New Mexico Unit 55A:deer draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 10 tags, 143 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 55A
Unit 55ANeighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
14–44%
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Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk71% drew
- Deer7% drew
- Turkey2% drew
- Black bear2% drew
Hardest draw in Unit 55A2026 draw
DER-2-40810 tags, 143 applied, 6% drew.
One of New Mexico's hardest deer draws: 38th hardest of 532 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 55A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DER-2-398 | Unit 55A Valle Vidal | 9 of 134 drew | 25–33% | |
| DER-2-408 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 24Unit 55A: Valle Vidal only | 8 of 138 drew | 10 | 14–44% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 55A.
Harvest success by hunt, 2021–2024
% successDER-2-39825–33%
25%
33%
20212022
DER-2-40814–40%
14%
40%
20232024
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.
Map & access
Unit 55Aand 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 55A 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 55A · DER-2-398
9 of 134 drew
Success25–33%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026