
49%
50%
50%
22%
50%
43%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-32718–58%
37%
58%
52%
46%
33%
18%
27%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-32825–60%
58%
58%
60%
59%
50%
25%
36%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-2-32113–41%
16%
17%
17%
13%
41%
16%
18%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-2-3220–45%
43%
39%
36%
45%
10%
0%
32%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-2-33013–36%
36%
34%
31%
30%
33%
22%
13%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-29121–50%
47%
50%
21%
40%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-29221–38%
28%
30%
21%
38%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-28816–48%
16%
33%
17%
48%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-28930–38%
36%
35%
30%
38%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-2970–20%
14%
20%
0%
0%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-32344–80%
44%
60%
80%
202320242025
ELK-1-32421–36%
36%
21%
27%
202320242025
ELK-1-32923–50%
50%
43%
23%
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.”
- 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.
Season dates · 2026
- ELK-1-323Any LegalOct 1–Oct 5
- ELK-1-324Any LegalOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-1-325Any LegalOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-1-326Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyNov 21–Nov 25
- ELK-1-327Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyNov 28–Dec 2
- ELK-1-328Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyDec 5–Dec 9
- ELK-1-329Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyDec 12–Dec 16
- ELK-2-321BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-322BowSep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-2-330BowDec 19–Dec 23
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 21Band the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- Unit 4: Elk
- Unit 7: Elk
- Unit 9: Elk
- Unit 10: Elk
- Unit 12: Elk
- Unit 13: Elk
- Unit 14: Elk
- Unit 15: Elk
- Unit 17: Elk
- Unit 18: Elk
- Unit 19: Elk
- Unit 23: Elk
- Unit 24: Elk
- Unit 28: Elk
- Unit 29: Elk
- Unit 30: Elk
- Unit 34: Elk
- Unit 36: Elk
- Unit 37: Elk
- Unit 38: Elk
- Unit 39: Elk
- Unit 42: Elk
- Unit 43: Elk
- Unit 45: Elk
- Unit 47: Elk
- Unit 48: Elk
- Unit 49: Elk
- Unit 50: Elk
- Unit 52: Elk
- Unit 53: Elk
- Unit 54: Elk
- Unit 56: Elk
- Unit 57: Elk
- Unit 58: Elk
- Unit 59: Elk
- Unit 2C: Elk
- Unit 5A: Elk
- Unit 5B: Elk
- Unit 6A: Elk
- Unit 6B: Elk
- Unit 6C: Elk
- Unit 16A: Elk
- Unit 16B: Elk
- Unit 16C: Elk
- Unit 16D: Elk
- Unit 16E: Elk
- Unit 21A: Elk
- Unit 55A: Elk
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
Take Unit 21Binto your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 21B 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 21B · ELK-1-291
4 of 15 drew
Success21–50%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF