New Mexico 26 Draw Results

going on 10+ years of nothing but red

All red.

22 years and no elk tag drawn in NM.

Before that, I drew a rifle bull tag my first time applying as a resident in 1999.

The good news is- next year I’ll have a less than 2% chance again!

Gotta love the random draw system.


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Me to fellers. Me to. Donated a couple grand or more to NM the last 17 years. Don't think I am gonna do it anymore unless they fix something. Starting with landowner tags, ridiculous outfitter welfare, and maybe a significant tag fee increase to help the odds. Odds are so bad it really feels dumb to keep throwing the money away.
 
Are you a resident? There are multiple rifle elk hunts with 30% or better odds. No way should you have 2% chance every year. There's at least one Rifle bull hunt with over 80% odds for residents.
I’m not sure about this guy, but everyone cursing this shitty system and being pissed for not drawing a 1st rifle Gila tag as a nonres with a group of 8 dudes or some shit is old. You could apply 1,000 times, not draw and the system would still be fair!
 
Considering I have an AK moose hunt in Sept I swung for the fences on L48 apps this year, to my surprise I wake up to a primo muzzy elk hunt! Gonna be a busy fall!
I’ve got an AK moose hunt planned as well and had the same app strategy, we probably applied for most of the same muzzy tags. Good luck on both hunts!
 
I’m not sure about this guy, but everyone cursing this shitty system and being pissed for not drawing a 1st rifle Gila tag as a nonres with a group of 8 dudes or some shit is old. You could apply 1,000 times, not draw and the system would still be fair!
Yep, exactly. I draw for deer every year and can count on elk 4ish out of every 5ish years as a resident. Been lucky lately as two of my last four have been bull tags but I'd rather have a muzzleloader cow tag or a tag in a less desirable unit than no tag. Especially for deer, no reason for residents to complain when there are 30+ deer hunts over 50% across weapon types. You can get a deer tag every year as a resident if you want.
 
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