New Mexico Unit 18:deer draw odds & harvest
5 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 40 to 75 tags, 25 to 277 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 18
Unit 18Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 182026 draw
DER-1-20770 tags, 277 applied, 15% drew.
107th hardest of 532 New Mexico deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 18
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-207 | any legal · Nov 7–Nov 11Unit 18 | 35 of 255 drew | 70 | 21–100% |
| DER-1-208 | any legal · Nov 14–Nov 18Unit 18 | 19 of 68 drew | 70 | 17–22% |
| DER-2-209 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 24Unit 18 | 21 of 22 drew | 50 | 10–19% |
| DER-2-210 | bow · Jan 1–Jan 15Unit 18 | 18 of 57 drew | 40 | 16–24% |
| DER-3-211 | muzzle · Oct 31–Nov 4Unit 18 | 25 of 32 drew | 75 | 14–25% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 18.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successDER-1-20721–100%
83%
80%
80%
100%
21%
29%
201920202021202220242025
DER-1-20817–22%
17%
22%
20242025
DER-2-20910–19%
10%
19%
20242025
DER-2-21016–24%
16%
24%
20242025
DER-3-21114–25%
25%
14%
20242025
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-1-207Any LegalNov 7–Nov 11
- DER-1-208Any LegalNov 14–Nov 18
- DER-2-209BowSep 1–Sep 24
- DER-2-210BowJan 1–Jan 15
- DER-3-211MuzzleOct 31–Nov 4
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 18and 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 18into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 18 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 18 · DER-1-207
35 of 255 drew
Success21–100%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026