New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING
Part 14 - ELK
Section 19.31.14.16 - ELK HUNTS IN SPECIAL MANAGEMENT ZONES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
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.
