DER-1-161 · BuckRES + NR

Unit 9 deer,Unit 9 including Water canyon and Marquez WMAs

Units: 9·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2022 draw · Nonresident

8 drew, 187 applied in 2022. One of New Mexico's hardest deer draws: 25th hardest of 532 in 2022.

Draw result · 2021

<1%

0 of 2 drew

Harvest success

20–50%

Range, 2020–2022

Applicants · 2022

187

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2022	Resident	187	8
2021	Nonresident	2	0
2021	Outfitter	1	0

New Mexico prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2022	Resident	8 of 187 drew	187	8	4%
2021	Nonresident	0 of 2 drew	2	0	<1%
2021	Outfitter	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2021	Resident	9 of 184 drew	184	9	5%
2020	Nonresident	0 of 2 drew	2	0	<1%
2020	Outfitter	0 of 1 drew	1	0	<1%
2020	Resident	7 of 145 drew	145	7	5%
2019	Nonresident	1 of 4 drew	4	1	25%
2019	Resident	9 of 171 drew	171	9	5%

Other applicant tracks

Track	Year	Applied	Drew
Outfitter	2021	1	0

Draws that run alongside the general one, from the latest results.

What it is

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Harvest success, DER-1-161

2019–2022

1943%2050%2132%2220%

2022: 9 taken by 45 hunters. Success is animals taken ÷ hunters.

Other deer hunts in Unit 9

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Before you apply

Tag fee: “High-Demand (HD) $60 $623”
Tag fee: “Quality (Q) $60 $623”
Points: “New Mexico does not grant preference to previously unsuccessful applicants.”
Application fee: “All draw license fees include a nonrefundable application fee (residents: $7; non-residents: $13).”

Rules for 2026.

Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026