2019 New Mexico Season Dates

Please note that these New Mexico Elk Season Dates are from New Mexico’s Department of Wildlife’s website and that you should double check before hunting!
New Mexico Elk Unit 2 
Bow Sept. 1–14 . . ELK–2–100 . . S . . . . 120 . .ES
Bow Sept. 15–24 . . ELK–2–101 . . S . . . . 120 . .ES
Muzzle . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 5–9 . . . ELK–3–102 . . S . . . . 125 . .MB
Any Legal . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 12–16 . . ELK–1–103 . . S . . . . 75 . .MB
Any Legal – NM Resident Only . . . Dec. 14–18 . . ELK–1–104 . . S . . . . 100 . .A
Any Legal – NM Resident Only / Dec. 14–18 . . ELK–1–105 . . S . . . . 50 . .A
Youth Only

New Mexico Elk Unit 2C Only
Any Legal – NM Resident Only . . . Dec. 7–11 . . ELK–1–106 . . S . . . . 50 . .A

New Mexico Elk Unit 4 (NM Resident Only) 
Bow – Sargent WMA . . . . . . Sept. 1–14 . . ELK–2–134 . . Q . . . . 10 . .ES
Bow – Sargent WMA . . . . . . Sept. 15–24 . . ELK–2–135 . . Q . . . . 10 . .ES
Bow – Humphries/Rio Chama WMAs .Sept. 1–14 . . ELK–2–142 . . S . . . . 10 . .ES
Bow – Humphries/Rio Chama WMAs .Sept. 15–24 . . ELK–2–143 . . S . . . . 10 . .ES
Any Legal – Sargent WMA . . . . Oct. 5–9 . . . ELK–1–136 . . Q . . . . 10 . .MB/A
Any Legal – Sargent WMA . . . . Oct. 12–16 . . ELK–1–137 . . Q . . . . 10 . .MB/A
Any Legal – Sargent WMA . . . . Oct. 19–23 . . ELK–1–138 . . Q . . . . 10 . .MB/A
Any Legal – Sargent WMA . . . . Oct. 26–30 . . ELK–1–139 . . S . . . . 10 . .MB/A
Any Legal – Sargent WMA / . . . . Nov. 2–6 . . .ELK–1–140 . . S . . . . 10 . .A
Any Legal – Sargent WMA/ . . . . Nov. 2–6 . . .ELK–1–141 . . S . . . . 10 . .A
Youth Only
Any Legal – Humphries / . . . . . Oct. 5–9 . . . ELK–1–144 . . S . . . . 15 . .MB/A
Rio Chama WMAs
Any Legal – Humphries/ . . . . . Oct. 12–16 . . ELK–1–145 . . S . . . . 15 . .MB/A
Rio Chama WMAs

New Mexico Elk Unit 4 (NM Resident Only) 
Any Legal – Humphries/ . . . . . Nov. 2–6 . . .ELK–1–146 . . S . . . . 10 . .A
Rio Chama WMAs
Any Legal – Humphries/ . . . . . Nov. 2–6 . . .ELK–1–147 . . S . . . . 15 . .A
Rio Chama WMAs / Youth Only
Any Legal – Rio Chama WMA Only . Nov. 9–13 . . ELK–1–148 . . S . . . . 15 . .A

New Mexico Elk Unit 5A
Bow Sept. 1–14 . . ELK–2–107 . . S . . . . . 5 . .ES
Bow Sept. 15–24 . . ELK–2–108 . . S . . . . . 5 . .ES
Any Legal . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 5–9 . . . ELK–1–109 . . S . . . . 10 . .MB
Any Legal – NM Resident Only . . . Oct. 5–9 . . . ELK–1–110 . . S . . . . 10 . .A
Any Legal . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 12–16 . . ELK–1–111 . . S . . . . 10 . .MB
Any Legal – NM Resident Only . . . Oct. 12–16 . . ELK–1–112 . . S . . . . 10 . .A
Any Legal . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 19–23 . . ELK–1–113 . . S . . . . 10 . .MB
Any Legal – NM Resident Only . . . Oct. 19–23 . . ELK–1–114 . . S . . . . 10 . .A
Any Legal . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 26–30 . . ELK–1–115 . . . S . . . . 10 . .MB
Any Legal – NM Resident Only . . . Oct. 26–30 . . ELK–1–116 . . S . . . . 10 . .A

New Mexico Elk Unit 5B
Bow Sept. 1–14 . . ELK–2–149 . . S . . . . 76 . .ES
Bow Sept. 15–24 . . ELK–2–150 . . S . . . . 75 . .ES
Any Legal . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 5–9 . . . ELK–1–151 . . S . . . . 86 . .MB
Any Legal – NM Resident Only . . . Oct. 12–16 . . ELK–1–152 . . S . . . . 59 . .A
Any Legal . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 19–23 . . ELK–1–153 . . S . . . . 86 . .MB
Any Legal – NM Resident Only . . . Oct. 26–30 . . ELK–1–154 . . S . . . . 59 . .A
Any Legal . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 2–6 . . .ELK–1–155 . . S . . . . 87 . .MB
Any Legal – NM Resident Only . . . Nov. 9–13 . . ELK–1–156 . . S . . . . 59 . .A
Any Legal . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 21–25 . . ELK–1–157 . . S . . . . 87 . .MB

New Mexico Elk Unit 6A
Bow Sept. 1–14 . . ELK–2–184 . . S . . . . 150 . .ES
Bow Sept. 15–24 . . ELK–2–185 . . HD . . . 102 . .ES
Muzzle . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 5–9 . . . ELK–3–186 . . HD . . . 104 . .MB
Any Legal . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 12–16 . . ELK–1–187 . . S . . . . 100 . .MB
Any Legal . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 19–23 . . ELK–1–188 . . S . . . . 103 . .MB
Any Legal – NM Resident Only . . . Oct. 26–30 . . ELK–1–189 . . S . . . . 99 . .A

New Mexico Elk Unit 6B (A hunter orientation is required)
Bow Sept. 1–14 . . ELK–2–190 . . Q/HD . . 25 . .ES
Bow Sept. 15–24 . . ELK–2–191 . . Q/HD . . 25 . .ES
Muzzle . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 5–9 . . . ELK–3–192 . . Q/HD . . 15 . .ES
Any Legal . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 12–16 . . ELK–1–193 . . Q/HD . . 15 . .ES
Any Legal . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 19–23 . . ELK–1–194 . . Q . . . . 20 . .ES
Any Legal – NM Resident Only / Oct. 26–30 . . ELK–1–195 . . S . . . . 30 . .A
Youth Only
Any Legal – NM Resident Only . . . Nov. 2–6 . . .ELK–1–196 . . S . . . . 35 . .A
Any Legal – NM Resident Only . . . Nov. 16–20 . . ELK–1–197 . . S . . . . 35 . .A
Any Legal – NM Resident Only / Nov. 23–27 . . ELK–1–198 . . S . . . . 30 . .A
Youth Only
Any Legal – NM Resident Only . . . Dec. 7–11 . . ELK–1–199 . . S . . . . 35 . .A

New Mexico Elk Unit 6C 
Bow Sept. 1–14 . . ELK–2–201 . . S . . . . 150 . .ES
Bow Sept. 15–24 . . ELK–2–202 . . HD . . . 105 . .ES
Muzzle . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 5–9 . . . ELK–3–203 . . HD . . . 155 . .MB
Any Legal . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 12–16 . . ELK–1–204 . . S . . . . 105 . .MB
Any Legal . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 19–23 . . ELK–1–205 . . S . . . . 105 . .MB
Any Legal – NM Resident Only . . . Oct. 26–30 . . ELK–1–206 . . S . . . . 110 . .A
Any Legal – NM Resident Only . . . Nov. 23–27 . . ELK–1–207 . . S . . . . 110 . .A
Unit 7
Bow Sept. 1–14 . . ELK–2–208 . . S . . . . 15 . .ES
Bow Sept. 15–24 . . ELK–2–209 . . S . . . . 14 . .ES
Muzzle . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 5–9 . . . ELK–3–210 . . S . . . . 24 . .MB
Any Legal . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 12–16 . . ELK–1–211 . . S . . . . 30 . .MB
Any Legal – NM Resident Only . . . Oct. 19–23 . . ELK–1–212 . . S . . . . 50 . .A

New Mexico Elk Unit 9 
Bow – Marquez WMA / Sept. 1–14 . . ELK–2–117 . . S . . . . . 5 . .ES
NM Resident Only
Bow – Marquez WMA / Sept. 15–24 . . ELK–2–118 . . S . . . . . 5 . .ES
NM Resident Only
Bow – including Water Canyon WMA . Sept. 1–14 . . ELK–2–122 . . S . . . . 117 . .ES
Bow – including Water Canyon WMA . Sept. 15–24 . . ELK–2–123 . . S . . . . 117 . .ES
Muzzle – Marquez WMA / Oct. 5–9 . . . ELK–3–119 . . S . . . . . 4 . .MB
NM Resident Only
Muzzle – Marquez WMA / Oct. 12–16 . . ELK–3–120 . . S . . . . . 5 . .MB
NM Resident Only

New Mexico Blaze Orange Law

Hunters on military properties must wear a minimum of 244 square inches of blaze orange. Hunters participating in any firearm hunt on Valles Caldera National Preserve must wear a minimum of 244 square inches of blaze orange. Though not required elsewhere by law, NMDGF strongly encourages hunters to wear blaze orange. View All Rules At New Mexico’s Wildlife Website.

Encouragement Elk Hunts: Online Purchase Only

Only New Mexico residents are eligible. Only youth hunters are eligible during the first 14 days of the online sale. In the current license year, the resident youth hunter must have successfully applied for at least one draw hunt for bighorn sheep, Barbary sheep, deer, elk, ibex, oryx or pronghorn but must not have drawn any hunt. Resident youth hunters must be 17 years of age or younger on
opening day of the hunt and must have a valid Hunter Education number (page 17).

After 14 days, remaining licenses will also be available to New Mexico resident senior hunters who have successfully applied for at least one draw hunt for bighorn sheep, Barbary sheep, deer, elk, ibex, oryx or pronghorn, but have not drawn any hunt.

Hunts will be offered online only on a first-come, first served basis. Hunts will be available online until 14 days before each hunt start date. For information about how to obtain one of these licenses telephone the NMDGF Information Center: 1-888-248-6866.

New Mexico Parks & Wildlife Website

2019 Elk Season Dates

Looking for the 2019 – 2020 elk season dates for your state, or looking to travel for the best out of state elk hunt? Legion Outdoors has compiled a list of all states cow and bull elk season dates to better assist you to plan your next in state or out of state elk hunt! Please note that these elk season dates are from each states department of wildlife’s website and that you should double check before hunting!

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