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Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFEChapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING
Part 14 - ELK
Section 19.31.14.16 - ELK HUNTS IN SPECIAL MANAGEMENT ZONES

N.M. Admin. Code § 19.31.14.16

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

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10/14-10/18

10/12-10/16

10/18-10/22

10/17-10/21

ELK-1-428

20

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10/21-10/25

10/19-10/23

10/25-10/29

10/24-10/28

ELK-1-429

20

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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

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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

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10/14-10/18

10/12-10/16

10/18-10/22

10/17-10/21

ELK-1-437

10

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11/4-11/8

11/2-11/6

11/8-11/12

11/7-11/11

ELK-1-438

10

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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

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10/14-10/18

10/12-10/16

10/18-10/22

10/17-10/21

ELK-1-444

35

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10/21-10/25

10/19-10/23

10/25-10/29

10/24-10/28

ELK-1-445

30

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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

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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.

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