NM Elk Unit 12
Season Dates
| Year | Weapon | Dates | Tag Type | Sex |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Archery — Archery Draw | Sep 1, 2025 — Sep 14, 2025 | — | — |
| 2026 | Rifle — Rifle PMZ | Oct 11, 2025 — Dec 31, 2025 | — | — |
| 2026 | Rifle — Rifle Draw | Oct 11, 2025 — Oct 15, 2025 | — | — |
Trophy Data
AI Scout Analysis
# NM Unit 12 — Tactical Analysis ## Terrain & Access Unit 12 spans 1.66 million acres across moderate elevation (6,000–8,500 ft) with 52% public land access. This mixed-ownership landscape offers reasonable opportunity for both archery and rifle hunters, though private land checkerboard means advance scouting and access planning are essential. ## Trophy Potential The counties overlapping Unit 12 (Catron and Cibola) have produced **63 record-book elk entries across four decades** (avg 384.8). Recent entries include 397.0 (2022), 396.1 (2023), and 395.5 (2022)—exceptional bulls representing the top 1–2% of all harvests. The 2010s averaged 387.2, indicating the unit has produced...
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| Year | Weapon | Residency | Applicants | Tags | Draw % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | rifle (ELK-1-248) | resident | 771 | 29 | 5.3% |
| 2025 | rifle (ELK-1-248) | nonresident | 249 | 2 | 1.2% |
| 2025 | rifle (ELK-1-248) | outfitter | 284 | 4 | 1.9% |
| 2025 | rifle (ELK-1-249) | resident | 473 | 50 | 15.7% |
| 2025 | rifle (ELK-1-249) | nonresident | 150 | 4 | 3.8% |
| 2025 | rifle (ELK-1-249) | outfitter | 239 | 6 | 4.6% |
| 2025 | rifle (ELK-1-250) | resident | 390 | 67 | 26.5% |
| 2025 | rifle (ELK-1-250) | nonresident | 124 | 5 | 6.5% |
| 2025 | rifle (ELK-1-250) | outfitter | 118 | 8 | 12.0% |
| 2025 | rifle (ELK-1-251) | resident | 376 | 67 | 27.4% |
| 2025 | rifle (ELK-1-251) | nonresident | 99 | 5 | 7.9% |
| 2025 | rifle (ELK-1-251) | outfitter | 58 | 8 | 22.6% |
| 2025 | rifle (ELK-1-252) | resident | 419 | 50 | 16.6% |
| 2025 | rifle (ELK-1-252) | outfitter | 1 | 6 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | rifle (ELK-1-253) | resident | 325 | 50 | 21.6% |
| 2025 | rifle (ELK-1-254) | resident | 356 | 54 | 24.3% |
| 2025 | rifle (ELK-1-254) | outfitter | 1 | 6 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | archery (ELK-2-246) | resident | 180 | 30 | 25.5% |
| 2025 | archery (ELK-2-246) | nonresident | 89 | 2 | 3.8% |
| 2025 | archery (ELK-2-246) | outfitter | 63 | 4 | 8.6% |
| 2025 | archery (ELK-2-247) | resident | 268 | 29 | 16.0% |
| 2025 | archery (ELK-2-247) | nonresident | 179 | 2 | 1.8% |
| 2025 | archery (ELK-2-247) | outfitter | 116 | 4 | 4.3% |
| 2025 | archery (ELK-2-255) | resident | 34 | 21 | 83.3% |
| 2025 | archery (ELK-2-255) | nonresident | 27 | 2 | 8.3% |
| 2025 | archery (ELK-2-255) | outfitter | 5 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 2024 | rifle (ELK-1-248) | resident | 665 | 29 | 6.0% |
| 2024 | rifle (ELK-1-248) | nonresident | 225 | 2 | 1.3% |
| 2024 | rifle (ELK-1-248) | outfitter | 314 | 4 | 1.7% |
| 2024 | rifle (ELK-1-249) | resident | 490 | 50 | 15.2% |
| 2024 | rifle (ELK-1-249) | nonresident | 136 | 4 | 4.0% |
| 2024 | rifle (ELK-1-249) | outfitter | 204 | 6 | 5.3% |
| 2024 | rifle (ELK-1-250) | resident | 413 | 67 | 25.6% |
| 2024 | rifle (ELK-1-250) | nonresident | 126 | 5 | 6.3% |
| 2024 | rifle (ELK-1-250) | outfitter | 124 | 8 | 11.3% |
| 2024 | rifle (ELK-1-251) | resident | 332 | 67 | 31.7% |
| 2024 | rifle (ELK-1-251) | nonresident | 136 | 5 | 5.9% |
| 2024 | rifle (ELK-1-251) | outfitter | 80 | 8 | 16.2% |
| 2024 | rifle (ELK-1-252) | resident | 402 | 50 | 18.0% |
| 2024 | rifle (ELK-1-252) | outfitter | 1 | 6 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | rifle (ELK-1-253) | resident | 362 | 50 | 20.2% |
| 2024 | rifle (ELK-1-254) | resident | 317 | 54 | 26.6% |
| 2024 | archery (ELK-2-246) | resident | 192 | 30 | 24.8% |
| 2024 | archery (ELK-2-246) | nonresident | 98 | 2 | 3.4% |
| 2024 | archery (ELK-2-246) | outfitter | 83 | 4 | 7.1% |
| 2024 | archery (ELK-2-247) | resident | 262 | 29 | 17.5% |
| 2024 | archery (ELK-2-247) | nonresident | 161 | 2 | 2.0% |
| 2024 | archery (ELK-2-247) | outfitter | 103 | 4 | 5.0% |
| 2024 | archery (ELK-2-255) | resident | 32 | 21 | 89.7% |
| 2024 | archery (ELK-2-255) | nonresident | 37 | 2 | 5.9% |
| 2024 | archery (ELK-2-255) | outfitter | 3 | 2 | 83.3% |
| 2023 | rifle (ELK-1-248) | resident | 719 | 29 | 5.4% |
| 2023 | rifle (ELK-1-248) | nonresident | 262 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | rifle (ELK-1-248) | outfitter | 286 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | rifle (ELK-1-249) | resident | 502 | 50 | 15.0% |
| 2023 | rifle (ELK-1-249) | nonresident | 181 | 4 | 3.3% |
| 2023 | rifle (ELK-1-249) | outfitter | 226 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | rifle (ELK-1-250) | resident | 426 | 67 | 25.2% |
| 2023 | rifle (ELK-1-250) | nonresident | 189 | 5 | 4.8% |
| 2023 | rifle (ELK-1-250) | outfitter | 106 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | rifle (ELK-1-251) | resident | 310 | 67 | 32.8% |
| 2023 | rifle (ELK-1-251) | nonresident | 129 | 5 | 6.6% |
| 2023 | rifle (ELK-1-251) | outfitter | 84 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | rifle (ELK-1-252) | resident | 408 | 50 | 18.4% |
| 2023 | rifle (ELK-1-253) | resident | 313 | 50 | 23.3% |
| 2023 | rifle (ELK-1-254) | resident | 372 | 54 | 22.5% |
| 2023 | archery (ELK-2-246) | resident | 128 | 30 | 35.4% |
| 2023 | archery (ELK-2-246) | nonresident | 94 | 2 | 3.5% |
| 2023 | archery (ELK-2-246) | outfitter | 84 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | archery (ELK-2-247) | resident | 208 | 29 | 20.5% |
| 2023 | archery (ELK-2-247) | nonresident | 173 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | archery (ELK-2-247) | outfitter | 126 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | archery (ELK-2-255) | resident | 24 | 21 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | archery (ELK-2-255) | nonresident | 34 | 2 | 7.0% |
| 2023 | archery (ELK-2-255) | outfitter | 5 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | rifle (ELK-1-252) | nonresident | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | rifle (ELK-1-253) | nonresident | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | rifle (ELK-1-254) | nonresident | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
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