New Mexico Unit 12:deer draw odds & harvest
5 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 20 to 85 tags, 27 to 233 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 12
Unit 12Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 122026 draw
DER-1-17785 tags, 233 applied, 23% drew.
169th hardest of 532 New Mexico deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 12
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-177 | any legal · Nov 7–Nov 11Unit 12 | 45 of 197 drew | 85 | 14–33% |
| DER-2-173 | Unit 12 | 10 of 20 drew | 5–9% | |
| DER-2-178 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 24Unit 12 | 10 of 27 drew | 20 | 0–20% |
| DER-3-174 | Unit 12 | 5 of 7 drew | 7–17% | |
| DER-3-179 | muzzle · Oct 31–Nov 4Unit 12 | 18 of 27 drew | 40 | 12–29% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 12.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successDER-1-17714–42%
38%
42%
39%
20%
17%
14%
33%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-2-1780–20%
15%
20%
6%
4%
4%
0%
20%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-2-1734–9%
4%
7%
5%
9%
2019202020212022
DER-3-1747–17%
10%
7%
17%
7%
2019202020212022
DER-3-17912–29%
12%
18%
29%
202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
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.
Season dates · 2026
- DER-1-177Any LegalNov 7–Nov 11
- DER-2-178BowSep 1–Sep 24
- DER-3-179MuzzleOct 31–Nov 4
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 12and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
Public land & access
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 12 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each deer hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 12 · DER-1-177
45 of 197 drew
Success14–33%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026