Easiest Elk tags to draw in New Mexico

The New Mexico elk units a hunter can realistically draw, ranked by real agency draw results — points-to-draw or draw odds, not guesses.

#1Unit 52 mobility impaired onlyBest NR odds 100%92% public91% success→#2Unit 21BBest NR odds 100%68.1% public75% success→#3Unit 18Best NR odds 100%56.8% public82% success→#4Unit 9, including Water Canyon WMABest NR odds 100%→#5Unit 37Best NR odds 75%38.7% public79% success→#6Unit 12Best NR odds 71%38.9% public→#7Unit 23Best NR odds 50%63.1% public88% success→#8Unit 24: excluding Ft. BayardBest NR odds 50%62% public→#9Unit 7Best NR odds 50%38.1% public80% success→#10Units 42, 47, 59Best NR odds 50%15.1% public→#11Unit 53: excluding Cerro portionBest NR odds 41%47.5% public→#12Unit 45Best NR odds 32%74.1% public→

How this list is ranked

Ranked by draw difficulty from the state agency's own published draw results (points-to-draw in points states, draw percentage in odds states), tie-broken by federal public land.

Data year: 2025-26. Each row links to its full page with every number cited to its agency source. A place missing a signal is never guessed — it simply can't rank.

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