New Mexico Unit 55:elk draw odds & harvest
4 hunt codes for elk. 2022: 5 to 16 applicants per hunt.
Hardest draw in Unit 552022 draw
ELK-2-3896 drew, 16 applied.
415th hardest of 521 New Mexico elk draws in 2022.
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
4
Applicants · 2022
37
Harvest success 3-yr
0–27%
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk100% drew
- Deer35% drew
- Bighorn sheep<1% drew
- Black bear7% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk0–27%
- Deer0–67%
- Bighorn sheepNo harvest report
- Black bearNo harvest report
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 55
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-393 | Unit 54, 55, Colin Neblett WMA | 7 of 7 drew | 0–27% |
| ELK-2-388 | Unit 54, 55, Colin Neblett WMA | 5 of 5 drew | 0–11% |
| ELK-2-389 | Unit 54, 55, Colin Neblett WMA | 6 of 16 drew | 6–8% |
| ELK-3-390 | Unit 54, 55, Colin Neblett WMA | 9 of 9 drew | 4–11% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 55.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2022
% successELK-1-3930–27%
4%
10%
0%
27%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-3880–11%
0%
11%
7%
0%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-3895–8%
5%
8%
6%
7%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-3904–14%
14%
11%
11%
4%
2019202020212022
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.
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Source: NMDGF