New Mexico Unit 5A:deer draw odds & harvest
12 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 10 to 40 tags, 23 to 181 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 5A
Unit 5ANeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 5A2022 draw
DER-3-1460 drew, 22 applied.
One of New Mexico's hardest deer draws: 1st hardest of 532 in 2022.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 5A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-142 | Unit 5A public land only | 16 of 209 drew | 42–58% | |
| DER-1-143 | Unit 5A private land only | 75 of 75 drew | 55–63% | |
| DER-1-144 | any legal · Nov 10–Nov 16Unit 5A: public land only | 18 of 170 drew | 40 | 16–55% |
| DER-1-145 | Unit 5A: private land only | 54 of 54 drew | 32–53% | |
| DER-2-144 | Unit 5A public land only | 18 of 34 drew | 28–30% | |
| DER-2-145 | Unit 5A private land only | 33 of 33 drew | 24–29% | |
| DER-2-146 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 24Unit 5A: public land only | 13 of 24 drew | 30 | 21–46% |
| DER-2-147 | Unit 5A: private land only | 23 of 23 drew | 18–35% | |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 5A.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successDER-1-14242–57%
55%
42%
57%
57%
2019202020212022
DER-1-14356–66%
66%
63%
56%
57%
2019202020212022
DER-2-14427–33%
33%
28%
29%
27%
2019202020212022
DER-2-14524–35%
35%
29%
26%
24%
2019202020212022
DER-3-14633–100%
60%
33%
88%
100%
2019202020212022
DER-3-14745–71%
47%
71%
45%
55%
2019202020212022
DER-1-14418–54%
46%
18%
54%
202320242025
DER-1-14532–53%
53%
32%
49%
202320242025
DER-2-14619–46%
46%
25%
19%
202320242025
DER-2-14718–35%
35%
33%
18%
202320242025
DER-3-14830–83%
44%
30%
83%
202320242025
DER-3-14928–39%
28%
33%
39%
202320242025
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-1-144Any LegalNov 10–Nov 16
- DER-2-146BowSep 1–Sep 24
- DER-3-148MuzzleSep 27–Oct 3
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 5Aand 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 5Ainto your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 5A 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 5A · DER-1-142
16 of 209 drew
Success42–58%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026