N.M. Admin. Code § 19.31.14.14

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 19.31.14.14 - ELK HUNTS IN PRIMARY MANAGEMENT ZONES

This section lists elk management information and subsequent hunting opportunities for GMUs in elk regions where a primary management zone has been established. The listed information includes regional elk population information, management goals, harvest objectives, total number of hunting opportunities, GMUs or areas open for hunting, season dates, hunt codes, bag limits, big-game sporting arms, number of licenses available in the public draw and the number and type of authorizations available for private lands within the primary management zone of each GMU.

A.Elk management goals:

(1)Quality hunt management (QHM):

(a) Elk harvest in regional populations, herd units or GMUs within a region results in the trend of annual bull mortality rates to be below thirty-five percent.

(b) Seasons should be designed to ensure timing and length of hunts are desirable.

(c) At least two-thirds of all hunters are "satisfied" with the experience.

(2)Optimal opportunity management (OOM):

(a) Elk harvest in regional populations, herd units or GMUs within a region results in the trend of annual bull mortality rates to be below forty-five percent and harvest near optimal sustainable yield.

(b) Season structure should be designed to ensure timing and length of hunts provides significant opportunity.

(c) At least one-third of all hunters are "satisfied" with the experience.

B.Northwest region: primary management zones in GMUs 2, 5A, 9 and 10.

(1) Optimal opportunity management within primary management zones in GMUs 2, 5A, 9 and 10.

(2) Foundational resource information for the northwest region is indicated below:

northwest region population information			sustainable harvest pursuant to goals
herd unit	population estimate (rounded to nearest 100)	bull:cow:calf ratio	bulls	cows
San Juan (GMU 2)	2300-2900	35:100:32	140-200	180-220
Lindrith (GMU 5A)	2200-2500	35:100:32	140-180	170-200
Mt. Taylor (GMU 9)	1000-2100	26:100:28	40-100	0
Zuni (GMU 10)	1500-1800	35:100:32	110-150	140-160

GMU	management goals	total licenses by bag limit
		MB, ES-1, ES-3	A	ES-2	total licenses
2	OOM	259	323	282	864
5A	OOM	250	250	65	565
9	OOM	228	0	281	509
10	OOM	206	324	368	898
Total		943	897	996	2836

(3) Public draw elk hunts listing the eligibility requirements or restrictions, GMUs or areas, hunt dates, hunt codes, number of licenses, bag limits and big-game sporting arms shall be as indicated below. The state game commissioned owned Water Canyon WMA shall be open to licensed public draw elk hunters during established seasons.

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
2	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-129	120	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-130	120	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-131	135	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-132	85	MB
	12/9-12/13	12/14-12/18	12/13-12/17	12/12-12/16	ELK-1-133	125	A
2 youth only	12/9-12/13	12/14-12/18	12/13-12/17	12/12-12/16	ELK-1-134	75	A
2C	12/2-12/6	12/7-12/11	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-1-135	75	A
5A public land only	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-136	5	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-137	5	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-138	10	MB
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-139	10	A
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-140	10	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-141	10	A
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-142	10	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-143	10	A
	10/28-11/1	10/26-10/30	11/1-11/5	10/31-11/4	ELK-1-144	10	MB
	10/28-11/1	10/26-10/30	11/1-11/5	10/31-11/4	ELK-1-145	10	A
9 Marquez/LBar WMA only	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-146	15	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-147	15	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-148	15	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-3-149	15	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-3-150	15	MB
9	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-151	82	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-152	82	ES
9 mobility impaired	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-153	21	MB
9	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-3-154	35	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-3-155	35	MB
	10/28-11/1	10/26-10/30	11/1-11/5	10/31-11/4	ELK-3-156	21	MB
10	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-157	125	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-158	125	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-159	70	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-160	70	MB
10 youth only	11/11-11/15	11/9-11/13	11/15-11/19	11/14-11/18	ELK-1-161	120	A
10	12/2-12/6	12/7-12/11	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-1-162	100	A

(4) Private land elk authorizations for qualifying ranches listing the number of authorizations, bag limits, and big-game sporting arms shall be as indicated below:

open GMUs or areas	2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27 hunt seasons
	MB, ES-1, ES-3	A	ES -2	Total
2	39	48	42	129
5A	210	210	55	475
9	71	0	87	158
10	66	104	118	288
Total	386	362	302	1050

(5) Private land elk hunts for ranches designated as "ranch-only" shall be limited to the following eligibility requirements or restrictions, season dates and big-game sporting arms. All private land mobility-impaired and youth-only hunters must satisfy licensing requirements as stated in 19.31.3 NMAC in order to hunt during the "mobility-impaired" or "youth-only" hunt periods.

Big-game sporting arms	open GMUs or area	2023-2024 hunt dates	2024-2025 hunt dates	2025-2026 hunt dates	2026-2027 hunt dates
bows only	2, 5A, 9, 10	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14
		9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24
muzzle loading rifles and bows	2, 10	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14
	9, mobility impaired	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14
	9	any 5 consecutive days, 10/14-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/12-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/18-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/17-12/31
any biggame sporting arms	2, 10	any 5 consecutive days, 10/14-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/12-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/18-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/17-12/31
any biggame sporting arms	5A	any 5 consecutive days, 10/7-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/5-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/11-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/10-12/31

C.North central region: primary management zones in GMUs 4, 5B, 50, 51 and 52.

(1) Optimal opportunity management within primary management zones in GMUs 4, 5B, 50, 51 and 52.

(2) Foundational resource information for the north central region shall be as indicated below:

north central region population information			sustainable harvest pursuant to goals
herd unit	population estimate (rounded to nearest 100)	bull:cow:calf ratio	bulls	cows
Chama-San Antonio (GMUs 4, 5B, 50, 51 and 52)	25300-29000	38:100:35	1690-2200	2070-2370

GMU	management goals	total licenses by bag limit
		MB, ES-1, ES-3, MB/A	A	ES-2	total licenses
4	OOM	1060	665	475	2200
5B	OOM	367	188	160	715
50	OOM	331	117	156	604
51	OOM	970	909	434	2313
52	OOM	685	406	500	1591
Total	3413	2285	1725	7423

(3) Public draw elk hunts listing the eligibility requirements or restrictions, GMU or area, hunt dates, hunt codes, number of licenses, bag limits and big-game sporting arms shall be as indicated below:

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
4:Sargent WMA only	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-163	10	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-164	10	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-165	10	MB/A
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-166	10	MB/A
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-167	10	MB/A
	10/28-11/1	10/26-10/30	11/1-11/5	10/31-11/4	ELK-1-168	10	MB/A
	11/4-11/8	11/2-11/6	11/1-11/5	11/7-11/11	ELK-1-169	10	A
4:Sargent WMA only, youth only	11/4-11/8	11/2-11/6	11/1-11/5	11/7-11/11	ELK-1-170	10	A
4:Humphries/	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-171	10	ES
Rio Chama WMAs only	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-172	10	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-173	15	MB/A
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-174	15	MB/A
	11/4-11/8	11/2-11/6	11/1-11/5	11/7-11/11	ELK-1-175	10	A
4:Humphries/ Rio Chama WMAs only, youth only	11/4-11/8	11/2-11/6	11/1-11/5	11/7-11/11	ELK-1-176	15	A
4: Rio Chama WMA only	11/11-11/15	11/9-11/13	11/8-11/12	11/14-11/18	ELK-1-177	20	A
5B	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-178	76	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-179	75	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-180	86	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-181	59	A
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-182	86	MB
	10/28-11/1	10/26-10/30	11/1-11/5	10/31-11/4	ELK-1-183	59	A
	11/4-11/8	11/2-11/6	11/1-11/5	11/7-11/11	ELK-1-184	87	MB
	11/11-11/15	11/9-11/13	11/8-11/12	11/14-11/18	ELK-1-185	59	A
	12/16-12/20	12/21-12/25	12/20-12/24	12/19-12/23	ELK-1-186	87	MB
50	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-187	60	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-188	55	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-189	120	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-190	125	MB
	11/4-11/8	11/2-11/6	11/8-11/12	11/7-11/11	ELK-1-191	42	A
	11/18-11/22	11/16-11/20	11/22-11/26	11/21-11/25	ELK-1-192	45	A
51	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-193	180	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-194	180	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-195	220	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-196	220	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-197	220	MB
	11/4-11/8	11/2-11/6	11/8-11/12	11/7-11/11	ELK-1-198	251	A
	11/11-11/15	11/9-11/13	11/15-11/19	11/14-11/18	ELK-1-199	251	A
	11/18-11/22	11/16-11/20	11/22-11/26	11/21-11/25	ELK-1-200	252	A
	12/2-12/6	12/7-12/11	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-3-201	145	ES
52	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-202	230	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-203	230	ES
52 mobility impaired	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-204	50	MB
52	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-205	120	MB
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-206	50	A
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-207	230	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-208	230	MB
52 youth only	11/11-11/15	11/9-11/13	11/15-11/19	11/14-11/18	ELK-1-209	80	A
52 mobility impaired	11/18-11/22	11/16-11/20	11/22-11/26	11/21-11/25	ELK-1-210	56	A
52	11/18-11/22	11/16-11/20	11/15-11/19	11/21-11/25	ELK-1-211	73	A
	12/2-12/6	12/7-12/11	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-1-212	115	A

(4) Private land elk authorizations for qualifying ranches listing the number of authorizations, bag limits and big-game sporting arms shall be as indicated below:

open GMUs or areas	2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27 hunt seasons
MB, ES-1, ES-3, MB/A	A	ES-2	Total
4	990	600	435	2025
5B	21	11	9	41
50	86	30	41	157
51	165	155	74	394
52	55	32	40	127
Total	1317	828	599	2744

(5) Private land elk hunts for ranches designated as "ranch-only" shall be limited to the following eligibility requirements or restrictions, season dates and big-game sporting arms. All private land mobility-impaired and youth-only hunters must satisfy licensing requirements as stated in 19.31.3 NMAC in order to hunt during the "mobility-impaired" or "youth-only" hunt periods.

Big-game sporting arms	open GMUs or area	2023-2024 hunt dates	2024-2025 hunt dates	2025-2026 hunt dates	2026-2027 hunt dates
bows only	4, 5B, 50, 51, 52	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14
		9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24
muzzle loading rifles and bows	52	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14
Big-game sporting arms	4	any 5 consecutive days, 10/1-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/1-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/1-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/1-12/31
	5B, 50, 51	any 5 consecutive days, 10/7-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/5-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/11-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/10-12/31
	52	any 5 consecutive days, 10/14-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/12-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/18-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/17-12/31

D.Jemez region: primary management zones in GMUs 6A, 6B, 6C and 7.

(1) Quality hunt management goals for primary management zones in GMUs 6A and 6B.

(2) Optimal opportunity management within primary management zones in GMUs 6C and 7.

(3) Foundational resource information for the Jemez region shall be as indicated below:

Jemez region population information			sustainable harvest pursuant to goals
Jemez herd unit	population estimate (rounded to nearest 100)	bull:cow:calf ratio	bulls	cows
GMUs 6A, 6B, 6C, and 7	6100-7100	48:100:27	360-475	440-510

GMU	management goal	total licenses by bag limit
		MB, ES-1, ES-3	A	ES-2	total licenses
6A	QHM	361	117	297	775
6B	QHM	50	250	50	350
6C	OOM	429	259	300	988
7	OOM	68	62	36	166
Total		908	688	683	2279

(4) Public draw elk hunts listing the eligibility requirements or restrictions, GMUs or areas, hunt dates, hunt codes, number of licenses, bag limits and big-game sporting arms shall be as indicated below:

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
6A	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-213	150	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-214	102	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-215	104	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-216	100	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-217	103	MB
	10/28-11/1	10/26-10/30	11/8-11/12	10/31-11/4	ELK-1-218	99	A
6B:	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-219	25	ES
	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-220	10	A
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-221	25	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-222	10	A
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-223	15	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-224	20	A
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-225	15	ES
	10/14-10/18	10-12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-226	20	A
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-227	20	ES
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-228	15	A
6B youth only	10/28-11/1	10/26-10/30	11/1-11/5	10/31-11/4	ELK-1-229	35	A
6B	11/4-11/8	11/2-11/6	11/8-11/12	11/7-11/11	ELK-1-230	35	A
	11/18-11/22	11/16-11/20	11/22-11/26	11/21-11/25	ELK-1-231	35	A
6B youth only	11/25-11/29	11/23-11/27	11/29-12/3	11/28-12/2	ELK-1-232	35	A
6B	12/2-12/6	11/30-12/4	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-1-233	35	A
6C	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-234	150	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-235	105	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-236	155	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-237	105	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-238	105	MB
	10/28-11/1	10/26-10/30	11/8-11/12	10/31-11/4	ELK-1-239	110	A
	11/25-11/29	11/23-11/27	11/22-11/26	11/21-11/25	ELK-1-240	110	A
7	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-241	15	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-242	14	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-243	24	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-244	30	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-245	50	A

(5) Private land elk authorizations for qualifying ranches listing the number of authorizations, bag limits and big-game sporting arms shall be as indicated below:

open GMUs or areas	2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27 hunt seasons
	MB, ES-1	A	ES-2	Total
6A	54	18	45	117
6C	64	39	45	148
7	14	12	7	33
Total	132	69	97	298

(6) Private land elk hunts for ranches designated as "ranch only" shall be limited to the following eligibility requirements or restrictions, season dates and big-game sporting arms. All private land mobility-impaired and youth-only hunters must satisfy licensing requirements as stated in 19.31.3 NMAC in order to hunt during the "mobility-impaired" or "youth-only" hunt periods.

Big-game sporting arms	open GMUs or area	2023-2024 hunt dates	2024-2025 hunt dates	2025-2026 hunt dates	2026-2027 hunt dates
bows only	6A, 6C, 7	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14
		9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24
muzzle loading rifles & bows	6A, 6C, 7	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14
any big-game sporting arms	6A, 6C, 7	any 5 consecutive days, 10/14-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/12-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/18-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/17-12/31

E.Southwest region:

(1) Quality hunt management for primary management zones in GMUs 12, 13, 15, 16A, 16B/22, 16C, 16D, 16E and 17.

(2) Optimal opportunity management for primary management zones in GMUs 21A, 21B, 23 and 24.

(3) Foundational resource information for the southwest region shall be as indicated below:

southwest region population information			sustainable harvest pursuant to goals
herd unit	population estimate (rounded to nearest 100)	bull:cow:calf ratio	bulls	cows
Fence Lake (GMU 12)	4000-5900	41:100:46	320-550	400-590
Datil (GMU 13)	3000-3900	40:100:37	210-310	250-330
Greater Gila (GMUs 15, 16A, 16B/22, 16C-E)	21200-23300	33:100:27	1100-1400	1300-1400
Lesser Gila (GMUs 21A, 21B, 23, 24)	1300-4400	33:100:27	80-280	70-280
San Mateo (GMU 17)	1600-2400	51:100:38	110-180	130-200

GMU	management goals	total licenses by bag limit
		MB, ES-1, ES-3	A	ES-2, MB-2, APRE/6	total licenses
12	QHM	593	428	224	1245
13	QHM	583	370	556	1509
15	QHM	923	641	769	2333
16A	QHM	206	155	412	773
16B/22	QHM	222	0	394	616
16C	QHM	149	118	294	561
16D	QHM	148	114	171	433
16E	QHM	187	217	217	621
Greater Gila Totals (15, 16A, 16B/22, 16C-E)		1835	1245	2257	5337
17	QHM	301	271	241	813
21A	OOM	107	31	117	255
21B	OOM	127	167	166	460
23	OOM	195	42	207	444
24	OOM	39	5	28	72
Lesser Gila Totals (21A, 21B, 23, 24)		468	245	518	1231
southwest region total		3780	2559	3796	10135

(4) Public draw elk hunts listing the eligibility requirements or restrictions, hunt dates, hunt codes, number of licenses, bag limits and big-game sporting arms shall be as indicated below:

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
12	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-246	36	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-247	35	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-248	35	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-249	60	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-250	80	MB
	11/11-11/15	11/9-11/13	11/15-11/19	11/14-11/18	ELK-1-251	80	MB
	11/18-11/22	11/16-11/20	11/22-11/26	11/21-11/25	ELK-1-252	60	A
	11/25-11/29	11/23-11/27	11/29-12/3	11/28-12/2	ELK-1-253	60	A
	12/2-12/6	11/30-12/4	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-1-254	64	A
	12/9-12/13	12/7-12/11	12/13-12/17	12/12-12/16	ELK-2-255	25	APRE/6
13	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-256	202	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-257	148	ES
13 youth only	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-258	30	ES
13	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-3-259	86	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-3-260	126	MB
	11/18-11/22	11/16-11/20	11/22-11/26	11/21-11/25	ELK-3-261	126	MB
	12/2-12/6	12/7-12/11	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-3-262	117	A
	12/9-12/13	12/14-12/18	12/13-12/17	12/12-12/16	ELK-3-263	116	A
15	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-264	350	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-265	250	ES
15 youth only	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-266	25	ES
15	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-3-267	200	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-3-268	245	MB
	11/11-11/15	11/9-11/13	11/15-11/19	11/14-11/18	ELK-3-269	250	MB
	12/2-12/6	12/7-12/11	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-3-270	250	A
	12/9-12/13	12/14-12/18	12/13-12/17	12/12-12/16	ELK-3-271	250	A
16A	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-272	250	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-273	150	ES
16A mobility impaired	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-274	25	MB
16A	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-275	75	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-276	100	MB
	12/2-12/6	12/7-12/11	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-1-277	75	A
	12/9-12/13	12/14-12/18	12/13-12/17	12/12-12/16	ELK-1-278	75	A
16B/22	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-279	225	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-280	165	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-281	25	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-282	80	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-283	120	MB
16C	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-284	144	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-285	100	ES
16C youth only	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-286	25	ES
16C	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-287	35	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-288	65	MB
	12/2-12/6	12/7-12/11	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-1-289	50	A
	12/9-12/13	12/14-12/18	12/13-12/17	12/12-12/16	ELK-1-290	48	A
16D	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-291	90	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-292	60	ES
16D mobility impaired	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-293	25	MB
16D	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-294	55	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-295	50	MB
	12/2-12/6	12/7-12/11	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-1-296	50	A
	12/9-12/13	12/14-12/18	12/13-12/17	12/12-12/16	ELK-1-297	50	A
16E	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-298	90	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-299	60	ES
16E youth only	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-300	25	ES
16E	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-3-301	70	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-302	53	MB
	12/2-12/6	12/7-12/11	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-1-303	75	A
	12/9-12/13	12/14-12/18	12/13-12/17	12/12-12/16	ELK-1-304	75	A
17	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-305	125	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-306	75	ES
17 youth only	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-307	25	ES
17	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-3-308	100	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-3-309	100	MB
	11/18-11/22	11/16-11/20	11/22-11/26	11/21-11/25	ELK-3-310	25	MB
	11/18-11/22	11/16-11/20	11/22-11/26	11/21-11/25	ELK-3-311	25	A
	12/2-12/6	12/7-12/11	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-3-312	100	A
	12/9-12/13	12/14-12/18	12/13-12/17	12/12-12/16	ELK-3-313	100	A
21A	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-314	50	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-315	50	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-316	15	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-317	35	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-318	55	MB
	12/2-12/6	12/7-12/11	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-1-319	30	A
	12/16-12/20	12/21-12/25	12/20-12/24	12/19-12/23	ELK-2-320	15	MB
21B	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-321	25	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-322	25	ES
	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	10/1-10/5	ELK-1-323	10	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-324	15	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-325	25	MB
	11/18-11/22	11/16-11/20	11/22-11/26	11/21-11/25	ELK-1-326	15	A
	11/25-11/29	11/23-11/27	11/29-12/3	11/28-12/2	ELK-1-327	15	A
	12/2-12/6	12/7-12/11	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-1-328	15	A
	12/9-12/13	12/14-12/18	12/13-12/17	12/12-12/16	ELK-1-329	20	A
	12/16-12/20	12/21-12/25	12/20-12/24	12/19-12/23	ELK-2-330	15	MB
23	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-331	125	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-332	75	ES
23 youth only	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-333	25	ES
23	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-3-334	75	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-335	75	MB
	12/2-12/6	12/7-12/11	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-1-336	20	A
	12/16-12/20	12/21-12/25	12/20-12/24	12/19-12/23	ELK-2-337	15	MB
23: south of NM 78	12/16-12/24	12/21-12/29	12/20-12/28	12/19-12/27	ELK-1-338	20	A
24: excluding Ft. Bayard management area	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-339	15	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-340	10	ES
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-3-341	15	MB
	12/16-12/20	12/21-12/25	12/20-12/24	12/19-12/23	ELK-1-342	15	MB
24: including Ft. Bayard management area, youth only	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-343	5	ES
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-344	5	A

(5) Private-land elk authorizations for qualifying ranches listing the number of authorizations, bag limits and big-game sporting arms shall be as indicated below:

open GMUs or areas	MB, ES-1, ES-3
	MB, ES-1, ES-3	A	ES-2, MB-2, APRE/6	total
12	338	244	128	710
13	215	137	206	558
15	203	141	169	513
16A	6	5	12	23
16B/22	2	0	4	6
16C	24	20	50	94
16D	18	14	21	53
16E	65	67	67	199
17	51	46	41	138
21A	2	1	2	5
21B	77	102	101	280
23	5	2	7	14
24	4	0	3	7
Total	1010	779	811	2600

(6) Private-land elk hunts for ranches designated as "ranch-only" shall be limited to the following eligibility requirements or restrictions, season dates and big-game sporting arms. All private land mobility-impaired and youth-only hunters must satisfy licensing requirements as stated in 19.31.3 NMAC in order to hunt during the "mobility-impaired" or "youth-only" hunt periods.

Big-game sporting arms	open GMUs or area	2023-2024 hunt dates	2024-2025 hunt dates	2025-2026 hunt dates	2026-2027 hunt dates
bows only	12, 13, 15, 16A, 16B/22, 16C, 16D, 16E, 17, 21A, 21B, 23, 24	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14
		9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24
muzzle loading rifles and bows	16E, 23, 24	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14
	youth only: 13, 15, 17	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14
	13, 15, 17	any 5 consecutive days 10/1412/31	any 5 consecutive days 10/1212/31	any 5 consecutive days 10/1812/31	any 5 consecutive days 10/1712/31
muzzle loading rifles only with approval of director or designee and state game commission chairperson	13: antlerless elk only	any 5 consecutive days 1/1-1/31	any 5 consecutive days 1/1-1/31	any 5 consecutive days 1/1-1/31	any 5 consecutive days 1/1-1/31
Big-game sporting arms	12, 16B/22, 21A	any 5 consecutive days, 10/712/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/512/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/1112/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/1012/31
	21B	any 5 consecutive days, 10/112/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/112/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/112/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/112/31
	16E, 23, 24	any 5 consecutive days, 10/2112/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/1912/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/2512/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/2412/31
	16A, 16C, 16D	any 5 consecutive days, 10/1412/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/1212/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/1812/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/1712/31
	youth only: 16C, 16E, 23, 24	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14
	mobility impaired: 16A, 16D	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14

F.Southeast region: GMUs 34 and 36.

(1) Quality hunt management for primary management zones in GMU 36.

(2) Optimal opportunity management goals for primary management zones in GMU 34.

(3) Foundational resource information for the southeast region shall be as indicated below:

southeast region population information			sustainable harvest pursuant to goals
herd unit	population estimate (rounded to nearest 100)	bull:cow:calf ratio	bulls	cows
Sacramento (GMU 34)	7400-8600	52:100:39	500-660	610-710
Ruidoso (GMU 36)	5400-8500	66:100:43	370-640	450-690

GMU	management goal	total licenses by bag limit
		MB, ES-1, ES-3	A	ES-2, APRE/6/A	total licenses
34	OOM	633	1892	723	3248
36	QHM	583	417	389	1389
Total		1216	2309	1112	4637

(4) Public-draw elk hunts listing the hunt dates, hunt codes, number of licenses, bag limits and big-game sporting arms shall be as indicated below:

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
34	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-345	200	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-346	200	ES
34 youth only	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-347	75	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-348	120	A
34 mobility impaired	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-349	50	ES
34	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-3-350	250	ES
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-351	150	ES
	11/25-11/29	11/23-11/27	11/29-12/3	11/28-12/2	ELK-1-352	350	A
	12/2-12/6	12/7-12/11	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-1-353	350	A
	12/9-12/13	12/14-12/18	12/13-12/17	12/12-12/16	ELK-1-354	350	A
	12/16-12/20	12/21-12/25	12/20-12/24	12/19-12/23	ELK-2-355	200	APRE/6/A
	1/27-1/31	1/25-1/29	1/24-1/28	1/23-1/27	ELK-1-356	200	A
	2/3-2/7	2/1-2/5	2/7-2/11	2/6-2/10	ELK-1-357	200	A
36	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-358	140	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-359	140	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-360	140	ES
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-361	140	ES
	10/28-11/1	10/26-10/30	11/1-11/5	10/31-11/4	ELK-1-362	140	ES
	12/2-12/6	12/7-12/11	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-1-363	100	A
	12/9-12/13	12/14-12/18	12/13-12/17	12/12-12/16	ELK-1-364	100	A
	1/27-1/31	1/25-1/29	1/24-1/28	1/23-1/27	ELK-1-365	100	A

(5) Private-land elk authorizations for qualifying ranches listing the number of authorizations, bag limits and big-game sporting arms shall be as indicated below:

open GMUs or areas	2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27 hunt seasons
	MB, ES-1, ES-3	A	ES-2, APRE/6/A	total
34	108	322	123	553
36	163	117	109	389
Total	271	439	232	942

(6) Private-land elk hunts for ranches designated as "ranch only" shall be limited to the following eligibility requirements or restrictions, season dates and big-game sporting arms. All private-land mobility-impaired and youth-only hunters must satisfy licensing requirements as stated in 19.31.3 NMAC in order to hunt during the "mobility-impaired" or "youth-only" hunt periods.

Big-game sporting arms	open GMUs or area	2023-2024 hunt dates	2024-2025 hunt dates	2025-2026 hunt dates	2026-2027 hunt dates
bows only	34, 36	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14
		9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24
any big-game sporting arms	youth only & mobility impaired: 34	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14
muzzle loading rifles and bows	34	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21
	36	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14
any big game sporting arms	34	any 5 consecutive days, 10/21-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/19-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/25-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/24-12/31
	36	any 5 consecutive days, 10/14-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/12-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/18-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/17-12/31
any big-game sporting arms	34: antlerless elk only	any 5 consecutive days 10/21/20232/7/2024	any 5 consecutive days 10/19/20242/5/2025	any 5 consecutive days 10/25/20252/11/2026	any 5 consecutive days 10/24/20262/10/2027
any big-game sporting arms	36: antlerless elk only	any 5 consecutive days 10/14/20231/31/2024	any 5 consecutive days 10/12/20241/31/2025	any 5 consecutive days 10/18/20251/31/2026	any 5 consecutive days 10/17/20261/31/2027

G.Northeast region:

(1) Quality hunt management for primary management zones in GMU 45.

(2) Optimal opportunity management goals for primary management zones in GMUs 48, 49 and 53.

(3) Foundational resource information for the northeast region shall be as indicated below:

northeast region population information			sustainable harvest	pursuant to goals
herd unit	population estimate (rounded to nearest 100)	bull:cow:calf ratio	bulls	cows
Pecos (GMU 45)	1100-2100	35:100:32	80-150	90-160
Whites peak (GMU 48)	1200-2000	35:100:32	70-140	90-150
Penasco (GMU 49)	1100-2400	35:100:32	70-200	40-100
Ute-Midnight-San Cristobal (GMU 53)	1400-2900	34:100:24	70-160	90-180

GMU	management goal	total licenses by bag limit
		MB, ES-1, ES-3	A	ES-2	total licenses
45	QHM	457	54	163	674
48	OOM	286	170	304	760
49	OOM	161	162	125	448
53	OOM	362	261	174	797
Total		1266	647	766	2679

(4) Public-draw elk hunts listing the hunt dates, hunt codes, number of licenses, bag limits and big-game sporting arms shall be as indicated below:

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
45	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-366	75	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-367	73	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-368	136	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-369	140	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-370	140	MB
	11/11-11/15	11/9-11/13	11/15-11/19	11/14-11/18	ELK-3-371	49	A
48	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-372	80	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-373	80	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-374	60	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-375	75	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-376	64	MB
	11/11-11/15	11/9-11/13	11/15-11/19	11/14-11/18	ELK-1-377	50	A
	12/2-12/6	12/7-12/11	12/6-12/10	12/5-12/9	ELK-1-378	54	A
49	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-379	60	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-380	59	ES
	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-1-381	77	MB
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-382	76	MB
	11/4-11/8	11/2-11/6	11/8-11/12	11/7-11/11	ELK-1-383	77	A
	11/11-11/15	11/9-11/13	11/15-11/19	11/14-11/18	ELK-1-384	77	A
53	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	ELK-2-385	65	ES
	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	ELK-2-386	60	ES
53: excluding Cerro portion	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14	ELK-3-387	50	ES
	10/14-10/18	10/12-10/16	10/18-10/22	10/17-10/21	ELK-1-388	80	MB
	10/21-10/25	10/19-10/23	10/25-10/29	10/24-10/28	ELK-1-389	131	MB
	11/11-11/15	11/9-11/13	11/15-11/19	11/14-11/18	ELK-1-390	94	A
	11/18-11/22	11/16-11/20	11/22-11/26	11/21-11/25	ELK-1-391	94	A

(5) Private-land elk authorizations for qualifying ranches listing the number of authorizations, bag limits and big-game sporting arms shall be as indicated below:

open GMUs or areas	2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27 hunt seasons
	MB, ES-1, ES-3	A	ES-2	Total
45	41	5	15	61
48	112	66	119	297
49	8	8	6	22
53	101	73	49	223
Total	262	152	189	603

(6) Private-land elk hunts for ranches designated as ranch only shall be limited to the following eligibility requirements or restrictions, season dates and big-game sporting arms. All private-land mobility-impaired and youth-only hunters must satisfy licensing requirements as stated in 19.31.3 NMAC in order to hunt during "mobility-impaired" or "youth-only" hunt periods.

Big-game sporting arms	open GMUs or area	2023-2024 hunt dates	2024-2025 hunt dates	2025-2026 hunt dates	2026-2027 hunt dates
bows only	45, 48,	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14	9/1-9/14
	49, 53	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24	9/15-9/24
muzzle loading rifles and bows	45, 48, 53	10/7-10/11	10/5-10/9	10/11-10/15	10/10-10/14
big-game	45, 48, 53	any 5 consecutive days, 10/14-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/12-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/18-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/17-12/31
sporting arms	49	any 5 consecutive days, 10/7-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/5-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/11-12/31	any 5 consecutive days, 10/10-12/31
big-game sporting arms. Must have approval of director or designee and state game commission chairperson.	48: antlerless elk only	any 5 consecutive days 1/1-1/31	any 5 consecutive days 1/1-1/31	any 5 consecutive days 1/1-1/31	any 5 consecutive days 1/1-1/31

N.M. Admin. Code § 19.31.14.14

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 05, March 15, 2016, eff. 4/1/2016, 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