New Mexico Unit 51B:deer draw odds & harvest
6 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 15 to 20 tags, 22 to 170 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 51B
Unit 51BNeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
10–39%
Hardest draw in Unit 51B2026 draw
DER-1-39215 tags, 92 applied, 4% drew.
One of New Mexico's hardest deer draws: 26th hardest of 532 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 51B
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-381 | Unit 51B | 7 of 135 drew | 33–44% | |
| DER-1-382 | Unit 51B | 5 of 69 drew | 46–49% | |
| DER-1-391 | any legal · Oct 24–Oct 28Unit 51B | 14 of 162 drew | 20 | 26–38% |
| DER-1-392 | any legal · Oct 31–Nov 4Unit 51B | 4 of 81 drew | 15 | 23–39% |
| DER-2-383 | Unit 51B | 6 of 15 drew | 10–33% | |
| DER-2-393 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 24Unit 51B | 10 of 22 drew | 15 | 10–25% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 51B.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successDER-1-3910–38%
33%
0%
33%
26%
30%
38%
202020212022202320242025
DER-1-3920–39%
11%
0%
0%
32%
23%
39%
202020212022202320242025
DER-2-3930–25%
17%
0%
14%
17%
9%
25%
202020212022202320242025
DER-1-38133–59%
59%
35%
44%
33%
2019202020212022
DER-1-38228–49%
28%
49%
46%
49%
2019202020212022
DER-2-3830–33%
0%
10%
33%
17%
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-1-391Any LegalOct 24–Oct 28
- DER-1-392Any LegalOct 31–Nov 4
- DER-2-393BowSep 1–Sep 24
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 51Band 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 51B 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 51B · DER-1-381
7 of 135 drew
Success33–44%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026