NM Elk Unit 22

NM 22 Tactical Overview. Terrain & Access NM 22 spans 4,467–10,867 ft across 251,341 acres, with 71% public land and 42% wilderness. The elevation band supports diverse habitat—lower-country piñon-juniper and ponderosa pine transitioning to higher mixed conifer—making it accessible via road corridors at lower elevations while requiring foot travel in upper-country and wilderness zones. The substantial public-land base and moderate wilderness percentage favor self-sufficient hunters comfortable with foot traffic into remote drainages. Access points are concentrated but navigable. Trophy Potential The counties overlapping NM 22—Grant and Catron—hold a combined 49 record-book entries spanning multiple decades, shared among..