New Mexico Unit 5B:deer draw odds & harvest
8 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 10 to 30 tags, 121 to 1,709 applicants per hunt.
New Mexico · Unit 5B
Unit 5BNeighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 5B2022 draw
DER-1-14818 drew, 1,736 applied.
One of New Mexico's hardest deer draws: 6th hardest of 532 in 2022.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Unit 5B
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2022 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DER-1-148 | Unit 5B | 18 of 1,271 drew | 54–74% | |
| DER-1-149 | Unit 5B youth only | 8 of 300 drew | 83–100% | |
| DER-1-150 | any legal · Nov 7–Nov 11Unit 5B | 23 of 1,375 drew | 30 | 39–61% |
| DER-1-151 | any legal - youth only · Nov 21–Nov 29Unit 5B: youth only | 4 of 292 drew | 10 | 73–80% |
| DER-2-150 | Unit 5B | 8 of 112 drew | 23–50% | |
| DER-2-152 | bow · Sep 1–Sep 24Unit 5B | 8 of 142 drew | 10 | 27–50% |
| DER-3-151 | Unit 5B | 8 of 225 drew | 46–83% | |
| DER-3-153 | muzzle · Sep 27–Oct 3Unit 5B | 7 of 118 drew | 10 | 42–64% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 5B.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successDER-1-14854–74%
54%
54%
74%
57%
2019202020212022
DER-1-14983–100%
86%
100%
83%
95%
2019202020212022
DER-2-15014–50%
14%
25%
50%
23%
2019202020212022
DER-3-15145–83%
73%
70%
45%
83%
2019202020212022
DER-1-15039–61%
45%
39%
61%
202320242025
DER-1-15173–80%
80%
73%
76%
202320242025
DER-2-15227–50%
33%
50%
27%
202320242025
DER-3-15342–64%
42%
64%
58%
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-1-150Any LegalNov 7–Nov 11
- DER-1-151Any Legal - Youth OnlyNov 21–Nov 29
- DER-2-152BowSep 1–Sep 24
- DER-3-153MuzzleSep 27–Oct 3
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 5Band 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
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Members
Unit 5B 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 5B · DER-1-148
18 of 1,271 drew
Success54–74%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026