New Mexico Unit 36:elk draw odds & harvest
10 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 100 to 140 tags, 89 to 2,297 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 36
- 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 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 21B: Elk
- Unit 55A: Elk
Unit 36Neighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
10
Any legal · bow · muzzle
Tags · 2026
1,000
across 8 hunts
Applicants · 2026
3,649
3.6 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
28–77%
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk42% drew
- Deer100% drew
- Pronghorn24% drew
- Barbary sheep67% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk28–77%
- Deer9–69%
- Pronghorn20–100%
- Barbary sheep0–53%
Hardest draw in Unit 362026 draw
ELK-1-361140 tags, 2,297 applied, 4% drew.
One of New Mexico's hardest elk draws: 34th hardest of 521 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 36
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-361 | any legal · Oct 17–Oct 21Unit 36 | 85 of 1,637 drew | 140 | 60–71% |
| ELK-1-362 | any legal · Oct 31–Nov 4Unit 36 | 35 of 408 drew | 140 | 56–59% |
| ELK-1-363 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Dec 5–Dec 9Unit 36 | 46 of 265 drew | 100 | 45–52% |
| ELK-1-364 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Dec 12–Dec 16Unit 36 | 24 of 85 drew | 100 | 52–59% |
| ELK-1-365 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Jan 23–Jan 27Unit 36 | 43 of 102 drew | 100 | 49–77% |
| ELK-2-323 | Unit 36 | 82 of 422 drew | 26–36% | |
| ELK-2-358 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 14Unit 36 | 94 of 298 drew | 140 | 35–41% |
| ELK-2-359 | bow · Sep 15–Sep 24Unit 36 | 95 of 429 drew | 140 | 28–37% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 36.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-1-36150–83%
83%
50%
78%
78%
71%
60%
64%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-36250–80%
64%
50%
57%
80%
59%
56%
56%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-36549–80%
73%
56%
56%
80%
77%
63%
49%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-2-35810–41%
26%
25%
10%
33%
36%
41%
35%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-2-32326–37%
37%
34%
26%
36%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-32448–53%
53%
48%
50%
50%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-36345–52%
52%
45%
51%
202320242025
ELK-1-36452–59%
59%
52%
55%
202320242025
ELK-2-35928–37%
28%
36%
37%
202320242025
ELK-3-36051–54%
52%
51%
54%
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-1-361Any LegalOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-1-362Any LegalOct 31–Nov 4
- ELK-1-363Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyDec 5–Dec 9
- ELK-1-364Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyDec 12–Dec 16
- ELK-1-365Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyJan 23–Jan 27
- ELK-2-358BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-359BowSep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-3-360MuzzleOct 10–Oct 14
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 36and 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 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 21B: Elk
- Unit 55A: Elk
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
Take Unit 36into your map app
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Members
Unit 36 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 36 · ELK-1-361
85 of 1,637 drew
Success60–71%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF