New Mexico Unit 2A:deer draw odds & harvest
12 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 15 to 150 tags, 5 to 489 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 2A
Unit 2ANeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 2A2026 draw
DER-1-10315 tags, 95 applied, 4% drew.
One of New Mexico's hardest deer draws: 24th hardest of 532 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 2A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-100 | any legal - youth only · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 2A: youth only | 14 of 63 drew | 25 | 6–50% |
| DER-1-101 | any legal · Oct 31–Nov 4Unit 2A | 78 of 428 drew | 150 | 23–36% |
| DER-1-102 | Unit 2A: private land only | 14 of 14 drew | 29–41% | |
| DER-1-103 | any legal - youth only · Nov 21–Nov 29Unit 2A: youth only | 4 of 74 drew | 15 | 67–92% |
| DER-2-103 | Unit 2A | 21 of 62 drew | 8–24% | |
| DER-2-104 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 24Unit 2A | 18 of 45 drew | 40 | 11–22% |
| DER-2-105 | Unit 2A: private land only | 4 of 4 drew | 0–67% | |
| DER-2-106 | bow · Jan 1–Jan 15Unit 2A | 29 of 116 drew | 80 | 23–30% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 2A.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successDER-1-1005–48%
26%
34%
23%
28%
5%
29%
48%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-1-10120–65%
20%
65%
60%
39%
23%
24%
36%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-1-10228–84%
74%
71%
75%
84%
38%
28%
43%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-2-1040–22%
22%
20%
21%
0%
12%
22%
11%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-2-1050–67%
25%
20%
17%
17%
0%
40%
67%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-2-1060–38%
38%
13%
0%
33%
30%
28%
23%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-3-1080–67%
33%
67%
0%
50%
35%
26%
22%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-2-1038–26%
26%
8%
25%
9%
2019202020212022
DER-3-10713–33%
13%
33%
20%
23%
2019202020212022
DER-1-10369–93%
93%
69%
80%
202320242025
DER-2-10740–60%
57%
60%
40%
202320242025
DER-3-1090–100%
0%
50%
100%
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-1-100Any Legal - Youth OnlyOct 24–Oct 28
- DER-1-101Any LegalOct 31–Nov 4
- DER-1-103Any Legal - Youth OnlyNov 21–Nov 29
- DER-2-104BowSep 1–Sep 24
- DER-2-106BowJan 1–Jan 15
- DER-3-108MuzzleSep 27–Oct 3
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 2Aand 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 2Ainto your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 2A 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 2A · DER-1-100
14 of 63 drew
Success6–50%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026