New Mexico Unit 4:deer draw odds & harvest
16 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 5 to 20 tags, 27 to 369 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 4
Unit 4Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
8–100%
Compare species at a glanceShow
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk36% drew
- Deer100% drew
- Black bear2% drew
Hardest draw in Unit 42026 draw
DER-1-13810 tags, 369 applied, 2% drew.
One of New Mexico's hardest deer draws: 11th hardest of 532 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 4
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-131 | Unit 4 Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs | 14 of 308 drew | 65–71% | |
| DER-1-132 | Unit 4 Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs, youth only | 2 of 91 drew | 22–71% | |
| DER-1-133 | any legal · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs only | 15 of 270 drew | 20 | 22–53% |
| DER-1-134 | any legal - youth only · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs only, youth only | 4 of 74 drew | 10 | 11–47% |
| DER-1-135 | Unit 4: private land only | 69 of 69 drew | 37–58% | |
| DER-1-136 | any legal · Oct 31–Nov 4Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs only | 9 of 146 drew | 20 | 42–56% |
| DER-1-137 | Unit 4: private land only | 54 of 58 drew | 29–86% | |
| DER-1-138 | any legal · Nov 14–Nov 18Unit 4: Humphries/Rio Chama/Sargent WMAs only | 7 of 357 drew | 10 | 50–100% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 4.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successDER-1-13320–50%
39%
46%
37%
20%
50%
20192021202220242025
DER-1-13410–47%
35%
45%
47%
10%
30%
20192021202220242025
DER-1-13537–58%
47%
42%
49%
37%
58%
20192021202220242025
DER-1-13640–89%
80%
89%
56%
50%
40%
20192021202220242025
DER-1-13729–86%
82%
38%
86%
29%
45%
20192021202220242025
DER-1-13844–100%
60%
80%
100%
86%
44%
20192021202220242025
DER-1-13165–70%
65%
70%
65%
201920212022
DER-1-13222–71%
71%
70%
22%
201920212022
DER-2-13922–50%
44%
50%
22%
201920212022
DER-2-1408–22%
22%
22%
8%
201920212022
DER-3-14136–54%
54%
53%
36%
201920212022
DER-1-13956–57%
57%
56%
20242025
DER-1-14060–100%
100%
60%
20242025
DER-2-14114–30%
14%
30%
20242025
DER-2-14213–14%
14%
13%
20242025
DER-3-14326–32%
32%
26%
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-1-133Any LegalOct 24–Oct 28
- DER-1-134Any Legal - Youth OnlyOct 24–Oct 28
- DER-1-136Any LegalOct 31–Nov 4
- DER-1-138Any LegalNov 14–Nov 18
- DER-1-140Any Legal - Youth OnlyNov 25–Nov 29
- DER-2-141BowSep 1–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 4and 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 4into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 4 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 4 · DER-1-131
14 of 308 drew
Success65–71%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026