N.M. Admin. Code § 19.31.14.15 - ELK HUNTS IN SECONDARY MANAGEMENT ZONES

This section includes eligibility requirements or restrictions, GMUs or areas open for hunting, season dates, hunt codes, big-game sporting arms, number of available licenses and bag limits.

A. Public draw elk hunts in GMUs where no primary or special management zones are established:

open GMUs or areas	2023-2024 hunt dates	2024-2025 hunt dates	2025-2026 hunt dates	2026-2027 hunt dates	hunt code	licenses	bag limit
14	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	ELK-1-392	10	ES
18	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-393	25	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-394	25	ES
	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	ELK-1-395	10	ES
28: McGregor range only, military only	12/9-12/13	12/14-12/18	12/13-12/17	12/12-12/16	ELK-1-396	10	ES
28: McGregor range only	12/9-12/13	12/14-12/18	12/13-12/17	12/12-12/16	ELK-1-397	10	ES
29, 30	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-398	20	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-399	20	ES
	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	ELK-1-400	20	ES
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-401	30	ES
37	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-402	40	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-403	30	ES
	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	ELK-1-404	30	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-405	30	MB
	11/25-11/29	11/23-11/27	11/22-11/26	11/28-12/2	ELK-1-406	45	A
	12/2-12/6	12/7-12/11	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-2-407	50	APRE/6
38	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	ELK-1-408	10	ES
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-409	10	ES
39, 43	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	ELK-1-410	30	ES
42, 47, 59	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-411	13	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-412	13	ES
	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	ELK-1-413	13	ES
56	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-414	5	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-415	5	ES
	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	ELK-1-416	10	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-417	10	A
57: Sugarite canyon state park only	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-418	3	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-419	2	ES
57, 58	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-420	5	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-421	5	ES
	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	ELK-1-422	5	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-423	10	MB
	12/9-12/13	12/14-12/18	12/13-12/17	12/12-12/16	ELK-1-424	10	A

B. Private-land only elk hunting: For private lands within secondary management zones, unlimited private-land licenses are available over-the-counter. Bow-only either-sex hunts will be limited to 9/1 - 9/24 each year. Any big-game sporting arms hunts that are antlerless or either-sex will be limited to five consecutive days from 10/1 - 12/31 each year, except as allowed by 19.30.5 NMAC.

Notes

N.M. Admin. Code § 19.31.14.15

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 05, March 15, 2016, eff. 4/1/2016, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 20, October 31, 2017, eff. 4/1/2018, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 24, December 27, 2018, eff. 4/1/2019, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 21, November 8, 2022, eff. 4/1/2023