New Mexico Unit 51A:deer draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 65 to 145 tags, 176 to 937 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 51A
Unit 51ANeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
13–43%
Hardest draw in Unit 51A2026 draw
DER-1-389145 tags, 937 applied, 10% drew.
69th hardest of 532 New Mexico deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 51A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-389 | any legal · Oct 31–Nov 4Unit 51A | 85 of 881 drew | 145 | 37–43% |
| DER-2-380 | Unit 51A | 42 of 162 drew | 25–33% | |
| DER-2-390 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 24Unit 51A | 42 of 152 drew | 65 | 13–25% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 51A.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successDER-1-38918–48%
42%
48%
18%
43%
43%
37%
40%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-2-39013–34%
27%
34%
20%
27%
13%
18%
25%
2019202020212022202320242025
DER-2-38021–33%
21%
25%
33%
27%
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-1-389Any LegalOct 31–Nov 4
- DER-2-390BowSep 1–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 51Aand the units around it
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Public land & access
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Members
Unit 51A 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 51A · DER-1-389
85 of 881 drew
Success37–43%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026