New Mexico Unit 17:deer draw odds & harvest
9 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 75 to 80 tags, 118 to 1,267 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 17
Unit 17Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 172026 draw
DER-1-20180 tags, 1,267 applied, 5% drew.
One of New Mexico's hardest deer draws: 28th hardest of 532 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 17
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-198 | Unit 17 youth only | 43 of 229 drew | 42–71% | |
| DER-1-201 | any legal · Nov 7–Nov 11Unit 17 | 53 of 1,162 drew | 80 | 39–50% |
| DER-1-202 | any legal · Nov 14–Nov 18Unit 17 | 30 of 307 drew | 80 | 33–39% |
| DER-1-203 | any legal - youth only · Nov 21–Nov 29Unit 17: youth only | 40 of 222 drew | 80 | 57–61% |
| DER-2-200 | Unit 17 | 42 of 185 drew | 25–40% | |
| DER-2-204 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 24Unit 17 | 46 of 110 drew | 75 | 10–25% |
| DER-2-205 | bow · Jan 1–Jan 15Unit 17 | 26 of 158 drew | 75 | 13–26% |
| DER-3-201 | Unit 17 | 46 of 393 drew | 35–51% | |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 17.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successDER-1-20220–39%
24%
22%
20%
24%
39%
33%
36%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-1-20319–61%
25%
26%
19%
29%
57%
58%
61%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-2-2046–24%
6%
17%
7%
13%
16%
10%
24%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-2-20512–29%
29%
26%
12%
19%
26%
13%
18%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-3-20614–56%
16%
56%
25%
31%
25%
14%
21%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-1-19842–71%
42%
54%
71%
201920202022
DER-1-20139–49%
46%
39%
49%
202320242025
DER-2-20025–40%
40%
25%
25%
201920202022
DER-3-20135–51%
51%
39%
35%
201920202022
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-1-201Any LegalNov 7–Nov 11
- DER-1-202Any LegalNov 14–Nov 18
- DER-1-203Any Legal - Youth OnlyNov 21–Nov 29
- DER-2-204BowSep 1–Sep 24
- DER-2-205BowJan 1–Jan 15
- DER-3-206MuzzleOct 31–Nov 4
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 17and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
Take Unit 17into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 17 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 17 · DER-1-198
43 of 229 drew
Success42–71%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026