N.M. Admin. Code § 19.31.14.16 - ELK HUNTS IN SPECIAL 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:

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
54: Colin Neblett WMA only	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-425	10	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-426	10	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-427	20	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-428	20	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-429	20	MB
	11/4-11/8	11/2-11/6	11/8-11/12	11/7-11/11	ELK-1-430	20	A
55A: ES Barker WMA only	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-431	5	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-432	5	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-433	10	MB
55A: Urraca WMA only	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-434	5	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-435	5	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-436	10	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-437	10	MB
	11/4-11/8	11/2-11/6	11/8-11/12	11/7-11/11	ELK-1-438	10	MB
	11/11-11/15	11/9-11/13	11/15-11/19	11/14-11/18	ELK-1-439	15	A
	11/25-11/29	11/23-11/27	11/22-11/26	11/28-12/2	ELK-1-440	15	A
55A: Valle Vidal only	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-441	25	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-442	25	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-443	20	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-444	35	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-445	30	MB
55A: Valle Vidal only, youth only	10/28-11/1	10/26-10/30	11/1-11/5	10/31-11/4	ELK-1-446	20	MB
55A: Valle Vidal only, youth only	11/4-11/8	11/2-11/6	11/1-11/5	11/7-11/11	ELK-1-447	30	A
55A: Valle Vidal only	11/11-11/15	11/9-11/13	11/8-11/12	11/14-11/18	ELK-1-448	30	A
	11/18-11/22	11/16-11/20	11/15-11/19	11/21-11/25	ELK-1-449	30	A

B. Private-land only elk hunting: For private lands that lie within GMUs designated as special management zones (GMUs 54 west of NM 199 and 55A), the department may work with landowners to develop bag limits, big-game sporting arms, season dates and authorization numbers for private-land hunting on participating ranches. Bow-only either-sex hunts will be limited to 9/1 - 9/24 each year. Any big-game sporting arms hunts that are antlerless, mature bull, 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 § 19.31.14.16

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