New Mexico Unit 43:deer draw odds & harvest
5 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 10 to 35 tags, 19 to 177 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 43
Unit 43Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 432026 draw
DER-1-36635 tags, 177 applied, 19% drew.
139th hardest of 532 New Mexico deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 43
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-366 | any legal · Nov 7–Nov 11Unit 43 | 32 of 174 drew | 35 | 15–33% |
| DER-2-357 | Unit 43 | 5 of 14 drew | 0–35% | |
| DER-2-367 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 24Unit 43 | 6 of 19 drew | 10 | 11–25% |
| DER-3-358 | Unit 43 | 6 of 20 drew | 19–33% | |
| DER-3-368 | muzzle · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 43 | 11 of 29 drew | 15 | 16–50% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 43.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successDER-1-36615–48%
39%
30%
48%
17%
20%
15%
32%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-2-3670–25%
0%
7%
9%
14%
11%
13%
25%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-3-3686–50%
44%
42%
38%
6%
26%
50%
16%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-2-3570–35%
25%
35%
0%
9%
2019202020212022
DER-3-35819–45%
45%
19%
33%
33%
2019202020212022
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-1-366Any LegalNov 7–Nov 11
- DER-2-367BowSep 1–Sep 24
- DER-3-368MuzzleOct 24–Oct 28
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 43and 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 43 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 43 · DER-1-366
32 of 174 drew
Success15–33%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026