New Mexico Unit 6C:elk draw odds & harvest
14 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 105 to 155 tags, 171 to 665 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 6C
- 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 16A: Elk
- Unit 16B: Elk
- Unit 16C: Elk
- Unit 16D: Elk
- Unit 16E: Elk
- Unit 21A: Elk
- Unit 21B: Elk
- Unit 55A: Elk
Unit 6CNeighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
14
Any legal · bow · muzzle
Tags · 2026
840
across 7 hunts
Applicants · 2026
1,718
2.0 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
12–58%
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk38% drew
- Deer14% drew
- Bighorn sheep<1% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk12–58%
- Deer26–50%
- Bighorn sheepNo harvest report
Hardest draw in Unit 6C2022 draw
ELK-1-10362 drew, 1,160 applied.
54th hardest of 521 New Mexico elk draws in 2022.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 6C
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-1-103 | A · any legal - youth only · Nov 28–Dec 2 | 56 of 984 drew | 29–47% | |
| ELK-1-104 | A · any legal - youth only · Dec 26–Dec 30 | 68 of 637 drew | 31–58% | |
| ELK-1-204 | Unit 6C | 60 of 415 drew | 35–40% | |
| ELK-1-205 | Unit 6C | 43 of 151 drew | 32–36% | |
| ELK-1-206 | Unit 6C | 51 of 181 drew | 20–29% | |
| ELK-1-237 | any legal · Oct 17–Oct 21Unit 6C | 42 of 505 drew | 105 | 33–41% |
| ELK-1-238 | any legal · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 6C | 48 of 213 drew | 105 | 24–33% |
| ELK-1-239 | A · any legal - nm resident only · Oct 31–Nov 4Unit 6C | 65 of 171 drew | 110 | 22–31% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 6C.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successELK-1-10329–60%
56%
57%
47%
60%
29%
32%
47%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-10431–61%
46%
61%
56%
58%
31%
58%
58%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-3-23620–35%
25%
20%
25%
20%
35%
27%
23%
2019202020212022202320242025
ELK-1-20435–40%
40%
38%
40%
35%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-20532–37%
37%
36%
34%
32%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-20620–29%
26%
29%
20%
22%
2019202020212022
ELK-2-20116–30%
27%
16%
29%
30%
2019202020212022
ELK-3-20329–35%
29%
33%
32%
35%
2019202020212022
ELK-1-23733–41%
35%
33%
41%
202320242025
ELK-1-23824–33%
32%
24%
33%
202320242025
ELK-1-23922–31%
22%
31%
30%
202320242025
ELK-1-24029–49%
31%
49%
29%
202320242025
ELK-2-23414–30%
30%
17%
14%
202320242025
ELK-2-23512–23%
21%
23%
12%
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-1-103Any Legal - Youth OnlyNov 28–Dec 2
- ELK-1-104Any Legal - Youth OnlyDec 26–Dec 30
- ELK-1-237Any LegalOct 17–Oct 21
- ELK-1-238Any LegalOct 24–Oct 28
- ELK-1-239Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyOct 31–Nov 4
- ELK-1-240Any Legal - NM Resident OnlyNov 21–Nov 25
- ELK-2-234BowSep 1–Sep 14
- ELK-2-235BowSep 15–Sep 24
- ELK-3-236MuzzleOct 10–Oct 14
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 6Cand 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 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 6Cinto your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 6C 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 6C · ELK-1-103
56 of 984 drew
Success29–47%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF